Новости за 17.04.2018

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• Research suggests that there is a scientific reason why old pages in a book smell so good to some people.
• As books decompose over time, they emit a smell that comes from volatile organic compounds.
• When you don't know the name of a scent, you tend to associate with something more familiar to you.

Do you like to have your nose in a book? No, we’re not talking figuratively. Something about the scent of old books can perk up any bookworm. Читать дальше...

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• Jerome Hamon of France is the first person in the world to receive a second face transplant, something that's led French media to refer to him as the "man with three faces."
• Hamon's first transplant needed to be replaced when his body started to reject it six years after he received it.
• Organ transplants always come with the risk that the immune system will react to them.
• Fortunately, Hamon's second face transplant seems to have been a success so far. Читать дальше...

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• "Direct to consumer" genetics tests have soared in popularity in recent years as the cost of genetics sequencing has plummeted.
• AncestryDNA, Helix, and 23andMe are some of the companies offering the tests.
• But 23andMe is the only one with approval from the Food and Drug Administration to include information about breast-cancer risk based on three mutations on the BRCA 1 and 2 genes.
• Experts say a "negative" result on 23andMe's... Читать дальше...

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• Acne remedies that use salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, while helpful for tackling troubled spots, can cause greater damage in the long run. 
• Exfoliating beads can inflame your skin causing redness and irritation. 
• Foundations often have silicone, a pore-clogging ingredient. 

If you're prone to breakouts, you probably have an arsenal of products to treat them, but not all are actually helpful. These are the 10 ingredients that could be making your acne worse. Читать дальше...

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• ESPN brought Brett Favre in to audition as Jon Gruden's replacement as a commentator for 'Monday Night Football,' but he failed his audition and is no longer a candidate for the role. 
• Peyton Manning was also a top candidate for the role, but will not be taking it. 
• Other possibilities for the job include Rex Ryan and a pair of current NFL tight ends. 

Brett Favre was considered a potential replacement for Jon Gruden... Читать дальше...

• Google's AIY Projects program — a combination of DIY (do it yourself) and AI (artificial intelligence) — have announced a revamped set of build-it-yourself kits, aiming to bring computer science and programming to the masses.
• The kits include all the tech, accessories, and instructions required to build a voice-activated speaker or an image-recognizing camera, both powered by Google AI.

Google just released a new and revamped selection of build-it-yourself AI... Читать дальше...

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• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki addressed the site's video creators in a blog post for the first time since a shooting attack on the company's headquarters.
• She recognized that YouTube's efforts to purge site of offensive material was hard on some creators 

For the first time since the shooting at YouTube headquarters earlier this month, CEO Susan Wojcicki addressed the video service's creator community and spoke about the future. Читать дальше...

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• On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after one of its engines failed and caused an explosion that sent shrapnel into the cabin.
• One passenger died as a result of the accident and seven received minor injuries, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
• NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said the death was the first on a US passenger airline in over nine years. Читать дальше...

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• Hilary Duff joins the growing list of celebrities to post a makeup-free selfie on Instagram.
• The actress shared the photo to her Instagram story on Monday with the caption, "NO MAKEUP MONDAY."
• She looks gorgeous with or without makeup.

As someone who started in show business when she was 6 years old, Hilary Duff has spent two decades being poked and prodded by hairstylists and makeup artists until she was fully glammed and ready for her closeup. Читать дальше...

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Chauffeured around in a sleek black pick-up, the head of Venezuela's oil industry, Major General Manuel Quevedo, last month toured a joint venture with US major Chevron.

Flanked by other trucks carrying security guards, Quevedo passed a handful of workers waiting by an oil well cluster. They wanted a word with the OPEC nation's oil minister and president of its state-run oil firm, PDVSA, about the sorry state of the company.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• BuzzFeed published a video that appeared to show former US President Barack Obama cursing and calling President Donald Trump names, but revealed the clip was actually fabricated using emerging video-editing technology.
• The voice of director and actor Jordan Peele was actually used in the video, which had been inserted into an original clip of Obama, effectively creating a "deepfake" — aka a video of someone saying or doing something that didn't happen. Читать дальше...

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• An incident in a military base in Syria earlier this year resulted in the death of an estimated 100 Russian private armed forces.
• Russia denied involvement in the deployment of these private combat providers.
• The continued use of PMSCs (private military and security contractors) in the current Syrian conflict threatens to exacerbate interstate rivalries and potentially start a war between major powers.

