Новости за 07.09.2017

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The Trump administration earlier this year included a plan for paid parental leave in its 2018 budget proposal, with a stated goal of offering eligible workers six weeks of leave.

The proposal was a landmark: The US is one of eight the UN's 193-member states that do not already have a national program for paid parental leave. Questions remain whether the proposal will ever make it into policy, but its inclusion highlights a national and international conversation about paid leave. Читать дальше...

In international tests, Chinese children consistently outperform Americans. American Lenora Chu enrolled her young son in the Chinese public school system in Shanghai. In her book about the experience, "Little Soldiers," she explores how culture influences this academic achievement gap. It comes down to Chinese people displaying a psychological concept known as a "growth mindset" at school ... while Americans only display this mindset in sports. For the most part, American children aren't great at math. Читать дальше...

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One top Republican lawmaker has become worried that the party is running out of time to enact its agenda.

Rep. Mark Meadows, the chair of the influential conservative House Freedom Caucus, said during a Bloomberg event on Thursday that the GOP needs to accomplish a legislative agenda item by the end of the year or face serious blowback.

"If we get to December and we’ve not repealed and replaced Obamacare, we’ve not built the wall, we’ve not done tax reform... Читать дальше...

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JPMorgan Chase and United Airlines have introduced a new travel rewards card that is built to attract a broader clientele.

With the two companies sharing a 30-year partnership on co-branded cards, they have released a number of rewards products. However, due to several distinctive features, this new United TravelBank card appears to be one of their more attractive products. Читать дальше...

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General Electric has had a rough year.

The Boston-based company's stock is down 23% since January 1, and it isn't showing signs of a rebound around anytime soon.

JPMorgan isn’t convinced there will be a turnaround, and this morning reiterated its underweight rating for the stock,  reducing its price target to $22 — 21% below Wall Street consensus, according to Bloomberg.

“We remain negative with a PT of $22 derived from $24 that we view now as a ceiling as opposed to a floor prior... Читать дальше...

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Polk County sheriff Grady Judd sparked backlash on Wednesday after warning anyone with a warrant out for their arrest would be sent to jail if they showed up at hurricane shelters.

Judd, who represents a Florida county in the path of the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, in a series of tweets warned residents in his district that "if you go to a shelter for #Irma and you have a warrant, we'll gladly escort you to the safe and secure shelter... Читать дальше...

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• The 20 highest-paid models, including Gisele Bündchen, earned a collective $154 million last year.
• Models in New York earn $48,130 on average, and are sometimes only paid in clothes.
• For some, the costs associated with developing a career results in debt that can take years to pay off.

Don't let models' designer duds fool you.

Over the next few days, hundreds of well-dressed models will descend on Manhattan as New York Fashion... Читать дальше...

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made an appearance on FS1's "First Things First" on Thursday morning ahead of the first game of the 2017 NFL season between the Patriots and Chiefs and, among other things, discussed the status of Colin Kaepernick.

After Goodell briefly discussed the new season and joked about the less-than-warm reception Goodell expects from the Foxborough crowd, Cris Carter asked about Colin Kaepernick's sustained unemployment, and whether Goodell was troubled by it. Читать дальше...

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Wuxi NextCODE, a genomic information company, has raised $240 million in one of the biggest rounds ever raised by a genomics company.

The series B round, led by Sequoia Capital, added another $165 million to the $75 million the company raised in May. In total, the company has raised $255 million.

The field of genomics is getting more crowded, with companies tackling everything from building the hardware that sequence samples of DNA, to companies that are... Читать дальше...

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Bank of America announced new updates to its website and mobile app to further customize its user experience, indicating the bank’s continued efforts to build out its mobile offerings, and expanding upon services it launched earlier this year. 

• Contactless ATMs: Bank of America recently launched contactless ATMs, allowing customers... Читать дальше...

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Facebook on Wednesday said it had found evidence that fake accounts "likely operated out of Russia" purchased thousands of ads during the US presidential election designed to amplify divisive political messages.

The company discovered roughly $100,000 in ad buys between June 2015 and May 2017 "associated with roughly 3,000 ads" and connected to nearly 500 affiliated fake accounts.

To read more about the discovery, click here. 

In other news:

Speaking of Facebook... Читать дальше...

