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• Nuclear blasts create fallout, which can harm you with large doses of radiation.
• Cars offer little protection from fallout.
• A surer way to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion is to go indoors, stay put, and listen to the radio.

The first thing you'd see if a nuclear bomb exploded nearby is a flood of light so bright, you may think the sun blew up.

Wincing from temporary blindness, you'd scan the horizon and see an orange fireball. Читать дальше...

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A unique house situated in the affluent town of Hillsborough, California, has finally found a buyer.

Known by Bay Area locals as the "Flintstones House" for its kooky attributes, the house was originally listed for $4.2 million in 2015. After two price chops, the listing site finally says that the house has a "sale pending." It's unclear what the final sale price was, though it was most recently listed for $3.19 million.

Indeed, many neighbors and locals call the home an eyesore... Читать дальше...

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There's really only one thing to wonder about now that Moody's has downgraded China's credit rating, and that's what it means for Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve.

First, a refresher in case this is how you're getting the news. For the first time since 1989, Moody's — a debt ratings agency — downgraded China's credit rating from A1 from Aa3. Global stocks initially fell on the news but later recovered within the trading day.

That's because the reasons... Читать дальше...

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For kids born in 1980 in the US, life expectancy was 73.75 years. It varied state-to-state, as it always does, with starting life expectancy of any state highest in healthy Hawaii (76.76) and lowest in Louisiana (71.6), all within 3.01 years of the average.

Since then, life expectancy overall has gone up. For those born in 2014, the overall average is 79.08.

But there has been some divergence from the average, with inequality in life expectancy growing over that same time. Читать дальше...

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson called poverty a "state of mind" in a radio interview released Wednesday.

Carson, the famed neurosurgeon and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, made the comments while speaking with longtime friend and confidant Armstrong Williams on SiriusXM Radio.

"I think poverty to a large extent is also a state of mind," Carson said. "You take somebody that has the right mindset, you can take everything from them... Читать дальше...

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After an historic comeback to win Super Bowl 51, the New England Patriots may also be the winners of the offseason.

Not known for flashy free-agency moves, the Patriots had an unusual offseason in which they spent big to lure some big-name talent — a scary thought for the rest of the NFL.

Now, according to Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman, there is growing buzz that this Patriots team could go undefeated and win the Super Bowl, becoming the first team in NFL history to have a 19-0 season. Читать дальше...

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The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released an updated score for the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the House GOP health bill, that showed it would leave millions more uninsured while potentially undermining protections for people with preexisting conditions.

The report projected that 23 million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026 compared to the current healthcare system, slightly lower than the 24 million estimated under the previous iteration of the bill. Читать дальше...

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“The key to successful investing is not picking winners, it’s avoiding losers…” Louis Gave, the head of asset management at Gavekal Research, explains his investment philosophy at Mauldin Economics’ 2017 Strategic Investment Conference.

He thinks US stocks will be the losers of the next decade.

Stay Away from Tech and US Equities

Louis points out that the prevailing investment theme of the day is often the one to bet against.

Whether energy stocks in the 1980s... Читать дальше...

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Facebook received sharp criticism last year after it was reported that the company allegedly suppressed stories from conservative media outlets in its Trending news section.

Now Facebook is testing a redesign that places Trending, which shows links to top news stories, prominently in the News Feed on mobile phones. The Trending section was previously buried in the search box of Facebook's mobile app.

Placing select news stories in the News Feed would drive significant... Читать дальше...

Russia seems to be using Syria as a testing ground and way to advertise some of its most-advanced weaponry, experts say.

Australian stocks closed higher for the second session in a row.

Today’s scoreboard:

• ASX 200: 5,789.60 +20.62 +0.36%
• All Ordinaries: 5,828.80 +17.25 +0.30%
• AUD/USD: 0.7507 +0.0001 +0.01%

The local market ticked higher into the close, following Wall Street where the S&P500 was 0.3% higher overnight.

