Новости за 17.04.2018

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• The battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) came to a head recently with congressional hearings and oral arguments in a court battle over the agency's leadership.
• Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director and acting head of the CFPB, defended his alleged "gutting" of the bureau in his first public face-off with the agency's creator, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
• Meanwhile, a senior official at the CFPB whom the former director named as his successor... Читать дальше...

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• Apple has removed from the App Store a controversial app that poses as a calculator and allows users to hide secret photos.
• The Calculator% app is popular with teenagers, but has been criticised by child welfare experts and is part of an investigation by British police.
• The app is also not available on Android, but a number of imitations can be downloaded.

Apple appears to have removed from the App Store a controversial app... Читать дальше...

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• A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 suffered an uncontained engine failure.
• A ground stop was issued for Philadelphia International Airport following the incident. 

A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after one of its engines suffered a major mid-flight failure.

The failure, which caused the front of the engine to disintegrate, sprayed shrapnel that penetrated the cabin of the Boeing 737-700, causing the jet to depressurize. Читать дальше...

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• Parts of the Internal Revenue Service's online filing system are down.
• Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday that "a number of systems are unavailable at the moment."
• Tuesday is Tax Day, the deadline for taxpayers to file their 2017 federal taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online tax return filing platform is experiencing technical issues on Tuesday, the same day that federal tax filings are due. Читать дальше...

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• Some people are afraid of commitment.
• It can be hard to tell whether this fear is temporary or if it's an essential characteristic of the person you are dating.
• Here are nine expert-approved ways to deal with a partner's fear of commitment in a healthy way — including how to know when it's time to leave.

Would you stay with someone you knew you would never commit to you? Many wouldn't. But still, it can be hard to leave someone you really like... Читать дальше...

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• Russia's only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, will be undergoing a repair and refitting overhaul for the next three years.
• The carrier is known for being outdated and plagued with technical problems.
• Breakdowns have caused the loss of at least two of its jets during its deployment to Syria.
• Admiral Kuznetsov's shortcomings are reflections of Russia's complicated history with aircraft carriers, which started during the Cold War. Читать дальше...

Pornhub

• Pornhub has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments for its subscription-based service.
• The cryptocurrency is called Verge, a "privacy-focused" digital currency that emphasizes anonymity. 
• Two of Pornhub's affiliate sites, Brazzers and Nutaku, will also accept payments in Verge.

Pornhub is now accepting payments for its premium content in a cryptocurrency called Verge, a "privacy-focused" digital currency which was created in 2014 under... Читать дальше...

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At the very beginning of a new relationship, it's not uncommon for people to be on their best behavior, so to speak, and to be overly conscientious and hide any characteristics that they view as flaws. As time goes on, however, people tend to sort of revert back to how they really are. They get more comfortable in the relationship, perhaps, and start to show people their personality, bad habits and all.

There are some relationship behaviors, however, that experts... Читать дальше...

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• An endangered western lowland gorilla named Calaya just gave birth to her son Moke at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. 
• Moments after the birth, Calaya is seen cradling her newborn and showering him with kisses.
• Moke is the first gorilla to be born at the National Zoo in nine years. 

It turns out humans and primates have the same reaction to becoming overwhelmed with love when giving birth to a baby. In an incredible video from Washington DC’s Smithsonian National Zoo... Читать дальше...

Cancer-linked substances are everywhere.

Sometimes it can feel downright unavoidable: Californians now have to read cancer warnings as they sip their morning coffees, and the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer keeps a running tally of things that definitely cause cancer, seem to cause cancer, and might cause cancer. 

All cancer is a result of damage or genetic mutations in our DNA. It fundamentally affects the way cells grow and divide, changing them in perverse ways. Читать дальше...

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• Blake Lively has a robust career as an actress.
• On Saturday, the actor revealed on Instagram that she has a second job as a home designer.
•  Lively decorates her friends' homes for free.
• It's relatively unsurprising, as the actor has referenced her love of design before.

Since her days as Serena van der Woodsen on "Gossip Girl," Blake Lively has proven herself to be a bona fide actor. But as it turns out, the... Читать дальше...