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Supplements send about 23,000 people to the emergency room every year.

Because of the way the US Food and Drug administration defines them, however, supplements are not regulated as drugs. It is only when a specific supplement is shown to cause significant harm that it is called out as unsafe.

With all of that in mind, S. Bryn Austin, a professor of behavioral sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told Business Insider that... Читать дальше...

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House Speaker Paul Ryan said President Donald Trump's decision to side with Democratic leaders on a three-month debt ceiling increase was an attempt to have "a bipartisan moment for the country."

In a live interview Thursday morning with The New York Times, Ryan shrugged off the notion that Trump was being dismissive of Republicans, instead saying his "read of the moment" was that it was an attempt to unite the country while hurricanes are pummeling parts of the US. Читать дальше...

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Gary Cohn’s mild, belated rebuke of his boss’ non-condemnation of Nazis  following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, appears to have angered Donald Trump enough for the president to reconsider his choice to replace Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chair.

"One White House official said the president visibly bristles at the mention of his economic adviser," The Wall Street Journal reported.

Financial markets, for now inured to risks and uncertainty of any kind... Читать дальше...

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The US Navy's USS Wasp helicopter carrier will replace the USS Bonhomme Richard in the 7th Fleet's forward-deployed base at Sasebo, Japan, thereby giving the US an F-35 compatible aircraft carrier right at North Korea and China's doorstep.

The Wasp, one of the smaller-deck carriers the US Marine Corps' F-35B trained and tested on, will join with a squadron of Marine fighter pilots to put forth one of the most potent concentrations of naval power ever put to sea in the Pacific. Читать дальше...

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Sam Dekker is adjusting to life in LA after being traded from the Houston Rockets this summer, but he needs help sometimes.

Dekker tweeted a picture of Green Bay Packers quarterback and apparent handyman Aaron Rodgers under his sink making a fix.

The photo didn't come with an explanation of what had happened, but was amusing nonetheless.

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Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson stared down Hurricane Irma and survived. Even though the billionaire's private island sustained heavy damage, Branson and his team are safe and sound.

"Virgin Limited Edition can confirm that on the 6th September 2017 Necker Island sustained extensive damage as a result of Hurricane Irma," a Virgin Group representative told Business Insider in an email. "There were no guests on Island at the time and all staff staying on Island... Читать дальше...

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Hurricane Katia, the sixth hurricane of the 2017 season, is currently swirling off the coast of Mexico with sustained wind speeds of 80 mph.

Katia transitioned from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Wednesday afternoon as its wind speeds increased. Its center is currently located about 195 miles northeast of Veracruz, Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for coastal areas of Mexico between Cabo Rojo and Laguna Verde. Along those parts of the coast... Читать дальше...

What happens to your brain when you get a concussion? Concussions are a type of mild traumatic brain injury.

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are expanding their efforts to capture a greater foothold in the voice assistant landscape. 

As voice becomes an increasingly important tool for how consumers engage with devices — by 2020, the voice assistant device base is expected to grow to more than 7 billion, up from 4 billion in 2017 ... Читать дальше...

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The Department of Education confirmed Secretary Betsy DeVos will deliver a "major policy address on Title IX enforcement" at George Mason University Thursday afternoon.

The announcement is expected to relate to the enforcement of sexual assault on college campuses as it pertains to Title IX — the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination.

In July, DeVos indicated the department would overhaul Obama-era guidance that dictated the way colleges must combat sexual assault. Читать дальше...

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The most important part of Apple's upcoming iPhone is its screen, which is widely expected to use a newer kind of display technology called OLED.

And the only company that can make them in large numbers up to Apple's standards is also its top competitor in the smartphone market: Samsung.

"OLED iPhone panel supply is controlled wholly by Samsung, not Apple," Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, wrote in an Apple Insight note dated Wednesday and seen by Business Insider. Читать дальше...

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When it comes to hotels, nobody knows the guests like a concierge.

While housekeepers and butlers might peer into the personal lives of those who come to stay, it's the front of house staff who deal with their requests — from the mundane to the completely outrageous.

We spoke to the head concierge at some of the most luxurious and exclusive hotels around the globe to find out what it takes to do the job, from training to becoming a member of the... Читать дальше...