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President Donald Trump in a series of tweets on Saturday defended his administration's response to the devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, and urged Puerto Ricans to "not believe the #FakeNews!"

"Results of recovery efforts will speak much louder than complaints by San Juan Mayor. Doing everything we can to help great people of PR!" he said on Twitter.

Trump's tweets came after he faced mounting criticism of his jabs at the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulîn Cruz. Читать дальше...

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China’s sharing economy took a new turn recently, as a new app, its symbol a single yellow banana, briefly brought rentable sex dolls to Chinese phones.

Called Ta Qu, to resemble the English word “Touch,” the app enables users to rent the life-sized dolls, which come in various models, for $45 a day — with a $1,200 deposit. The operators assured users that they would be washed between rentals.

But Ta Qu climaxed all too soon, and it was rapidly shut down... Читать дальше...

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The fall movie season has started strong as Warner Bros.’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel “It” has followed its record-breaking $123.4 million opening weekend by becoming the highest-grossing R-rated horror of all time two weeks later. 

But there are numerous titles that have not found the same success.

For every 2017 hit like “It,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Wonder Woman,” there are movies that didn't find audiences like “CHiPs,” “The House,” and “mother!”

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Sunday’s election in Germany proved to be a “debacle” for Chancellor Angela Merkel, as the German daily Der Spiegel put it. Not only did the two mainstream parties, Merkel’s Christian Democrats and her coalition partner, the Social Democrats, suffer a shocking loss of support, but the openly xenophobic Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won 12.6 percent of the vote and will now have 94 representatives in the Bundestag.

Both German commentators and outsiders — including me — had been far too sanguine about the outcome. Читать дальше...

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In 2016, tourism in the Caribbean saw a healthy growth of 4.7% and Mexico earned its place among the top ten tourist destinations.

Tourism is an important source of income for both the Caribbean Islands and Mexico. In Mexico, the industry was responsible for 16% of total GDP in 2016, with North America its main source market.

Both the Caribbean and Mexico were recently in the headlines due to a series of natural disasters. Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean... Читать дальше...

Dan Rather was the folksy face of CBS Evening News for 24 years famous for his arresting turns of phrase and affability. He left the network in 2006 in the wake of a dispute over reporting on George W. Bush's National Guard service.

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President Trump’s address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday may have been the most hostile, dangerous, and intellectually confused — if not outright dishonest — speech ever delivered by an American president to an international body.

It began — as all Trump speeches must begin, it seems — with a boast of how much better life in America has been since his election: stock market up, unemployment down, military stronger.

This was a clue that the speech... Читать дальше...

During his address at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Donald Trump went further than he ever had before in threatening military action against North Korea.

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President Donald Trump kicked off the weekend by attacking the mayor of San Juan, who recently begged the federal government to send more help to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

"I will do what I never thought I was going to do," Carmen Yulin Cruz, San Juan's mayor, said Friday morning. "I am begging, begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying. If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency."

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In recent years, the nationwide Fight for $15 movement has succeeded in persuading several states and cities to raise their hourly minimum wages well above the federal minimum of $7.25.

But the effort to ensure a living wage for workers may be headed for a serious setback in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Depending on how they rule in a case set for argument next week, the justices could make it much more difficult for millions of workers to secure even the meager wages guaranteed by existing federal law.

With the stock market hitting yet another series of record highs, some investors may be inclined to take the money and run — or at least start to worry about the rally's sustainability.

NBCUniversal will start selling ads in the majority of its top shows using 'programmatic' software. The media company sees this adoption as a way to directly take on Facebook and other social nets. Target has signed on as the first advertiser planning to use its data to buy automated, targeted ads on NBCU nets NBC Universal is taking a major step forward in making TV advertising work more like digital.

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When hazing scandals occur on college campuses, there typically seems to be a collective public reckoning over how fraternities have sunk so low.

But in reality, hazing is not a recent phenomenon.

That topic is explored in John Hechinger's newly released "True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America's Fraternities," which explains fraternity hazing has roots in ancient Greece and medieval Europe, and was imported to America during the colonial period.

In fact... Читать дальше...

Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange has been actively supporting Catalonia's push for independence The Kremlin has seized on Assange's support for Catalonia in an effort to destabilize the EU Edward Snowden, along with other anti-globalization groups, also support Catalonia's independence WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has seized on a historic independence referendum set for Sunday in the Spanish region of Catalonia, using his Twitter account to pump out a pro-separatist narrative aimed at villainizing... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump's long-awaited tax plan was released to much fanfare on Wednesday, and reactions from Wall Street are already rolling in.

The consensus is that the plan had some good elements but was a little light on details, which will have to be addressed as tax-writing committees craft actual legislation. Business Insider's Bob Bryan breaks down the gaps that need to be filled here.

From an economic perspective, Wall Street was lukewarm... Читать дальше...

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Puerto Rico is still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria that left 3.5 million people without power.

Hurricane Irma, which hit Puerto Rico earlier this month, left one million Puerto Ricans without power. The island was still recovering from the storm's aftermath when Hurricane Maria hit, crippling the entire island's electrical infrastructure.

Here's what you need to know:

Puerto Rico's electrical infrastructure was in need of repairs and upgrades before the hurricanes hit.

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Tensions are rising in northwest Spain as Catalonia fights to hold an independence vote. Now comes word from the region's sports minister that independence could have a huge impact on one of the world's most valuable sports clubs — Barcelona FC.

According to Gerard Figueras, Catalonia's sports minister, Barça would be free join another country's football league, including England's Premier League, if Catalonia gains its independence from Spain. This would... Читать дальше...

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• White House staffers were reportedly worried that White House counsel Don McGahn would resign this summer
• McGahn was said to have been frustrated over President Trump's frequent meetings with Jared Kushner
• Trump and Kushner are subjects in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, and McGahn was reportedly worried their meetings could be seen as an effort to coordinate stories

West Wing staffers were concerned that White House counsel... Читать дальше...

Highly successful people typically work hard, practice the right habits every day and strive for self-improvement, with the latter often coming in the form of a book. If reading is something you're willing to do to sharpen yourself, take some suggestions from more than two dozen executives who have gleaned wisdom from these books.

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The streaming giants have released the new titles that will be coming to their services in October, and there will be a lot of movies and TV to choose from. 

From the comfort of your home, titles like "War for the Planet of the Apes" and the documentary "Spielberg" — on the legendary director — will be available, as well as a new season of the Amazon original "Red Oaks" and the long-awaited return of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." 

Here's everything coming to your favorite streaming platforms in October. Читать дальше...

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For many people, a regular exercise regimen is a crucial part of a healthy, balanced life.

Consistent aerobic exercise can even give your brain younger a boost, according to Business Insider.

But that doesn't mean all successful people are workout fanatics.

In fact, some say they avoid the gym — and traditional workouts, in general — at all costs. Some claim to hate physical activity and others simply don't need to exert themselves to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Читать дальше...

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It's a misconception that you have to shell out big bucks to go on a lavish vacation in paradise. 

Some popular destinations have become relative steals for Americans in recent years and are only getting cheaper, from an idyllic resort island in Mexico to European-style vistas in Canada (without the transatlantic airfare). 

We found the best values for a trip from the United States right now, based on currencies that are weakening against the dollar, as well as travel and hospitality considerations. Читать дальше...

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The shift to mobile was a major challenge for Google. Many investors worried that lower average ad prices, compared to desktop ads, would put a major damper on revenue growth for the Alphabet subsidiary. But Google has met that challenge, and now mobile is one of the company's biggest strengths.

Apple reinforced that strength when it switched the search engine behind Siri and Spotlight to Google in order "to have a consistent web search experience with the default in Safari," according to a statement from Apple. Читать дальше...

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Traders aren't yet ready to let Equifax up off the mat.

Short interest — a measure of wagers that share prices will drop — has continued to climb since initial reports of the company's massive data breach that cost its CEO his job.

It now sits at $281 million, according to the financial-analytics firm S3 Partners. Further, traders are holding 2.6 million shares short, an increase of 570,000 since the hack was first announced.

All of that has... Читать дальше...

Verizon's Oath message has changed from data-driven targeting toward showcasing a stable of content brands. CEO Tim Armstrong is talking less about challenging Facebook and Google and ad targeting overall. During an Advertising Week keynote, however, he did say YouTube's recent issues with brand safety helped Oath bring in more ad revenue. Oath CEO Tim Armstrong has seemingly changed his story on Verizon's ad ambitions.