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The United States Navy saw some big leaps forward over the last year. A total of eight ships were commissioned in 2017, including the first of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, an expeditionary support base, and two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. That’s an increase from the five commissioned in 2016.

These are the new ships:

8. USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)

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• President Donald Trump asked Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to lead a prayer during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
• Trump said the reporters in the room needed the prayer more than he did.
• Carson thanked God for the tax bill and prayed for unity in Congress and the country. 

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to lead a prayer during a White House Cabinet meeting. Читать дальше...

• Rian Johnson has been thinking about a particular shot since he started work on "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
• He said it's the rare time when an early idea makes it to the big screen.

Warning: Spoilers coming if you haven’t seen “The Last Jedi.”

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• Delta Air Lines says it lost $25 million-$50 million in revenue because of Sunday's power outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
• The airline had to cancel over 1,400 flights on Sunday and Monday.
• It resumed normal operations on Tuesday.
• Delta plans to talk to Hartsfield-Jackson and the local power company about compensation for the losses.

Delta Air Lines lost between $25 million-$50 million in... Читать дальше...

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• The stock market rally benefits mostly wealthy Americans, according to a report from Credit Suisse.
• Just over half of Americans own any stock at all, and the bulk of holdings accrue to top earners.
• "Only higher net worth households tend to own appreciating financial assets."

President Donald Trump is fond of pointing to the stock market’s rally in the last year as a sign of his administration’s success.

Never mind... Читать дальше...

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No one can predict how the future will shake out, but we can make some educated guesses.

Global design and strategy firm frog has shared with Business Insider its forecasts for the technologies that will define the upcoming year. Last year, the firm correctly predicted that buildings would harness the power of nature and that businesses would continue using artificially-intelligent bots to run efficiently.

Get ready to step into the future.

Artificial... Читать дальше...

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• White House chief of staff John Kelly met with top senators on Tuesday to discuss policy changes they want included in a potential fix next month for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
• The Trump administration likely wants changes to border security included in any DACA deal.
• Lawmakers from both parties say it's unlikely that they'll reach a legislative solution this year, and are working to bring... Читать дальше...

Walmart

• Walmart is developing a store with no cashiers, according to a report in Recode.
• It's similar in rough concept to Amazon's Amazon Go store.
• It's being developed by Walmart's secret Code Eight team, a part of their Store No. 8 tech incubator.

The future of shopping is inching closer.

Walmart is heads down on their Code Eight project, according to a a new report in Recode. It includes a new vision for the store, called Project Kepler.... Читать дальше...

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• LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball in December signed one-year contracts to play for Lithuanian basketball team Prienu Vytautas.
• The signing was initiated when an employee from the team DMed the Balls' agent on Twitter asking if they would be interested in playing in Lithuania.
• Less than week later, the brothers were signing deals to play for the team.

LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, the brothers of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball and sons of LaVar Ball... Читать дальше...

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Digital disruption is rocking the payments industry. But merchants, consumers, and the companies that help move money between them are all feeling its effects differently.

For banks, card networks, and processors, the digital revolution is bringing new opportunities — and new challenges. With new ways to pay emerging... Читать дальше...

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• Income tax brackets will change in 2018 if President Donald Trump enacts the GOP tax legislation.
• The Republican tax plan proposes keeping seven tax brackets, but it changes the income ranges.
• The final bill proposes eliminating the personal exemption and increasing the standard deduction.

Senate Republicans passed their tax bill just after midnight on Wednesday, leaving a technical vote in House as the last remaining obstacle before... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump's new tax plan could cause a tidal wave of internationally held cash to flood back into the US.

The repatriation tax holiday outlined in the plan, which has officially passed both chambers of Congress and is awaiting Trump's signature, is designed to incentivize US-based companies that do big business overseas to bring those profits back home.

By Goldman Sachs' calculation, S&P 500 companies hold $920 billion of untaxed overseas cash... Читать дальше...

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• Amazon sent a lobbyist to Georgia ahead of the start of its legislative session next month.
• The lobbyist spurred speculation that Atlanta could be the site of Amazon's second North American headquarters.
• Amazon now says the lobbyist's work has nothing to do with its search for a second corporate home. 

Amazon registered a lobbyist in Georgia this month in a move that spurred widespread speculation that Atlanta could... Читать дальше...

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• The House passed the final GOP tax bill for a second time after a glitch forced a small change to the bill in the Senate.
• The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to sign into law.
• The bill is set to enact massive changes in the tax code for businesses and average Americans.

The House passed the final version of the GOP tax bill on Wednesday, capping off a furious seven-week push to bring about the most sweeping change to the US tax code in decades. Читать дальше...

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• The GOP's tax bill is set to disproportionately affect homeowners in affluent parts of the US.
• Wealthier households are more likely to take advantage of key tax breaks that are set to be downsized, including the mortgage interest deduction and the state and local tax, or SALT, deduction.
• Many states that would be most affected also happen to be blue states, including New York, California, Connecticut, and Hawaii.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to become law... Читать дальше...

Netflix

• Netflix is making a sequel to its upcoming, Will Smith movie, "Bright," Bloomberg reports.
• Production of a sequel makes "Bright" the first movie franchise in the history of streaming-only films.
• A fantasy-action film with a reported budget of $90 million, "Bright" premieres on Netflix on December 22.

Netflix has ordered a sequel to its upcoming, Will Smith-led original movie, "Bright," making it the first movie franchise in the history of streaming-only films... Читать дальше...

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• The Department of Defense reportedly funded a program to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs), according to The New York Times and Politico.
• One of the program's contractors said he is "absolutely convinced" that aliens frequently visit Earth.
• However, scientists who look for extraterrestrial life say the published videos and other materials don't prove aliens were here.
• Seth Shostak... Читать дальше...

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• The Department of Defense reportedly funded a program to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs), according to The New York Times and Politico.
• One of the program's contractors said he is "absolutely convinced" that aliens frequently visit Earth.
• However, scientists who look for extraterrestrial life say the published videos and other materials don't prove aliens were here.
• Seth Shostak... Читать дальше...

Sony

• Christopher Plummer is great in "All the Money in the World" — like, Oscar-great.
• Director Ridley Scott originally filmed Kevin Spacey in the role, but after the sexual misconduct allegations against him, he reshot all the scenes with Plummer instead.
• The movie is your typical ransom movie, but GOD, Christopher Plummer!

Kevin Spacey has lost many things in the wake of numerous sexual misconduct allegations against him, and one more you can add is a potential Oscar nomination. Читать дальше...

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• Finding the cheapest airfare relies on several factors — including time of year and day of the week.
• Sometimes, rewards points aren't the most important thing.
• Having a layover can be a major difference in prices.

Although there are lots of tips and tricks for saving on airfare, there is no money-saver quite like flexibility.

Travelers who are locked into rigid plans will almost always have to shell out more money than their freewheeling counterparts. Читать дальше...

• President Donald Trump applauded the near-passage of the GOP tax bill on Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
• Trump said the bill's repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate "means Obamacare is being repealed."
• This is not true. Many of Obamacare's elements remain intact.

President Donald Trump applauded the near passage of the GOP tax bill Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting in which he made a false claim about its affect on the Affordable Care Act.

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