Новости за 06.12.2017

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• Disney CEO Bob Iger could stay on past the end of his contract in July 2019 if his company buys 21st Century Fox's TV assets, the Wall Street Journal says.
• Iger would help integrate Fox's assets into Disney's portfolio.
• James Murdoch has been floated as a possible successor to Iger if a deal is reached with Fox.

Disney CEO Bob Iger will stay with the company past 2019 if a deal can be worked out for 21st Century Fox's TV assets, according to the Wall Street Journal's Ben Fritz. Читать дальше...

• Republicans in the House and Senate passed their respective tax reform bills at breakneck speed.
• Experts are starting to find errors and loopholes in the bills.
• Members of the House and Senate conference committee will need to solve these issues and write a compromise bill.

As Republicans hurtle toward making their massive tax bill into law, experts are starting to find a slew of errors they say are likely the result of a rushed process.

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• The NFL's Compensation Committee reportedly agreed to a new contract for Commissioner Roger Goodell.
• Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported the deal had a "nearly unanimous consensus" among NFL owners.
• The Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had been leading a coalition to block an extension for Goodell out of recent displeasure with Goodell's tenure.

The NFL's Compensation Committee has "executed" a new contract for Commissioner Roger Goodell... Читать дальше...

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Just a few years ago, eSports was a community for video gamers who gathered together at conventions to play CounterStrike, Call of Duty, or League of Legends.

Today, the history of eSports continues to write itself, as media giants such as ESPN and Turner broadcast eSports tournaments and competitions where major cash is on the line.

More and more schools have begun developing programs and degrees for students that wish to pursue a career in this industry... Читать дальше...

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• A police report about the death of former Russian press minister, Mikhail Lesin, who died from blunt force injuries in a DC hotel in 2015, was just made public. 
• Although his death was ruled accidental, many have speculated that Lesin was assassinated.
• The heavily redacted document said that Lesin was drunk, and that security guards in the hotel saw him "stumbling drunk" hours before his death.

A city police report found that Mikhail Lesin... Читать дальше...

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• Senate Republicans have softened their rhetoric toward embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore.
• Moore just received an explicit endorsement from President Donald Trump earlier this week.
• The Alabama Republican is facing several allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s.

Some top Republicans have softened their hardline rhetoric against GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore following President... Читать дальше...

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• NASA's twin Voyager space probes launched 40 years ago
• The space agency recently fired Voyager 1's thrusters, orienting the robot's antenna toward Earth and helping extend its mission.
• However, both of the Voyagers nearly failed during launch in 1977.
• One probe refused to communicate with Earth while the other launched aboard a leaky rocket.

More than four decades after NASA launched the Voyager probes, the twin robots are still humming along in deep space. Читать дальше...

Shocking footage taken by Tavish Campbell shows an underwater pipe spewing fish blood into a public water channel in Canada. For now, the practice is totally legal. Watch Tavish's full video here. Following is a transcript of the video.

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Weighed down by a sluggish global economy, turbulent capital markets, and heavier regulation after the 2008 financial crisis, many big banks have scrimped on innovation.

In doing so, they've failed to keep up with customers' embrace of and demand for all things digital and mobile. That's opened the door to a new breed... Читать дальше...

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• Times Higher Education ranks world universities annually.
• This year, Harvard was dethroned from the top spot.
• Oxford University and Cambridge University came in first and second.

For the first time in 14 years, an American college didn't crack the top two in a ranking of the best universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 list.

United Kingdom-based Oxford and Cambridge Universities came in No.1 and No. 2... Читать дальше...

Hope Productions

• Akshay Kumar — one of the biggest names in Bollywood — will play the lead role in "Padman," a movie inspired by the true story of a man who invented a low-cost device to make sanitary pads for women and girls in his village.
• The film aims to remove the stigma around periods.
• Kumar told Business Insider that he believes entertainment can normalize taboo subjects in a way that other mediums can't.

Around the world, millions of low-income... Читать дальше...

After being described as "dumpster juice," Chipotle has changed its queso recipe and is testing nachos as a new menu item. We taste-tested the recipe against Taco Bell's queso, and the winner was clear. The following is a transcript of the video.

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• The Cheesecake Factory is giving away free slices of cheesecake on Wednesday. 
• You just need to order through the delivery service DoorDash. 

The Cheesecake Factory is giving away free slices of cheesecake. 

