Новости за 21.07.2017

On Sunday, Park Sung-hyun won the U.S. Women's Open and took home $900,000, the biggest pay day of the five majors in women's golf. The weekend, the winner of the men's Open Championship will take home $1.85 million, the smallest pay day for a winner at one of the four men's major championships.

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The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that the controversy surrounding whether former National Security Adviser Susan Rice politicized intelligence about President Donald Trump and his associates "was all created" by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes.

Republican Sen. Richard Burr, along with the rest of the Senate Intelligence Committee, met with Rice behind closed doors on Friday as part of their investigation into Russia's election interference. Читать дальше...

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• I'm 27 years old and grew up going to Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
• This year, I finally visited Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for the first time.
• Everyone told me it was bigger, and therefore better, than Disneyland.
• But the overwhelming size actually made it harder to take in.
• Plus Florida was super hot, Disney World's Space Mountain was bad, and I was missing the nostalgia factor.
• Disney World did seem less crowded than Disneyland, though. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump and newly appointed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci both commented on Friday about Press Secretary Sean Spicer's resignation earlier that day. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who has been promoted from deputy press secretary to press secretary read a statement from Trump at the press briefing. Following is a transcript from the video.

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Baidu and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom, the weakest of three big state-owned telecoms firms, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The move is part of the Chinese government's drive to rejuvenate state behemoths with private capital. Beijing added China Unicom last year to a first batch of state-owned enterprises to see mixed-ownership reform.

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Tesla's new, mass-market priced sedan has been seen in the wild.

We spotted the blue Model 3 driving north in the east San Francisco Bay Area between San Jose and Fremont on Friday morning. The car exited Interstate 680 in South Fremont, taking the exit that leads to Tesla's factory. 

Although the car had Tesla's "T" badge on its back, it didn't appear to have any other badges that indicated what model it was. But by the car's size and design, it was clearly the Model 3. Читать дальше...

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One month after a Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers seem to be falling apart.

On Friday, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Kyrie Irving had asked the Cavaliers for a trade during a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert.

Irving reportedly wants to be the focus of an offense and team and to separate from LeBron James.

Windhorst reported that James was "disappointed" to learn of Irving's request:

"Kyrie Irving is... Читать дальше...

AMC showed the first trailer for season 8 of "The Walking Dead" at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con. There's a lot happening in the trailer, and it looks like Rick and everyone else will be taking the war to Negan and his gang.

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Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors weighed an investigation into President Donald Trump, speculating that his economic agenda may be delayed.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both lost 0.04%, while the Dow declined 0.16%. Invstors are also looking ahead to a Federal Reserve meeting next week, as well as a fresh batch of manufacturing data.

First up, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 21,578.15, -33.63, (-0.16%)
• S&P 500... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump told the New York Times on Wednesday that he felt it would cross a line if special counsel Robert Mueller began to examine his business dealings as part of the probe into possible collusion between his campaign team and Russia.

"I think that's a violation," Trump said. "Look, this is about Russia."

In appointing Mueller, however, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave him broad authority not only to investigate "any links and/or... Читать дальше...

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• The first trailer for "The Walking Dead" season eight was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con Friday.
• It will air October 22 and will be the 100th episode of the series.
• The premiere is being directed by executive producer and makeup guru Greg Nicotero.
• Check out the trailer below.

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Anthony Scaramucci is the new White House communications director. He will be filling a position left open by Mike Dubke, who resigned in May. In 2015, Scaramucci appeared on Fox Business and slammed Trump during as a "hack" politician. On his first day on the job as communications director, he apologized to Trump "for the 50th time." The following is a transcript of the video.

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This week, Pepsi announced that it was bringing back Crystal Pepsi, a popular drink from the 1990s, for one last time. But it’s hardly the first brand to bring back a product from the dead.

Appealing to nostalgia — that yearning for yesteryear — has emerged as a strategic and highly effective marketing technique in recent years, with marketers of all stripes rolling out comebacks for classic and retro products.

Here are some of the most... Читать дальше...

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The five largest religion — Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism — represent about 77% of the world population.

Their spread throughout parts of Asia and Europe, and gradually down to Africa and across to the Americas, has been fractured and erratic.

Here's how the major religions have touched nearly all corners of the globe.

Many scholars agree Hinduism was the first religion to take root, beginning thousands of years before the birth of Christ. Читать дальше...

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Businesses spend a huge wad of cash every year on tech. They'll dole out $3.5 trillion in 2017 alone, according to Gartner.

2017 has seen a dramatic increase in cloud spending and the rise of new technologies in the work place like artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

It's seen a crop of new public companies, and some startups that are leading the way in their areas. At the same time, powerhouses like Cisco, Oracle and Microsoft still dominate their respective markets. Читать дальше...

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The US has spent $40 billion on the ground-based midcourse ballistic-missile-defense system.

By the end of 2017, the US wants to have 44 missile interceptors stationed in Alaska and California to fend off a possible nuclear-missile attack.

While the ground-based midcourse missile-defense system has had some success in tests, real-world conditions could easily stress the system to the max, leaving the US vulnerable to nuclear attacks.

On the other hand... Читать дальше...

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Elevators haven't changed much in the past 160 years: one cabin in one shaft that travels up and down.

Now, German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has developed the world's first elevator that travels up, down, diagonally, and sideways — all without cables. It's like a real-life Willy Wonka elevator.

As more people move to cities, we'll need better elevators, Thyssenkrupp CEO Andreas Schierenbeck told Business Insider.

"It's an obvious waste of building space... Читать дальше...

In the first public moments of his tenure as White House communications director on Friday, Anthony Scaramucci addressed the reported turmoil between himself and and a top Trump administration staffer.

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What is the number one way humans behave when they are anxious? 

The answer is simple: We avoid what is making us anxious.

Unfortunately, this natural instinct could make us feel worse. Avoidance can work in certain situations. For example, when your "spidey senses" tell you to avoid a dark street, or when you say "nah" to walking through a poison ivy patch.

However, when you fear objectively safe situations, avoidance can actually worsen your anxiety. Читать дальше...

Flying is one of the safest ways of traveling, however sitting for long periods of time could be dangerous to your health.

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Snap just set a new all-time low.

In intraday trading on Friday, Snap traded for as low as $14.34, the lowest price ever hit by the stock. The previous intraday low was $14.63, set during trading on July 18.

Shares have been falling as Snap approaches its first lockup expiration date, when a large number of shares owned by company insiders will be able to be sold for the first time since the IPO. Investors are worried those insiders will flood the market with shares and drive the price down... Читать дальше...

Trump National Golf Club Bedminster

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, may be about to become a much more popular spot with the president.

ABC News reports that a FAA flight restriction has been imposed on the area from August 3-20, indicating that Trump is preparing to spend some serious time in the Garden State.

Bedminster is one of the few golf clubs in the Trump family business that the president built from the ground up instead of purchasing and refurbishing. Читать дальше...