Новости за 14.04.2018

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• H&R Block offers a free online tax filing service for eligible taxpayers.
• Tax season officially begins January 29, with a final deadline of April 17 this year.
• The IRS recommends e-filing your taxes and requesting your refund via direct deposit.
• Business Insider decided to try the free version of H&R Block's service.

The end of tax season is right around the corner. 

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• Most billionaires needed a lifetime of work to amass their fortunes, but others were able to earn $1 billion in a relatively short amount of time.
• The list includes online commerce pioneers like Jeff Bezos and tech innovators like Mark Zuckerberg and Evan Spiegel, who all became billionaires with less than six years of work.
• Some of the billionaires who got rich quick are among the most influential business players in the world.

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• A Greek fighter jet crashed and the pilot was killed after intercepting two Turkish F-16 fighters that had intruded into Greek airspace.
• While fatalities are unusual, Turkish jets have been violating Greek airspace for decades, and the incursions have increased over the years.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become more aggressive in his rhetoric towards the West, saying that he wants to renegotiate the treaty that defined Turkey's borders after its war of independence. Читать дальше...

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WWE

The director Jason Hehir spent over a year doing the ultimate deep dive into the life of the legendary professional wrestler Andre the Giant to separate the man from the myth for his HBO documentary, "Andre the Giant."

The journey took Hehir all over the globe and face-to-face with some of the biggest names in wrestling.

Business Insider talked to Hehir to break down some of the biggest revelations, talk  about his emotional encounter with Vince McMahon, and ask why the Samuel Beckett story isn't in the movie. Читать дальше...

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• In a conversation with Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant discussed how his Los Angeles Lakers teams would have stacked up against other dynasties, seemingly mentioning the Golden State Warriors.
• Bryant argued that Shaquille O'Neal would have slowed the game down and made the Warriors uncomfortable.
• He also noted the entire exercise is fruitless, because there's no real way to compare teams of different eras.

Kobe Bryant believes his... Читать дальше...

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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...

It's been 76 years since one of World War II's worst atrocities — the Bataan Death March

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• The UN Security Council did not adopt a resolution from Russia on Saturday that would have condemned the US and its allies for a joint military strike on Syrian chemical weapons facilities.
• Russia, China, and Bolivia voted in favor of the draft resolution, eight countries voted against it, and four abstained.
• Russia, which is Syria's strongest military ally, repeatedly warned the US against carrying out Friday's strikes, and the operation dealt a... Читать дальше...

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Generation Z, also known as iGen or Centennials, is arguably the most pivotal generation to the future of retail. By 2026, the majority of Gen Zers will reach adulthood, and their spending power will reach new heights. Retailers and brands need to start establishing relationships with Gen Zers now to ensure success in the years to come. Читать дальше...

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This might come as a shock for those in the Northeast, but summer is just around the corner.

That means we're coming up on the multiplexes being filled with Hollywood's big blockbusters. 

In the coming months that includes titles like "Deadpool 2," "Solo: A Star Wars Story," and "Incredibles 2."

And we can't leave out the movie a decade in the making: "Avengers: Infinity War."

Here are 32 movies we think you should go out and see this summer:

April 27 - “Avengers... Читать дальше...

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• The New York City Council unveiled a budget proposal this week that included $212 million in funding for"Fair Fares." 
• Fair Fares is a program that would offer half-priced metrocards to residents with incomes below the poverty line — which is $23,339 for a family of four.
• If adopted into the city's final budget, roughly 800,000 New Yorkers would save $726 a year.

Roughly 800,000 low-income New Yorkers would save $726 a year... Читать дальше...

The Army is adding more armor to counter Russia, and soldiers are already testing their new tanks out

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• President Donald Trump is getting dragged on Twitter for using the phrase, "Mission Accomplished," following a series of military strikes on Syria.
• People are pointing out parallels between Trump's statement and when former President George W. Bush stood in front of a banner that read, "Mission Accomplished," just six weeks after the US invaded Iraq in 2003.
• The Iraq War dragged on for years after, and the banner went on to symbolize... Читать дальше...

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Among the many ways that drones can transform business operations, few have received as much attention as delivering packages to consumers’ homes. Drones could allow companies to bypass the many challenges involved with the "last mile" of delivery — the last leg of the journey when a package arrives at the customer’s doorstep. Читать дальше...

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• Oil demand is surging.
• Meanwhile, production is falling in many countries.
• OPEC will try to keep the cuts in place through the end of this year.

OPEC’s oil production fell yet again last month, helping to further tighten the oil market.

The group’s collective output fell by a whopping 201,400 barrels per day in March, compared to a month earlier. It was the largest single-month decline since November and it took... Читать дальше...

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• Since the Parkland shooting it has been estimated that almost 50% of school-shooting threats have been made via social media.
• In the weeks following the Parkland incident there were around 70 threats made per day.
• Authorities are struggling to find a way to fairly reprimand those making the threats online, while still respecting their First Amendment rights.
• Some educators feel that, though law enforcement play a valid role, it... Читать дальше...

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The US launched Tomahawk missiles at Syria on Friday night, as part of a coordinated strike with the UK and France.

Alongside the Tomahawks were Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, used for the first time in combat. British Tornado fighter jets launched Storm Shadow missiles, as well.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Large internet companies like Facebook and Alphabet are under scrutiny for how their users' data is handled. 
• Morgan Stanley's equity strategists are among those cautious on internet stocks.
• Instead, they're recommending two subsectors that aren't facing the same turmoil. 

Tech companies have taken a beating in the stock market of late, but Morgan Stanley's equity strategists are cautioning about lumping them together. 

The... Читать дальше...

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Sloths are notoriously slow. Living in rainforests in Central and South America, sloths spend most of their time hanging upside down in the trees, rarely coming down to the ground.

There are two main families of sloths, two-toed sloths, and three-toed sloths, and they all share something in common: They've been around for millions of years – 64 million, to be exact. 

For comparison, modern humans have only been around for about 200,000 years. 

Sloths slowness... Читать дальше...

Bluesound

• Bluesound offers wireless, streaming speakers that compete with Sonos as a higher price point.
• I tested a speaker against my own Sonos system.
• The Bluesound Pulse 2 is a superb choice for about $700.

We're a Sonos family. After literally years of research, I took the plunge in 2017. My first speaker was a Play:5, and a few months ago, I added a Play:1. Another Play:1 and possibly a Play:3 are on the horizon.

But that doesn't mean my immersion in high-end... Читать дальше...

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In the US, the in-store mobile wallet space is becoming increasingly crowded. Most customers have an option provided by their smartphone vendor, like Apple, Android, or Samsung Pay. But those are often supplemented by a myriad of options from other players, ranging from tech firms like PayPal, to banks and card issuers, to major retailers and restaurants. Читать дальше...

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• Large distribution companies such as 'MindGeek' have a growing monopoly over the adult film market.
• This creates a financial predicament for small-scale producers. As a result, an increasing number of films are being produced offshore in a 'sweatshop' style.
• The wages for adult film stars have declined and there is an increased pressure to engage in dangerous sexual acts in order to earn a greater income.

Stephanie Clifford... Читать дальше...