On Tuesday, December 6, the chain is giving away free slices if customers order using DoorDash delivery service. 

All you need to do is use the promo code "10000slices" at checkout, at DoorDash.com or using the DoorDash app. Читать дальше...

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• The Rogue Dogue is a special one-off Nissan "Project Car."
• It was created for the car-show circuit to show off how a popular compact SUV could be modified for maximum canine pleasure.
• Nissan let us borrow it, and we tried it out on a real live dog.

Compact SUVs are crazy popular now — nearly 2.5 million have been sold this year — and one of the craziest popular of all is the Nissan Rogue.

The Rogue is the number-two bestselling company crossover in the US market... Читать дальше...

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• In-N-Out is one of the best companies to work for in the US, according to employees. 
• The burger chain earned the No. 4 spot on Glassdoor's list of the best places to work in 2018. 
• In-N-Out beat out tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the ranking. 

There's one fast-food chain that rises above almost every other company in the US when it comes to how much employees love their jobs. 

In-N-Out Burger ranked No. 4 on Glassdoor's... Читать дальше...

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• Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, planned to force a vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
• The resolution failed, as Republicans control the House. 
• 58 Democrats voted in favor of the resolution.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to kill a resolution from Rep. Al Green of Texas, a Democrat, that represented an attempt to impeach President Donald Trump.

Though Green's effort was assured to fail... Читать дальше...

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Everyone can agree that President Donald Trump has a distinctive communication style.

From his tweetstorms to his wild rallies, Trump has cultivated a vocabulary and way of speaking that is uniquely his own.

Since he was elected president, other world leaders have taken note — and some have even begun copying his signature rhetoric.

Here are five examples of world politicians who have started to sound a lot more like Trump:

Israeli Prime... Читать дальше...

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• CVS Health and Aetna's $69 billion merger would create an entirely new healthcare company, one that contains an insurer, pharmacy, and a company that negotiates prescription drug costs, among other businesses. 
• The deal would put a lot more of the healthcare system under CVS's oversight and change the way people access their healthcare. 
• It might mean, for instance, that a lot more healthcare happens outside a traditional doctor's office.

CVS... Читать дальше...

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• Bitcoin, the scorching-hot cryptocurrency, broke through $13,000 a coin for the first time Wednesday. 
• The new milestone comes less than a day after it hit $12,000. 
• The price of bitcoin is up more than 1,180% year-to-date, according to data from Markets Insider. 

Bitcoin, the red-hot cryptocurrency, continued its jaw-dropping tear Wednesday, soaring above $13,000 per coin for the first time. 

The new high comes less than a day after it broke through $12,000... Читать дальше...

Following is a transcript of the video. 

This is the fastest SUV in the world. The Lamborghini Urus. 

It's only the second SUV in company history. Here's everything the Urus has to offer:

650 horsepower

62 mph in 3.6 seconds

4.0 liter, twin-turbocharged V8

Top speed of 190 mph

Faster than the Bentley Bentayga’s top speed of 187 mph. This makes the Urus the fastest SUV in the world.

Lamborghini calls it a Super SUV. It's expected to double the company's annual sales for all vehicles. Читать дальше...

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• Nike announced it is building a new flagship store in New York's famed 5th Ave shopping district.
• That also means it's leaving the space currently occupied by Niketown on East 57th Street, which is managed by the Trump Organization.
• A new report says the Trump management was a factor in the decision.

Niketown New York is packing it in.

Nike announced the five-floor store is closing next spring in preparation for Nike's new store, just five blocks down 5th Ave, in 2019. Читать дальше...

Adopte un château

• French locals teamed up with a historic preservation company to save a castle from ruin and destruction.
• A crowdfunding campaign reached its goal, and will be used to restore the castle and open it to the public.
• More than 7,500 people came together to make it happen.

More than 7,500 people just purchased a 13th-century castle in France together.

It’s either the world’s worst timeshare scheme or a clever act of preservationist crowdfunding. Читать дальше...

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Android continues to increase its sizable lead over Apple’s iOS ecosystem in a few key markets, according to Kantar Worldpanel. In the three months ending October 2017, Apple’s iOS lost sales share in the US, in Europe’s four largest markets, and in Japan, while Android made gains in these markets.

Apple, however, did find a sweet spot in China’s smartphone market. Читать дальше...