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There is no one right way to cut through the clutter and keep distractions at bay.

It often takes time and trial and error to figure out the strategies that work best for you.

Whether it’s a unique app or a simple pen and paper, we asked 12 successful founders to share what tools they use to keep themselves on the right track. 

1. Appeal to your brain

Name: Brit Morin
Company: Brit + Co
Organizational tool: I’ve just... Читать дальше...

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Mark Green, President Donald Trump's pick for Army secretary, has withdrawn his nomination Friday amidst criticism over his controversial statements about Islam, transgender rights and gay marriage.

Green confirmed the news in a written statement.

Opposition to Green's nomination, who had been Trump's second pick for Army secretary, mounted over the last week, with multiple groups criticizing his controversial remarks and record.

"When you start teaching [students]... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The two American investigators felt a sense of foreboding that Sunday as they headed to an emergency meeting with their boss on the Iraqi air base. But they didn’t expect to be surrounded by armed guards, disarmed, detained against their will — and fired without explanation.

It was March 12 — less than two months ago. Robert Cole and Kristie King were in Iraq working as investigators for Sallyport Global, a U.S. company that was paid nearly... Читать дальше...

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The Ball family has done it again. On Thursday they caused an uproar when they unveiled Lonzo Ball's first signature shoe under the family brand, the ZO2, with a price tag of $495.

On Friday, Ball was a guest on ESPN's "The Dan Le Batard Show" where he explained why the shoe is so expensive. The interview also showed just how polarizing Ball is right now.

You see, Le Batard is on the side of the fence that loves LaVar Ball. In March, just after Ball's headline-grabbing... Читать дальше...

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Aaron Hernandez's suicide note to his fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, was released in a court filing on Friday.

The note reportedly was one of three Hernandez wrote. The others were to a friend in prison and his daughter, according to the Foxborough Patch.

In the note, Hernandez told Jenkins-Hernandez she was "rich" and that he had told her "what was coming indirectly."

Here's a photo of the note:

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Stocks ticked up slightly on Friday following the release of a strong April jobs report.

All three major indices finished slightly up, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq seeing record closes.

First up, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 21,006.94, +55.47, (+0.26%)
• S&P 500: 2,399.29, +9.77, (+0.41%)
• Nasdaq: 6,100.76, +25.42, (+0.42%)
• US 10-year yield: 2.352%, -0.004
• WTI crude: $46.44, +0.92, +2.02%

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The New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to be a key link for trade between China and North Korea, replacing the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge built in 1943. It had a $350 million budget but construction has stopped entirely, the bridge now leads to a dirt field in North Korea.

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US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to defend remarks he had made about healthcare during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

During a photo shoot with Turnbull, Trump told the prime minister that he didn't need to tell him about the US healthcare system under the Affordable Care Act "because you have better healthcare than we do."

Australia has a universal healthcare system, which Republicans have long attacked. Читать дальше...

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When the F-35 flies over friendly countries for overseas deployments, you may notice some strange tags on the body of the otherwise sleek jet.

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Every angle and surface of the F-35 has been precisely machined to baffle radar waves, so little notches like the ones on the picture above would defeat the purpose of the weapons system that has cost about $400 billion so far.

Here's the Marine Corps' F-35B flying clean:

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The notches... Читать дальше...

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Bill Irving is a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, where he co-manages about $40 billion of the government and mortgage bond portfolios spread across many Fidelity bond funds. Irving stopped by to talk to Business Insider CEO and global editor-in-chief Henry Blodget. 

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As a model turned Bollywood star, Tina Desai has built a huge fan base. But her current role on Netflix's "Sense8" — with its sensual scenes, challenging love predicament, and complicated science-fiction plot — had the Indian actress worried if her fans would take the ride with her.

"It was something that took me time to adjust to, as well. I think I'm still adjusting," Desai recently told Business Insider when asked about how her fans reacted to the Netflix show's racier elements. Читать дальше...

Credit card rewards have become increasingly lucrative, as credit card issuers battle for customers. From 100,000 point sign-on bonuses to 6% cash back offers, it has never been a better time to be a credit card customer.

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will host its annual meeting on Saturday.

The event draws huge interest in the financial world and is sometimes called "Woodstock for Capitalists" or "Buffettpalooza." Business Insider will cover it, and you can check back on Saturday for a blow-by-blow of the day.

Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger will answer five hours of questions. Typically, the crowd pays closer attention to Buffett's... Читать дальше...

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Fyre Festival organizers Billy McFarland and Ja Rule are facing several major lawsuits after attempting to put on a music festival in the Bahamas only to have it collapse before it began.

The most recent suit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, was brought by two Fyre Festival guests, Emily and Kenneth Reel.

Filed by Greenspoon Marder and seeking $5 million in damages, the suit names Fyre Media, McFarland, Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins), and two PR... Читать дальше...

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Most of you who know me already know that I incorporate a top/down, weight-of-the-evidence approach. It’s not just 1 chart or 1 indicator that says to be long or short the stock market. It doesn’t work that way. For me, I put in the work, weigh ALL of the evidence, and then put together a thesis. From there we then look to execute. Since March, however, a more neutral approach towards stocks has been my big theme. As we come into May, I see no evidence that suggests changing that strategy. Читать дальше...

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To keep everything copacetic — not to mention to keep their jobs — there are some things flight attendants just can't tell passengers, even if they want to.

But some of these things, while perhaps controversial, could end up being a service to fliers or flight attendants, if only someone would just tell passengers.

So we asked flight attendants everywhere to weigh in on the one thing they'd love to tell passengers but can't, and more than 60 shared their insights. Читать дальше...

The INSIDER Summary:

• Disney owns a ton of huge film franchises and companies, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar. All of these companies are planning a bunch of sequels and original films over the next few years.
• Marvel's cinematic universe is chock-full of upcoming films, including Thor: Ragnarok, Mrs. Marvel, and the Avengers: Infinity War films.
• Lucasfilm is planning episodes 8 and 9 of Star Wars, as well as a young Han Solo spinoff film.
• Pixar is releasing sequels to Toy Story and Cars. Читать дальше...

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The Air Force is training its youngest pilots on its newest and most combat-capable aircraft: the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.

Six airmen, ranging from first to second lieutenants, are going through the F-35 “B-Course,” or the service’s basic flight class, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

The only platform these pilots have known in their brief Air Force careers is the Lightning II.

“It’s helpful to have a new student with no previous background... Читать дальше...

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Scott Galloway is a marketing professor at the NYU Stern School of Business and the founder of business intelligence firm L2. Galloway stopped by Business Insider to talk about the biggest names in tech. In this clip, he talks about how Amazon is changing tech valuations. 

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The INSIDER Summary

• Justin Bieber's alleged tour rider has leaked and some of the demands are crazy.
• Some of the requests include decorating his room with purple carnations and shipping in a jacuzzi and ping pong table.

It doesn’t take much to accommodate pop superstar Justin Bieber – a convoy of 10 luxury sedans and two buses, rooms at two different five-star hotels, 12 white handkerchiefs… the Biebs is keeping things modest for his debut performance in India next week. Читать дальше...

Trek Bicycle Corp.

I've been bicycling in traffic for years, and the Flare R taillight is one of the best safety gadgets I've ever used.

The powerful blinking light was specially designed to increase cyclists' visibility in the daytime.

It is visible up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) day or night.

The USB-charging Flare R is made by Bontrager, a Trek brand.

A lot of people associate bike lights with nighttime riding, but 80% of bike-car crashes happen during the day... Читать дальше...

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During an event at Georgetown University on Thursday, CEO of General Electric Jeff Immelt shared his thoughts on the shortcomings of globalism, why protectionism is not the solution, and what US companies need from the Trump administration.

Here are some of the highlights:

• On the end of globalization: "Today, people question globalization. The U.S. is challenging trade deals and has effectively shut down its export bank. The U.S. is not alone. Protectionist... Читать дальше...

Some combination of Samsung and Apple lead many major smartphone markets, but in the largest, China, local players dominate. Recent data from Counterpoint Research has reinforced that: As this chart from Statista shows, Chinese firms Huawei and BBK Electronics (through its Oppo and Vivo brands) shipped the most phones this past quarter, a good ways ahead of Apple and Samsung.

When the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated from the playoffs, it marked the end of Paul Pierce's 19-year NBA career. Wyc Grousbeck, a co-owner for the Boston Celtics, confirmed to CBS Boston that the team will retire Pierce's No. 34, adding to an already crowded rafters.