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This International Women's Day is a good time to remember that women are still struggling for parity in the workforce. 

If you count both paid and unpaid work (like childcare and household chores), women work longer hours than men and usually for much lower pay, according to the World Economic Forum. The UN reports that women in full-time jobs still earn just 70 to 90% of what their male peers make.

Even when they do secure employment, women often face the hurdle of workplace sexism. Читать дальше...

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If you can't keep up with the times, your hairstyle might quickly become outdated.

Let's ensure that doesn't happen. We've illustrated below the prevailing trendy haircuts, according to our friends at Menshairstylesnow.

Whether you go with the trendy fringe or the close-cropped style of the fade, one of these 10 hairstyles is sure to fit your personality.

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Nike has signed a $1 billion lifetime pact with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo due to the soccer player’s large reach and influence on social media channels, according to Business Insider.

In 2016, Forbes estimated Ronaldo earned $88 million in earnings, with $56 million (about 65%) coming from his salary and winnings, and the rest from endorsements. Читать дальше...

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The final defender has finally arrived in New York City, and he's a fine addition to the Marvel Universe.

But fine is all "Iron Fist" is.

Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones") plays an earnest Danny Rand returned to NYC after years of being presumed dead.

Danny is the son of millionaire parents and founders of Rand Enterprise. While on a flight with his parents, the plane crashes in the Himalayas and a 10-year-old Danny witnesses the deaths of his parents. Before he succumbs to the cold... Читать дальше...

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

The attack on the 400-bed military facility, located near two civilian hospitals in Kabul's heavily-guarded diplomatic quarter, set off clashes with security forces that lasted several hours.

The brazen assault reflected the capability... Читать дальше...

At the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief strategist, outlined one of the administration's core goals: the "deconstruction of the administrative state."

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(Reuters) - Airbus is considering doing away with one of the hallmarks of its A380 superjumbo, a "grand staircase" echoing the era of cruise ships, as it looks to revive sales of the world's largest airliner, industry sources said.

The idea of a slimmed down staircase, as well as adding fuel-saving wingtips, is aimed at lowering the huge double-decker's operating costs and boosting its fuel efficiency.

The provisionally dubbed A380-Plus makeover would add... Читать дальше...

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Cairo (AP) -- Egypt's best known archaeologist apologized after he angrily called Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi "an idiot" because the striker seemed to show little interest during a tour of the Giza Pyramids.

Zahi Hawass, famed for his Indiana Jones hat and TV specials on Egypt's ancient sites, showed Messi around the Giza Pyramids last month during a brief visit to Egypt by the Barcelona striker.

In a TV interview aired Sunday, Hawass was asked... Читать дальше...

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Starbucks has been ambitious about its expansion plans in China.

The company says it will double its number of stores in the country by 2021. And the enthusiasm was palpable when Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spoke to Business Insider last year.

"I am quite convinced that, over time, China will be larger than the US and larger than any market we have in the world," Schultz said.

According to a recent report by UBS analysts Dennis Geiger and Lauren Silberman... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, who heads Tesla Inc and Space X, will take part in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and business leaders Wednesday on the administration's plans to boost infrastructure spending, a White House official told Reuters.

Also expected to attend the White House meeting are developer Richard LeFrak, chief executive officer of LeFrak; Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steve Roth; and Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris, the official said. Читать дальше...

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Forty percent of women working in the fast-food industry have been sexually harassed at work.

That's according to a recent survey by Hart Research, which conducted an online survey this summer of more than 1,200 working in nonmanagerial fast-food jobs in the US. The most common forms of harassment were sexual teasing, jokes, remarks, or questions; hugging or touching; and questions about sexual interests or unwanted information about others' sexual interests. Читать дальше...

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Every morning in the Euclid Manor, a 6,000-square-foot single-family home on the outskirts of downtown Oakland, California, the residence's 13 inhabitants trample over one another in a race for the shower before preparing breakfast at a kitchen counter that seats three.

The tight quarters present opportunities for the residents, who include students and startup founders, to shape their bonds. It's not uncommon to find... Читать дальше...