Among the miners, BHP was up 1.1% to $24.50 and Rio Tinto 1.3% to $64.77.

The banks were mixed, with the... Читать дальше...

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CLAREMONT, N.C. (AP) — A field of poppy plants that could be used to make opium was discovered in North Carolina and had an estimated value of $500 million, a sheriff says.

Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid said the only other opium poppy plant field found in the U.S. this year was in California.

The acre (nearly half a hectare) of poppy plants were in rows, similar to how corn would be planted, in a field behind a home.

"One of our narcotics investigators... Читать дальше...

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The Trump administration tucked into its 1,284-page budget proposal appendix a new plan to compel cities and counties to assist federal authorities in detaining and deporting unauthorized immigrants.

The budget proposal was released Tuesday and has already garnered bipartisan criticism, with multiple lawmakers labeling it "dead on arrival."

But several proposed statutory changes nevertheless offer insight into the Trump administration's... Читать дальше...

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Tesla is continuing to come under fire for injury rates at its flagship plant in Fremont, California, but the electric carmaker says factory conditions are improving.

Worksafe, a California-based worker advocacy group, released a report Wednesday showing that injury rates at the company's Fremont manufacturing facility were higher than the industry average in 2014 and 2015. The report also calls into question Tesla's claim that injury rates have fallen between 2016 and 2017. Читать дальше...

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Tiger Woods posted an update to his personal website on Wednesday, discussing the status of the recovery from his latest back surgery.

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In my new house the top floor is a single room with gabled walls and a single window that looks out over the street.

I go up there twice daily to meditate for half an hour, so every time I’m in that room I can’t help but think, at least once, about how much time I have left in the day.

During those sessions I’m more aware of my thoughts, and the effect they have on me, than at any other time.

And I’ve noticed that the amount of time I have left after my sitting—before I have to be somewhere... Читать дальше...

Eric Barker is the author of "Barking Up The Wrong Tree." In this video, Barker explains how you can find your soul mate using math. The following is a transcript of the video.

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The top spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said in a radio interview Wednesday that the mainstream media's coverage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office meeting with top Russian diplomats earlier this month was filled with "bigotry" and "obscurantism."

"Real medieval bigotry, a witch hunt, burning on fire," that spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in the interview, which was promoted by the Russian Embassy on Twitter. "Total nonsense."

As it was later reported... Читать дальше...

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Stocks ticked up slightly after the release of the Federal Reserve's May minutes but remained close to their starting levels on Wednesday.

Treasury yields took a turn into negative territory following the release of the minutes and oil bounced around all day as news from OPEC members trickled out.

We've got all of the headlines you need to know, but first, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 21,010.88 +72.97, (+0.35%)
• S&P 500: 2,404.32... Читать дальше...

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Facebook has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to make shows for its upcoming video service, which will feature long and short-form content with ad breaks, according to several sources familiar with the situation.

Facebook is planning two tiers of video entertainment: scripted shows with episodes lasting 20 to 30 minutes, which it will own; and shorter scripted and unscripted shows with episodes lasting about 5 to 10 minutes... Читать дальше...

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Brussels (AFP) - Thousands of protesters carrying effigies of Donald Trump marched through Brussels on Wednesday after the US president arrived for talks with the EU and NATO.

"Trump not welcome" said banners waved by the crowd, which police said numbered around 9,000. Organisers put the size of the demonstration at 12,000.

"He called Brussels a hellhole and yet he comes here like a conqueror," leftwing protester Yannick Blaise told AFP.

Trump... Читать дальше...

In the minutes from its May policy meeting, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors warned the auto glut could get worse.

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Cockroaches were a "persistent presence" at a veterans hospital in Illinois and the administrators were aware of the problem but failed to remove them, the Veterans Affairs Department's Office of Inspector General confirmed. The insects were found in and around the food service areas and even on food trays served to patients at the Edward Hines Jr. VA hospital in Hines, Ill.

"During our unannounced site visit on May 10, 2016, we found dead cockroaches on glue... Читать дальше...