Новости за 08.11.2017

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No matter how much or how little you choose to wear, makeup is a form of personal expression that's different for everyone. 

For Alexis Stone, a drag queen based out of Manchester, UK, self-expression comes in the form of recreating celebrities' iconic makeup looks with startling accuracy.

From Queen Elizabeth to Angelina Jolie, keep reading to see how Stone uses makeup to transform into some of the most famous people in the world.

Meet Elliot Joseph Rentz... Читать дальше...

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The Philadelphia Eagles remain the No. 1 team in football, but we're watching a few other teams to see how their seasons go in the second half of the year.

Can the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams keep it up and stay in the playoff race? Will the Atlanta Falcons or Washington Redskins find the consistency to make a playoff push? Was the Kansas City Chiefs' hot start real, or have their three losses in four games been an indication of who they really are?

It's November... Читать дальше...

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A "Harry Potter" game is in production for smartphones, made by the same people who created Pokémon Go. It's the first game from a new studio dedicated to creating games in the "Harry Potter" universe.

The game is named "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite," and it's described as something very similar to Pokémon Go.

"The game will use state-of-the-art AR mobile technology and allow players to go on adventures, learn and cast spells, discover mysterious artifacts... Читать дальше...

• Panera announced Wednesday that it would be acquiring Au Bon Pain.
• The two cafe chains serve similar menus of soups, salads, and sandwiches.
• Before the acquisition was announced, we pitted the two former rivals against each other and found we preferred Panera. 

Au Bon Pain and Panera, star-crossed cafe chains, are set to be reunited at last.

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• Panera announced Wednesday that it would be acquiring Au Bon Pain.
• The two cafe chains serve similar menus of soups, salads, and sandwiches.
• Before the acquisition was announced, we pitted the two former rivals against each other and found we preferred Panera. 

Au Bon Pain and Panera, star-crossed cafe chains, are set to be reunited at last.

Panera Bread announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Au Bon Pain Holding Co. Читать дальше...

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More than 50,000 people finished the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and there were a bunch of Wall Streeters in the mix. 

The annual marathon, which courses through all five of New York's boroughs, is the largest in the world and dates back to 1970.

This year, employees from financial-services firms including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and startup stock exchange IEX, turned out for the event. 

Here's a look at some of this year's runners who hail from the Street. Читать дальше...

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• In the US, parents can name their children pretty much whatever they like.
• But other countries around the world are more strict about baby names.
• Some names are banned because officials believe it will harm the child, and other names are banned to maintain the country's cultural identity.

Parents in the US have a lot of leeway when it comes to naming their children.

Just look at siblings Adolf Hitler, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, and Heinrich Hinler Hons as an example.

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• Panera's founder and CEO is stepping down at the end of the year, after 36 years of leadership at the chain. 
• The chain also announced on Wednesday that it plans to acquire rival Au Bon Pain. 

Panera Bread announced two huge pieces of news on Wednesday: the fast-casual chain is acquiring rival Au Bon Pain, and its founder is stepping down as CEO. 

On Wednesday, Panera announced that Ron Shaich, the chain's outspoken CEO and founder, will step down on January 1, 2018. Читать дальше...

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• Southeast Virginia went big for Virginia's Democratic Governor-elect Ralph Northam.
• He had a much larger margin of victory than 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

One small — but populous — corner of Virginia helps show exactly where Democratic Governor-elect Ralph Northam was able to cement his victory in crushing Republican nominee Ed Gillespie and outperforming 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Читать дальше...

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• Roy Halladay died in a plane crash on Tuesday, causing grief throughout the game of baseball.
• His wife, Brandy Halladay, talked about her initial objections to her husband getting his pilot's license in a video posted just weeks before his death.
• Despite her fears, Brandy came to love being in the air.

The former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay died on Tuesday when a small plane he was piloting went down in the Gulf of Mexico. Читать дальше...

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• YouTube hosts thousands of disturbing videos featuring promotional images from popular children's characters, according to recent analysis.
• Some of the videos are targeted at children on YouTube. Many of the videos tap into popular keywords.
• YouTube says it screens videos to pull inappropriate ones from its children-oriented YouTube Kids app, and encourages people to flag any videos they view as inappropriate on its platforms.
• But writer James Bridle... Читать дальше...