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Liberty Media boss, Greg Maffei, has criticised the "lowly sum" paid by US broadcasters such as NBC for the US TV rights to Formula One and indicated that it will look for a significant boost when the current deal expires at the end of 2017.

The chief executive of Formula One’s new parent company was talking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco recently where he described the revenue from NBC’s current TV deal as a "popcorn fart."

"The US is... Читать дальше...

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Last week, General Motors announced that it would begin offering unlimited data for owners of its LTE-connected cars, according to DSLReports.

Customers with OnStar 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspots — powered by AT&T — can access the unlimited prepaid data option for $20 per month, according to the announcement. Connected cars, which are a hot topic currently... Читать дальше...

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The state of Hawaii said it will ask a federal court on Wednesday for an emergency halt to President Donald Trump's new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries, becoming the first state to challenge the ban in court.

In a court filing on Tuesday, Hawaii said it would seek a temporary restraining order against the new travel ban. Hawaii's suit against the original executive order was put on hold.

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For $5,000, your iPhone can wear the latest fashions.

Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has debuted a new product called the Eye-Trunk, a leather iPhone 7 case designed to pay tribute to the company's origins as a trunk designer.

But outfitting your phone in couture will cost you: The lowest-end case costs more than $1,100, while the priciest version will set you back well over $5,000. 

Here's what they look like. 

This is the Eye-Trunk in "precious... Читать дальше...

Tina Nicolai estimates that she has read more than 40,000 résumés since launching Résumé Writers' Ink in 2010. She says these are seven of the most annoying mistakes she sees on a regular basis.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the bosses of some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies headed to Washington in January to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, it had all the makings of a potentially hostile meeting.

Just weeks before, Trump had sent drug stock prices plummeting after accusing the companies of "getting away with murder" by charging too much for medicines.

But the Trump who greeted chief executives of Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Merck, Eli Lilly, Celgene and Amgen on Jan. Читать дальше...

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Futures traders are fully convinced that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its March 14-15 meeting. 

On Wednesday, Bloomberg's World Interest Rate Probability reflected a 100% probability of a hike next week. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to increase its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 0.75%-1%. 

Traders hiked their bets after a report from the ADP Research Institute showed that the US economy added 298,000 private payrolls in February... Читать дальше...

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LONDON/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - French drug maker Sanofi is looking to hire advisers for the sale of its European generic drug business by the end of the month, sources told Reuters, ahead of an auction process which is set to start after the summer.

A handful of banks have been shortlisted to present their final pitches for the long-awaited deal which could be worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion), the sources said.

Bankers have been vying for... Читать дальше...

Behold, the most expensive SUV in the world:

Mercedes' G650 Landaulet is priced at €630,000 (about $666,400), a Mercedes representative told Business Insider.

The Landaulet — an off-roader that's more limousine than SUV — is Mercedes' latest addition to its luxury Maybach line. The SUV features a massive amount of space and seats designed to be more comfortable than your bed.

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The Landaulet is the first off-roader addition to the Maybach line, which was revived in 2015 after a hiatus. Читать дальше...

McKay Jenkins, author of "ContamiNation" and "Food Fight," explains the disturbing truth that certain products in the US consumers in the US contain chemicals that Europe banned due to health concerns. 

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GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies could lead to collective expulsions of migrants in a breach of international law, the United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday.

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, also voiced concern at the new U.S. policy banning entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, announced on Monday after Trump's controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts. Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it will ask lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to overhaul the U.S. biofuels program.

Icahn, an unpaid adviser to Trump on regulation, submitted a proposal to Trump last month to change the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard by shifting the burden of blending... Читать дальше...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Rattled by North Korean military advances, influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of its nuclear-armed neighbor.

Japan has so far avoided taking the controversial and costly step of acquiring bombers or weapons such as cruise missiles with enough range to strike other countries, relying instead on its U.S. ally to take the fight to its enemies.

But the growing threat posed by Pyongyang... Читать дальше...