Новости за 28.08.2017

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There is always something callous about economic analysis of natural and humanitarian disasters, because the human and physical loss is so immediate that financial concerns appear superfluous.

But there’s another key reason the already highly imprecise exercise of economic forecasting becomes especially useless with major disasters like the deadly Hurricane Harvey, which has already inundated Houston and is expected to cause untold damage.

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Earlier this year APRA, Australia’s banking regulator, announced further measures to control building financial risks in the Australian property market, limiting the proportion of new interest-only lending to 30% of total new residential mortgage lending.

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Game of Thrones" season seven finale.

The seventh season of "Game of Thrones" came to a dramatic close when the Night King blasted down the Wall using his undead dragon. But Ser Davos Seaworth, played by Liam Cunningham, was thankfully nowhere near the icy blue blast.

INSIDER spoke with Cunningham after the finale to learn more about his character's adventures this season, including reuniting with Gendry and advising the newly revealed heir to the Iron Throne... Читать дальше...

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The New England Patriots will likely be favored in every game they play this season. Reigning Super Bowl champions, the Patriots have one of the most potent offenses in the league, a defense that can stifle any team when needed, and the best coach and quarterback that football has ever seen.

But they will be without one key component to their winning formula — wide receiver Julian Edelman, who will miss the season after tearing his right ACL in a preseason game against the Detroit Lions. Читать дальше...

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nine-year old Melody Rodriguez saw a snake swimming toward her through the floodwaters.

Reginald James Jones, Jr., also nine, had to climb into the attic to escape water up to the roof.

His sister, seven-year-old Ta'lilia Smithers had screamed that her family would die as the water rose quickly in their home.

These children and others who were rescued on Sunday and ferried on city dump trucks to Houston's George R. Brown Convention... Читать дальше...

China has no desire to see North Korea armed with nuclear weapons, but exerting economic and political leverage over its neighbor is not so easy. Professor Dave Denoon, director of the NYU Center on US-China Relations, explains how from China's perspective, a nuclear-armed North Korea may not be the worst case scenario.

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The INSIDER Summary:  The vent above your airplane seat may help you avoid contact with microorganisms that can get you sick. The air from the vent can create an invisible air barrier around you. This air barrier can stop airborne viruses from lingering in the air around you. The next time you go to turn off the ventilation above your seat on an airplane — whether because you're afraid of getting sick or you're downright chilly — you might want to reconsider. Читать дальше...

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You don't have to be a professional investor to make a killing in the volatility market.

Just ask Seth M. Golden, who previously worked as a logistics manager at a Target store.

The 40-year-old, who lives in a suburb of Ocala, Florida, says he's grown his net worth from $500,000 to $12 million in five years by shorting the CBOE Volatility Index — or VIX — according to a report from Dealbook's Landon Thomas Jr.

It's a trade that's worked extremely well this year:... Читать дальше...

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College dining halls are usually large, cafeteria-style establishments that feed thousands of students quickly three times a day. That is to say, they're not typically seen as producing restaurant-caliber food.

But at some college dining halls, the food is a step above the rest.

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, published a ranking of the 2017 Best College Food in America.

Niche reviewed 1,384 four-year colleges and universities... Читать дальше...

While not in the path of totality, I found myself during eclipse weekend on a homestead in the heart of central Pennsylvania.

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Just 10 days before Hurricane Harvey descended upon Texas on Friday, wreaking havoc and widespread flooding, President Donald Trump signed an executive order revoking a set of regulations that would have made federally-funded infrastructure less vulnerable to flooding.

The Obama-era rules, which had not yet gone into effect, would have required the federal government to take into account the risk of flooding and sea-level rise as a result of climate change... Читать дальше...

Telstra shares are stuck in a two-year slump since peaking in the middle of 2015.

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President Donald Trump's personal attorney sent an email to Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman in January 2016 asking for his "assistance" with a massive real-estate project being pursued by the Trump Organization in Russia at the time.

"Over the past few months I have been working with a company based in Russia regarding the development of a Trump Tower - Moscow project in Moscow City," Trump attorney Michael Cohen wrote Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according... Читать дальше...

The ASX200 fell below 5700 points today and kept going, pushing the index below where it started at the beginning of the calendar year.

The ASX200 fell below 5700 points today and kept going, pushing the index below where it started at the beginning of the calendar year.

Feel like doing something daring then try out these six dangerous foods from around the world. These bites could literally make you go to heaven if anything in the slightest goes wrong. 

The highly anticipated boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather turned out to be much more entertaining than most people expected. However, in the end, the result — a tenth-round TKO by Mayweather — was as expected as Mayweather executed his plan perfectly.

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North Korea's awful record of human rights violations may place it as the worst regime in the world in how it treats its people, but first-hand tales of the abuses rarely slip the secretive country's borders.

While oppression in North Korea knows no bounds, a video from South Korean Digitalsoju TV shows how the regime can be especially horrific in its treatment of women.

In the video, women defectors who formerly served in North Korea's military sit down with... Читать дальше...

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Burning Man — the annual festival held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert — kicked off August 27. Though tens of thousands of people travel there by car, those who can afford it choose to touch down on the playa by private plane or helicopter.

Every year, volunteers build Black Rock City Airport from scratch on a dusty road a week before the festival starts. As USA Today notes, crews section off runways, make customs checkpoints, and direct planes and 'copters when they arrive. Читать дальше...

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Texans have never seen anything like Hurricane Harvey. The storm pummeled the state with castastrophic flooding and winds topping 130 mph over the weekend.

Amid the devastation, the people of Texas and surrounding states have come together to rescue strangers from their homes and shelters. Their stories show tremendous bravery — and the photos and videos of the events will restore your faith in humanity.

A family near the Barker Reservoir in Houston escaped flooding on an air mattress. Читать дальше...

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The most popular American cycling team, Cannondale-Drapac, was dealt a blow late last week when a promising sponsorship deal for 2018 fell apart, team boss Jonathan Vaughters has told Business Insider.

As a result, Vaughters says, the team is $7 million short for next year and will have to shut down unless it finds a new sponsor or moneyed backer in the next week or so.

While the team is currently racing in the Vuelta a España and set to finish this season as planned... Читать дальше...

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Some experts point to the quickly evolving nature of jobs due to automation as evidence robots will replace human workers.

But millennials have largely given a collective shrug about such proclamations.

Nearly 80% of young people who participated in the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Survey 2017 believe that technology is creating, rather than destroying, jobs for humans.

The survey, given to more than 31,000 18-to-35-year-olds across 186 countries... Читать дальше...

For many, a six-figure salary is a pie-in-the-sky dream — a life of lavish homes, luxury services, and being able to order guac at Chipotle without worrying about the extra cost.