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• YouTube hosts thousands of disturbing videos featuring promotional images from popular children's characters, according to recent analysis.
• Some of the videos are targeted at children on YouTube. Many of the videos tap into popular keywords.
• YouTube says it screens videos to pull inappropriate ones from its children-oriented YouTube Kids app, and encourages people to flag any videos they view as inappropriate on its platforms.
• But writer James Bridle... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump made the debate over free trade one of the central topics of his campaign, focusing his ire on China, Mexico, and other trading partners.
• But aside from leaving the TPP, he has delivered little on the trade front in the year since his election.
• That's likely at least partially because the US needs the support of China and South Korea in the on-going North Korea crisis.

During the 2016 presidential campaign... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk may be the world's richest rocket scientist. With a fortune hovering around $20 billion, the 46-year-old CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and co-founder of OpenAI has said he won't be happy until we've escaped Earth and colonized Mars.

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• Twitter has rolled out a subscription ads product that helps small brands automatically grow their follower base and amplifies their tweets to reach more people
• Promote Mode is available for a flat fee of $99 a month
• But it may not be the best short-term strategy, as Snap's dilution of ad prices in its third quarter showed.

If you're a small business, you don't have to run your own ads on Twitter anymore. Starting on Wednesday, you... Читать дальше...

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The digital ad space is murky, and it's becoming increasingly clear that users aren't seeing as many ads thanks to ad-blocking technology.

And even when they do see ads, more than 60% of users say they find them annoying and intrusive.

Furthermore, people have been shifting to mobile as their primary media consumption device in the last three years, while ad spend lagged. In short, the industry is reactive rather than proactive. As a result, U.S. digital ad revenue has become Google and Facebook... Читать дальше...

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• Panera is acquiring sandwich rival Au Bon Pain. 
• This is a reunion for the two brands, which were united under a single company in the '80s and '90s. 
• Krispy Kreme and Keurig owner JAB Holdings acquired Panera for roughly $7.5 billion earlier this year. 

Panera is set to acquire rival sandwich chain Au Bon Pain. 

On Wednesday, Panera Bread announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Au Bon Pain Holding Co. Читать дальше...

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. 

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• The FDA lacks the power to regulate the $37 billion vitamin and supplement industry.
• Supplements send thousands of people to the emergency room each year and can be contaminated with banned drugs or bacteria.
• Pills that advertise their ability to help with weight loss or muscle building are typically the riskiest of the supplements, experts say.
• The supplement industry is still running strong, fueled by companies like Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop. Читать дальше...

• The Tax Policy Center released its analysis of the GOP tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• The analysis found that in 10 years, about 25% of Americans would face a higher tax burden under the legislation.
• The analysis is the second attempt for TPC, after computational errors forced a retraction of their initial analysis on Monday.

The House GOP bill to overhaul the federal tax code would result in a higher tax burden for many and skew its benefits toward wealthier Americans... Читать дальше...

• The Tax Policy Center released its analysis of the GOP tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• The analysis found that in 10 years, about 25% of Americans would face a higher tax burden under the legislation.
• The analysis is the second attempt for TPC, after computational errors forced a retraction of their initial analysis on Monday.

The House GOP bill to overhaul the federal tax code would result in a higher tax burden for many and skew its benefits toward wealthier Americans... Читать дальше...

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• Former President Barack Obama showed up for jury duty at a courthouse in Chicago but was dismissed.
• He will donate his paycheck to charity.
• Obama joins two recent presidents who have also been rejected for jury duty.

Former President Barack Obama arrived for jury duty on Wednesday morning only to have his panel rejected less than two hours later.

Just after 10 a.m., in a motorcade complete with a Secret Service detail... Читать дальше...

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• Former President Barack Obama showed up for jury duty at a courthouse in Chicago, but was not chosen and was dismissed.
• His paycheck for his service will be donated to charity.
• Obama joins two previous presidents who also were rejected for jury duty.

Former President Barack Obama arrived for jury duty on Wednesday morning, only to have his panel rejected less than two hours later.

Obama pulled up to the Richard J. Читать дальше...

Netgear

My home is littered with Wi-Fi routers.

I've got review units of everything from Google Wifi to Amplifi HD — and a lot in between.

But like anybody else, I can only use one Wi-Fi network at a time. And the one router system to which I keep returning is Netgear's Orbi, because it delivers fast, strong, and reliable signals throughout my home. It even extends into areas that with other routers would be the deepest and darkest of dead zones.

Part of the advantage of Orbi ... Читать дальше...