Russian and Syrian... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump confirmed that the US and North Korea are already conducting talks.
• Trump said the talks are happening at "extremely high levels."
• The talks come ahead of a potential meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US has already started speaking directly with North Korea ahead of a proposed meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. Читать дальше...

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• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, might be the cause of the latest E. coli outbreak.
• So far, there have been 35 cases of E. coli in 11 states and 22 individuals were hospitalized.
• Three of the people who were hospitalized ended up developing a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
• Health officials are warning the public to avoid consuming romaine lettuce for the time being. Читать дальше...

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• Apple Music will lead all of Apple's services in revenue, according to Macquarie's Ben Schachter.
• But its elevated cost structure means it will only contribute 3.4% of all of Apple's service business profits. 
• Watch Apple stock in real time here.

Apple Music will bring in more revenue than any other Apple service, but won't really help the company's bottom line.  

Wall Street has recently located Apple's services business... Читать дальше...

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• Tuesday was Tax Day 2018, the last day for taxpayers to file their 2017 tax returns.
• Republicans spent the day touting the positive effects of their new tax reform law.
• Democrats, on the other hand, attacked the GOP law as a hand out to corporations and the wealthy.

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats waged an all out war over the new tax law on Tuesday, as Americans met the deadline to file their taxes under the old system for the last time. Читать дальше...

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• Tyra Banks recently opened up to Business Insider about the difficulties she faced as a young model with body image and weight.
• At the height of her high fashion career, she was called "too big" by designers during Milan Fashion Week.
• Banks naturally broke down, but said her mother gave her the tools for body positivity and the "strategy to get around all of that hardship."
• Banks went on to become a Victoria's Secret Angel and land... Читать дальше...

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IBM shares fell more than 5% on Tuesday after the company announced its first quarter 2018 earnings. 

IBM actually beat analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings per share for the quarter, but Wall Street didn't take lightly to its $0.04 miss on expectations for full-year 2018 earnings per share. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Stocks rose for a second day Tuesday on better-than-expected earnings reports and as markets shrugged off the latest rise in US-China trade war tensions. The S&P 500 rallied nearly 1.25%, led by Netflix. 

Here's the scoreboard: See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Sun Country Airlines left dozens of passengers stranded in Mexico over the weekend.
• A blizzard at the airline's home base in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport forced Sun Country to cancel dozens of flights.
• Including the last of its seasonal flights to Mexico, stranding the passengers.
• The airline has offered passenger a full refund of their round-trip airfare. 

Sun Country Airlines is telling dozens of angry... Читать дальше...

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• Sometimes, it’s tough to tell if someone is in love with you.
• However, some relationship experts believe that there are ways to tell if someone has stronger feelings than you may realize.
• With a bit of detective work, you can look for behaviors that indicate that a person secretly loves you.

Sometimes, a person right in front of you may be in love with you, but you don’t realize it. Perhaps you’re friends who hang out... Читать дальше...

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• An Indiana State Trooper on Monday pulled over an SUV loaded with over 78 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of about $250,000. 
• "Somebody's 4/20 is canceled," the police tweeted.
• Medicinal and recreational pot aren't legal in Indiana. 

Indiana State police said Monday that a trooper pulled over a Ford Expedition for weaving outside of traffic lanes. 

It turned out to be more than a traffic stop. Inside the vehicle... Читать дальше...

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• Discovering the "normal" time that sex is supposed to last is difficult because it is not something people tend to monitor and those that take notice might oversell their time. 
• A study timed 500 couples to determine what was normal, but they found that the average time ranged from 33 seconds to 44 minutes. 
• The average time sex normally lasts comes out to 5.4 minutes. 

If you’re a non-scientist, you might have once asked yourself... Читать дальше...

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• You don't have to spend a fortune on skin care products to get a glowing complexion. 
• Eating lean proteins, fatty acids, and antioxidants can help your skin glow.
• INSIDER spoke with dermatologists and a nutritionist to find out what the best foods are for your skin.

There may be some truth to the saying you are what you eat — at least when it comes to your skin. In addition to getting plenty of sleep, managing stress, and wearing sunscreen... Читать дальше...