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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Thursday the Trump administration thinks the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons capability is currently manageable but Pyongyang cannot be allowed to develop the ability to strike the U.S. homeland.

"A state that has developed a pretty good ICBM (missile) capability and is developing a pretty good nuclear re-entry vehicle, I would believe ... that that state simply cannot have the ability to reach the homeland," Kelly said. Читать дальше...

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Amazon is reportedly working on a smart doorbell that delivery drivers can use to enter a one-time access code in order to deliver Prime orders into consumers' homes, according to CNBC.

The device will either need to link to a user's smart lock or have some sort of lock component in it, and it's still unclear when it would be released, or how much it would cost. Читать дальше...

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• Daylight-saving time, or DST, began in the US in 1918 as a way to conserve energy.
• However, many Americans believe the practice is not worth the hassle, and studies suggest it may cause more problems than it solves.
• There are two main proposals to get rid of DST: by creating fewer time zones or moving to one universal time.

Every year, many writers pen some form of this essay in irritated prose. Yet every year — actually... Читать дальше...

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Sen. Rand Paul has a complicated history with President Donald Trump — from the attacks they lobbed at each other as candidates in the Republican primary to Paul's opposition to a White House-backed healthcare bill in September.

On Thursday, the two crossed paths during a signing ceremony for Trump's executive order that would unwind parts of the Affordable Care Act, an effort on which Paul and the White House collaborated.

Paul didn't exactly look comfortable. Читать дальше...

South China Morning Post

A group of adults were filmed brawling in a playground in southern China after their children argued over toys.

Video clips of the adults fighting at a shopping centre in Shenzhen on Saturday started circulating online, attracting a string of lurid rumours, news portal People.com.cn reported.

In the footage, a number of men can be seen throwing punches and kicks, and grappling with each other.

At one point, one of the participants starts throwing toys from the playground around. Читать дальше...

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It's been almost a month since Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico and the majority of the island still doesn't have power.

About 84% of the island is without electricity, critical structures like hospitals are relying on gas- and diesel-powered generators to remain operational, and the prognosis looks bleak for most residents. It could be another six months before parts of the island regain power.

It's a dire situation that should inspire... Читать дальше...

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Imagine you're a parent. You want the best for your children—and you're convinced, based on science, that it's very important for them to learn grit and tenacity.

So, you work hard to make sure that you praise your kids the right way—always for their efforts, never for their innate characteristics and abilities.

Perhaps you also try to show them that hard work will always pay off—and maybe make yourself feel better in front of them—by hiding your struggles and highlighting your successes. Читать дальше...

Airnow.gov

On Thursday morning, the air quality in the Bay Area was worse than in Beijing, which is notorious for having some of the unhealthiest air in the world. In what is being called one of the worst firestorms in California history, smoke heavy with soot continues to blow across the state.

In San Francisco — more than an hour's drive south from the epicenter of the blazes in Santa Rosa — many people are wearing face masks in an attempt to shield themselves from the pollution that hangs like a curtain in the hazy air. Читать дальше...

Magic Leap

Stealthy augmented reality company Magic Leap looks set to raise another $1 billion in a new round of venture funding.

The company is now authorized to issue up to 37 million shares of a new class of preferred stock at a price of $27 per share, according to an amended certificate of incorporation flagged by CB Insights that the company filed on Wednesday in Delaware. If Magic Leap sold all of those new Series D shares, it would raise more than $1 billion.

However... Читать дальше...

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Under Armour's brand perception among America's youngest consumers is falling.

According to Piper Jaffray's newest Taking Stock of Teens survey, teens just aren't into Under Armour anymore. It was the No. 1 brand that upper-income male teens said they are no longer wearing for the full year, according to the survey.

In a ranking of preferred apparel brands among upper-income male teens, Under Armour fell into 11th place, down from 8th place a year ago. Читать дальше...

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Early deadlines for college applications are only a few weeks away.

While my seven tips to ace a college application can give your student a great head start on putting together an awesome application, I wanted to go deeper.

The truth is admissions committees usually spend less than five minutes reading your child’s application. Remember, they have to go through tens if not hundreds of thousands of applications in a few short months. Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration acknowledged on Thursday that billions more dollars are "urgently needed" to ensure a fair and accurate count during the 2020 Census.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told a House panel that new cost estimates show the 2020 Census will cost $15.6 billion, about 27 percent more than earlier projections.

