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• After last week's mass shooting at a Florida high school, many in the US are wondering what sort of gun-control measures could prevent more gun violence.
• Despite some restrictions on gun research, scientists have sought to evaluate whether specific policies effectively reduce gun deaths.
• Policies that seem to reduce rates of gun violence include stricter background checks, limiting access to dangerous weapons, and prohibiting domestic abusers from owning weapons. Читать дальше...

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Two recent massacres are reinvigorating a national debate over gun control in the US.

On Friday night, Army veteran Albert Wong shot and killed three women who worked at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. And just three weeks ago, lone gunman Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Since then, President Donald Trump stunned Republican lawmakers when he called for comprehensive firearm regulation. Читать дальше...

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• Eighteen-year-old Emma Gonzalez, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gave a powerful speech during the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington, DC on Saturday.
• Gonzalez is a survivor of a mass shooting at her high school in Parkland, Florida that claimed 17 lives last month.
• "No one could comprehend the devastating aftermath or how far this would reach, or where this would go," she said. "For those who still can't comprehend because they refuse to... Читать дальше...

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Technology is increasingly disrupting every part of our daily lives.

Smart speakers and voice assistants let us interact with our homes and with retailers in new and seamless ways.

Smartphones are taking over as the dominant shopping device.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• To be 'lonely' originally meant to be physically removed from the protection of society. 
• In modern times we know loneliness as an emotional, rather than purely physical, distance from those around us. 
• Reading literature featuring lonely characters can help to deal with feelings of isolation — the emotions experienced by the characters will be relatable, and you will feel as though your mind is populated. 

Is loneliness our modern malaise? Читать дальше...

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The “pivot to video” is digital media's megatrend of the moment. Globally, 47.4 minutes of online video will be watched daily in 2017, a 20% year-over-year (YoY) increase, driven primarily by mobile, where viewing times will reach 28.8 minutes per day, a 35% increase from 2016. See the rest of the story at Business... Читать дальше...

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• The survivors of the Parkland Florida shooting organized global March for Our Lives protests.
• Sam Fuentes, one of the Parkland students, spoke during a rally in Washington, DC.
• Partway through her speech, she bent down to throw up on stage. 
• Fuentes returned, saying "I just threw up on international television, and it feels great!"
• She finished her speech, which included leading the crowd in singing "Happy Birthday" in honor of her classmate... Читать дальше...

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• By analyzing the trajectory of a basketball, it's possible to figure out how to take a free throw successfully.
• The player should aim the ball to the back of the rim of the hoop for the greatest accuracy. 
• Other conditions vary depending on the height of the player, such as the quantity of backspin, the launch speed and the launch angle. 

Some 20 years ago, my colleague Dr. Chau Tran and I developed a way to simulate the... Читать дальше...

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• The internet had a field day in 2015 when Sony officially announced it was making a sequel to the hit 1995 movie "Jumanji."
• But the joke's on the internet critics: The movie, powered by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, earned close to $1 billion globally at the box office.
• The film's director, Jake Kasdan, explained to Business Insider how he pulled off one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.

Things did not start off well for the sequel... Читать дальше...

Take a look at Arctic Edge 18 — where the US military is preparing to fight in the extreme conditions

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Tens of thousands of people fed up with gun violence in America converged on Washington on Saturday to call for stricter regulations on guns. Hundreds of other cities across the US and around the world planned solidarity marches as well.

The protests — collectively called the "March for Our Lives" — comes just over a month after 17 people were gunned down at a high school in Parkland, Florida. 

On February 14, a gunman shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland... Читать дальше...

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• Based on stock index trading and sentiment shifts over the past few months, Morgan Stanley says the equity market has probably already peaked for 2018.
• The 10% correction that rocked major US indexes in early February will make it difficult for stocks to retest 2018 highs, especially with volatility picking up.

Pack it in, folks. The stock market may have already topped for the year.

So says Morgan Stanley, which is troubled by... Читать дальше...

• Musician Paul McCartney attended the "March for Our Lives" rally in New York City on Saturdayy.
• He wore a shirt that read "We can end gun violence" and told CNN, "one of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here."
• He was referring to his Beatles bandmate John Lennon, who was shot and killed near Central Park in 1980.

Legendary musician Paul McCartney took part in the "March for Our Lives" rally in New York City on Saturday, and was spotted... Читать дальше...

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• Following the devastating effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria in late 2017, a poll discovered that almost half of Americans didn't know that Puerto Ricans were U.S. citizens. 
• The U.S. territories are home to nearly 4 million people, yet the majority of Americans know relatively little of their culture and history. 
• The government needs to provide more funding for hurricane relief, and invite the territories to take part in conversations concerning national identity. Читать дальше...

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• Nomura says a bubble you didn't know about could be bursting without you knowing.
• It's not the whole tech sector, Nomura says, but data firms and platform companies that provide free services in exchange for user data that it can sell to advertisers.
• Such companies have been under fire this week following news that Cambridge Analytica harvested the personal data of millions of Facebook users without permission to target them with political ads. Читать дальше...

• The derivatives strategy team at Barclays is advising traders to protect against possible downside risk resulting from a trade war.
• The firm has devised a specific trade designed to hedge risks to industrial stocks, since they're seen as most vulnerable.

Are you braced for a trade war? Well you should be, considering the catastrophic effect it could have on markets.

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Bitcoin is everywhere.

The cryptocurrency is seemingly in the news every day as investors and businesses try to understand the future of this digital finance.

But what is Bitcoin all about?See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Chrissy Teigen, a model and host of "Lip Sync Battle," has quit Snapchat.
• She says it's because of the app redesign, and a controversial ad on Snapchat that made light of the assault on Rihanna by Chris Brown. 
• She follows in Kylie Jenner's footsteps — though Jenner eventually came back to Snapchat.

Chrissy Teigen, the 32-year-old model and host of the Paramount Network's "Lip Sync Battle," has become the latest... Читать дальше...

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• Chrissy Teigen, a model and host of Lip Sync Battle, has quit Snapchat.
• She says it's because of the app redesign, and a controversial ad on Snapchat that made light of the assault on Rihanna by Chris Brown. 
• She follows in Kylie Jenner's footsteps.

Chrissy Teigen, the 32-year-old model and host of Lip Sync Battle, has become the latest celebrity to announce that she's quit photo messaging app Snapchat. 

"I stopped using snap. Читать дальше...

China's growing submarine force is 'armed to the teeth' — and the rest of the Pacific is racing to keep up

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• The Spice Girls earned $75 million per year at the peak of their careers in the 1990's.
• Victoria Beckham — known as 'Posh Spice' — has the largest net worth of $450 million due in part to a successful career as a fashion designer. 
• Following reports of lavish spending in recent years, Melanie Brown — 'Scary Spice' — is estimated to have the lowest net worth of $10 million.

Twenty-some years after they topped the international... Читать дальше...

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• Legendary actor Jeff Goldblum talked to Business Insider about voicing a character in the stop-motion animated movie, "Isle of Dogs," which marks his third time working with director Wes Anderson.
• Goldblum also opened up about why he believes he still hasn't delivered his career-best work yet.

It kind of makes sense that one of the most unique directors working today would want to work with one of the most unique actors. Читать дальше...

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• Starter homes have become smaller, pricier, and of less quality than any category of houses over the six years that Trulia has been keeping track. 
• That's no good for millennials who are starting their own families and buying their first houses. 

It's tough out there for anyone trying to buy a home for the first time. 

Starter homes are smaller, scarcer, and more expensive than they've been in at least the past six years, according... Читать дальше...