It takes years and a series of trials to get to the NBA level of officiating. Zach Zarba is a 15-year NBA referee. Like many professional referees, he started by refereeing little kids and eventually moved up to the high school and college levels. Now he shares the court with the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Following is a transcript of the video. 

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• McDonald's franchisees must make an initial investment of between $1 million and $2.2 million. 
• McDonald's charges a $45,000 franchisee fee and an ongoing monthly service fee equal to 4% of gross sales.
• Franchisees must also pay rent to the company, which is a percentage of monthly sales.

Owning a McDonald's franchise can be a lucrative business, but it requires a lot of cash. 

The average McDonald's restaurant generates $2.6 million in sales annually... Читать дальше...

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The last day to file your tax return is Tuesday — it's time to check this lingering task off your to-do list. 

If you don't file and pay your taxes, the things that could happen to you may cause far more than a headache.

Julius Green, tax partner and leader of Baker Tilly's tax practice in the Philadelphia region, explained to Business Insider the potential consequences of letting the deadline come and go without filing.

Granted, you aren't guaranteed to suffer these consequences... Читать дальше...

 New York City's public transit is long over-due for repairs and suffers from over-crowding largely due to the city's ever-growing population. On Monday, for example, New York commuters shared videos and photos of rain pouring into subway platforms, creating waterfalls in some stations.

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• Porn star Stormy Daniels released the sketch of the man she said threatened her in a parking lot in 2011.
• The internet was torn over who the man looked like.
• Some said Tom Brady, others said Willem Dafoe.

Porn star Stormy Daniels took to ABC's "The View" with her attorney, Michael Avenatti, and released a sketch of the man she said threatened her in a parking lot in 2011 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with President Donald Trump. Читать дальше...

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As headlines like "Amazon Is Secretly Becoming a Bank" and "Google Wants to Be a Bank Now" increasingly crop up in the news, tech giants are coming into the spotlight as the next potential payments disruptors.

And with these firms' broad reach and hefty resources, the possibility that they'll descend on financial services is a hard narrative to shy away from. To mitigate potential losses under this scenario, traditional players will have to grasp not only the level of the threat... Читать дальше...

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• Porn star Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch of a man she said threatened her to keep quiet about an sexual relationship she claims she had with the president a decade ago.
• Daniels' attorney told ABC's "The View" on Tuesday that there is a $100,000 reward for correctly identifying the unknown man.
• "Nothing was alarming about the way he looked, at first," Daniels told "The View," adding that the man was "sort of handsome."

Porn star... Читать дальше...

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• An endangered western lowland gorilla named Calaya just gave birth to her son Moke at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. 
• Moments after the birth, Calaya is seen cradling her newborn and showering him with kisses.
• Moke is the first male gorilla to be born at the National Zoo in nine years. 

It turns out humans and primates have the same reaction to becoming overwhelmed with love when giving birth to a baby. In an incredible video... Читать дальше...

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Apple's wireless earbuds, called AirPods, are one of my favorite gadgets right now — and one of my favorite Apple products ever.

That said, AirPods are not for everyone.

Here are 5 reasons you should consider Apple's wired $30 EarPods instead of the company's $160 AirPods:

1. The price is right with EarPods.

EarPods cost $30.

AirPods cost $160.

2. Music playback is more limited with AirPods. Читать дальше...

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• Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is pulling out of Japan, the company announced Tuesday. 
• The news comes as Japanese regulators ramp up oversight over the country's crypto exchanges. 

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange operators in the world, is pulling out of Japan, the company announced in a statement Tuesday. 

The pull out comes as regulators in the country ramp up oversight efforts after the $500 million hack of Coincheck... Читать дальше...

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• Tyra Banks' hit reality television show "America's Next Top Model" began airing in 2003.
• The show has had 24 seasons ("cycles"), airing on UPN, The CW, and VH1.
• At the end of the competition, the winners are awarded with a modeling contract and magazine feature.
• Here's where the cast is now.

It may be hard to believe, but the reality TV show "America's Next Top Model" began airing 15 years ago. The show has a simple concept... Читать дальше...

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