Among the factors for the higher cost estimates, according to Ross, are tightening labor markets and overly... Читать дальше...

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Norway, considered an electric vehicle pioneer, is mulling a new tax on the emission-free vehicles.

Since the government's proposed one-off fee is based on the vehicle's weight, it's already being called the "Tesla tax."

Currently, Tesla's relatively heavy cars are the only vehicles qualifying in the highest class, which would lead to a $8,800 (70,000 Norwegian krone) one-off fee, writes NRK and other Norwegian media.

The motivation behind the fee is... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House chief of staff John Kelly said on Friday the federal government would stand with Puerto Rico in its recovery efforts until the "job is done," saying President Donald Trump was just recognizing reality in a tweet earlier in the day that noted the emergency response would not go on forever.

"This country, our country, will stand with those American citizens in Puerto Rico until the job is done," Kelly told reporters at the White House... Читать дальше...

HBO

The INSIDER Summary:

• Jason Momoa played Khal Drogo on "Game of Thrones."
• In the show, Drogo raped Daenerys Targaryen on their wedding night.
• In a clip from 2011's San Diego Comic-Con, Momoa speaks about his time on the show.
• He says he loves the fantasy genre because you can "rape beautiful women and then have them fall in love with you."
• Many people are upset by his comment.
• Rape and sexual assault are not topics one should ever joke about. Читать дальше...

A mysterious 'hole' larger than Maryland has reappeared in the middle of Antarctica after 42 years. Scientists aren't sure how it got there.

TNT

Chris Webber has evolved over the last decade in the broadcast booth to become one of the go-to voices for TNT's primetime NBA games.

With the season slated to begin next week, Webber will also be taking part in NBA TV's "Players Only" broadcasts, where only former NBA players comment during the games.

Now in his ninth season with Turner since leaving the NBA in 2008, awaiting a Hall of Fame induction, Webber spoke to Business Insider about his growth as a broadcaster, the wild NBA offseason... Читать дальше...

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 The days of sitting down at a table and ordering from a waiter or waitress to eat are long gone.

From food trucks to food festivals, there are dozens of new ways to enjoy your favorite eats without trying to score a hard-to-get dinner reservation. And the hottest new trend in gastronomy? Food halls.

For a long time, these giant spaces filled with multiple food and drink vendors selling everything from charcuterie to viral desserts were pretty much found exclusively in the biggest, trendiest cities across the US.

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(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has agreed to buy private mortgage lender Genesis Capital LLC as the Wall Street bank looks to new businesses for growth while trading revenue remains sluggish.

Los Angeles-based Genesis, which had been backed by private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management LP, provides financing for real estate developers looking to buy, renovate and sell single-family homes.

Terms of the deal, announced by Genesis on Thursday, were not disclosed. Читать дальше...

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White House chief of staff John Kelly made a rare appearance at Thursday's White House press briefing, during which he insisted that he was not quitting or getting fired from his job.

He also said that running the US is "really, really hard work," before quickly asserting that he does not run the country. 

"This is really, really hard work, running the United States of America," Kelly said, quickly adding, "I don't run it."

"I'm working for someone... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress, long the staunchest opponents of the Iran nuclear deal, may be the best hope for preserving it if President Donald Trump declines on Friday to certify that Tehran is complying with the pact.

Every Republican in Congress opposed the international accord reached under Democratic former President Barack Obama two years ago. Joined by several Democrats, they nearly passed legislation to kill the deal in which... Читать дальше...

White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday addressed the several viral photos of him looking distraught and upset while listening to his boss, President Donald Trump, speak.

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White House chief of staff John Kelly dismissed reports that he is frustrated in his job and considering leaving.

"Although I read it all the time, pretty consistently: I'm not quitting today," Kelly said in his first appearance at a White House press briefing since becoming chief of staff earlier this year. "I don't think I'm being fired today, and I'm not so frustrated in this job I'm thinking of leaving."

"Unless things change, I'm not quitting, I'm not getting fired... Читать дальше...

Apple Music

The latest episode of Apple Music's "Carpool Karaoke" features Linkin Park and the band's late lead singer, Chester Bennington, singing with comedic actor Ken Jeong. 

Apple dedicated the 23-minute episode to the memory of Bennington, stating that the video was shared "with the blessing of Chester's family and his bandmates." 

At the start of the video, Jeong jokes that he had a dream he joined the band and renamed it "LinKEN Park." Then Bennington, Jeong, and the... Читать дальше...