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• Chemistry problems and locker-room tension beset the US men's national team's doomed World Cup qualifying campaign, according to a new ESPN report.
• The report identifies two significant sources of tension as the defender Geoff Cameron and disagreements with a contingent of German-American players within the program.
• Furthermore, figures connected to the program told ESPN that the team had lost its fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude that was once its hallmark. Читать дальше...

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• Police say a suspect has been arrested following a shooting near the route of an annual marathon in downtown San Diego.
• There was a heavy police response following reports of a shooting not far from City Hall shortly before noon.

Police say a suspect has been arrested following a shooting near the route of an annual marathon in downtown San Diego.

Officials said Sunday that there is no threat to the community and the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon... Читать дальше...

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The media landscape is almost shifting more quickly than consumers can keep up.

But certain trends have emerged that will carry the media industry into the future.

For the past eight years, IGNITION, Business Insider’s flagship conference, has collected the best minds in media and technology to share what they see as the future. Through unscripted interviews, cutting-edge demos, and insights from industry pioneers, attendees learn what key trends to be aware of and what... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump's lawyers are gambling with the special counsel Robert Mueller as they prepare to duke it out with him in either Congress or the courts.
• The defense plans to take an aggressive legal approach to Mueller if he seeks to compel Trump to testify in the Russia probe, but legal scholars are highly doubtful Trump's lawyers would be successful in fending off a grand jury subpoena.
• Trump and his lawyers are also preparing for... Читать дальше...

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• Even if you're always tired in the mornings, you might still not be a night owl.
• Plenty of so-called night owls are actually just going to bed too late.
• Sleep procrastinators are usually distracted by their phones or computers, but they're not creating the same high-quality work that true night owls make at night. 
• Productivity expert Laura Vanderkam shared how to determine if you're a night owl or if you're just procrastinating going to bed. Читать дальше...

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• Stephen Curry is a respected and popular player in the NBA, but some of the league's other top stars, including LeBron James, have been irritated by his rise, according to a 2017 report.
• Some NBA stars reportedly felt annoyed by Curry's rise and that he seemed immune to criticism from the sports world.
• Curry was reportedly aware of this feeling and was confused by it, feeling he had proven himself as one of the NBA's best players.

Stephen Curry is one of the best... Читать дальше...

Bungie

• Bungie plans to reveal the big September expansion to Destiny 2 on June 5 at 12 p.m. ET in a Twitch live stream.
• Destiny fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the September expansion, hoping it fixes some of the biggest issues with the game in the same way The Taken King expansion in 2015 drastically improved the first Destiny game.
• How Bungie communicates the new changes this week during the live stream, and the following week at E3 2018, the biggest gaming show in the world... Читать дальше...

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• Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning were paired together during the pro-am portion of Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament.
• During a previous round of golf, Manning mercilessly trash-talked Woods about losing his No. 1 ranking to Rory McIlroy, noting he even had to change his in-game audibles.
  
• Woods quickly regained his No. 1 ranking and called Manning to make sure he switched the audibles back.
  

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning were... Читать дальше...

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• Singapore's Changi International Airport has been ranked the top airport in the world for six years running.
• It has impressive amenities like a free movie theater, a butterfly garden, a rooftop swimming pool, and 24-hour spas, but it's the airport's cleanliness and efficiency that the average traveler will notice most.
• On a recent visit, I went from check-in through security to my boarding gate in 15 minutes and found the airport's new Terminal 4 to be thoughtful... Читать дальше...

• The word "fascism" has been used a lot after Donald Trump was elected as President of the US — but it's imperative to ask: What counts as fascism? 
• Today, we often think of it as a political ailment that afflicts only a small number of pathological cases — we try to identify who "counts" or doesn't "count" as fascist, as if they are on trial.
• But, it's not a spontaneous transformation in specific people. Fascism develops as part of a larger, open-ended process.
• It's... Читать дальше...

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• Succulent poachers are a growing problem in Northern California seaside communities.
• Thieves are unearthing a succulent commonly known as "bluff lettuce" from its native habitat and shipping it in bulk overseas, where the plant is seen as a luxury.
• In South Korea and China, one plant will sell for up to $50 on the black market.
• Poachers who are caught can be fined at least $1,000 and sentenced to up to six months in jail. Читать дальше...

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• More than 3,800 stores are set to close across the US in 2018. 
• Retailers including Walgreens, Toys R Us, and Gap are closing hundreds of stores each. 
• A retail apocalypse is ripping through the industry, leaving clearance sales and empty malls in its wake.

The retail apocalypse has descended on America. More than 3,800 stores are expected to close across the country this year.

Department stores like Macy's... Читать дальше...

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• Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that President Donald Trump should not testify in the Russia investigation because "our recollection keeps changing."
• Giuliani said that is he leaning towards not recommending Trump to interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that President Donald Trump should not testify in the Russia probe because "our recollection keeps changing" about certain incidents that the special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating ... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

Tech-driven disruption in the insurance industry continues at pace, and we're now entering a new phase — the adaptation of underlying business models. 

That's leading to ongoing changes in the distribution segment of the industry, but more excitingly, we are starting to see movement in the fundamentals of insurance — policy creation, underwriting, and claims management. 

This report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service... Читать дальше...

Uniqlo

• GU, a Uniqlo subsidiary, dropped a collaboration with former Louis Vuitton designer Kim Jones.
• One pair of pants has alternate colors that draws attention to your crotch.
• Everyone is making fun of it.

Former Louis Vuitton designer Kim Jones just dropped a new collaboration with GU, a budget-minded branch of Uniqlo in Japan. And people are baffled by one particular item on the new menswear line.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, Emily Best, shares her experience trying to get her company funded over the course of several years. It did not go the way she expected.
• She received a term sheet from her dream VC, but the offer was reportedly so terrible it was insulting.
• Another large investor that said they were interested in leading a $2M round on a $10M valuation went silent, and she never heard back from them again. 
• One of her struggles was meeting with the right investors... Читать дальше...

CBS New York

• A small plane crashed off the coast of Long Island in New York on Saturday, CBS New York reports.
• According to the station, two of the four passengers on the plane have been confirmed dead, while the other two were missing as of Saturday evening.
• The crash reportedly occurred during a storm that prevented the plane from staying in contact with an airport control tower. 
• The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board... Читать дальше...

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• Gaza is projected to not be livable by 2020, according to a United Nations report that was published in 2012.
• The most important motive for the marches of tens of thousands of Palestinians toward the Gaza-Israel border was anger at the terrible conditions in which Gazans live.
• Israel has confined Gaza for more than 11 years, and the Gazan people are suffering from a shortage of electricity, lack of water, and the inability to travel. Читать дальше...

Adidas

Soccer (or football, depending on where you are in the world) isn't just the beautiful game on the pitch, it's often a stylish one as well. As the world's most popular game, and one played in just about every country, soccer uniforms naturally come in a vast array of styles and colors. 

This year's World Cup will certainly be no exception to that rule. Team's like Brazil will be going with a simple yet classic design, a yellow shirt with blue shorts, while Germany's uniforms... Читать дальше...

Skip

• Skip, a new e-scooter company, already has scooters in Washington D.C. and plans to expand into San Francisco.
• Unlike Bird, LimeBikes, and Spin, Skip is the only scooter company that hasn't been issued a cease and desist letter from city officials.
• Sanjay Dastoor, the company's CEO, tells Business Insider he wants to work with cities, rather than "asking for forgiveness"

Before hundreds of electric scooters appeared on San Francisco streets in April... Читать дальше...

• At least 44 migrants have drowned in two separate incidents after their boats sank off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey on Sunday.
• In a third incident, one migrant drowned and at least 240 more were rescued from 11 small boats by Spain's maritime rescue service.
• At least 1,178 migrants have died worldwide in 2018 through May 28, with at least 660 of the deaths occurring in the Mediterranean.

At least 44 migrants have drowned in two separate incidents after... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here.

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.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

See Also:

• The fintech ecosystem explained
• THE FINTECH REGULATION REPORT... Читать дальше...

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• Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that shutting down special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation could be an impeachable offense for President Donald Trump.
• Trump has reportedly tried to fire Mueller and end the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump's lead attorney Rudy Giuliani said that shutting down the special counsel's Russia investigation could be an impeachable offense for the president. Читать дальше...

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• A dog died during a short layover in Detroit during a Delta flight.
• The dog was reported discovered with vomit and fluids in its cage and a bloody blanket.
• The owner blames Delta for the death.
• Delta told INSIDER it's investigating the incident.

A dog died during a layover in Detroit on a Delta flight from Phoenix to Newark on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the airline told CNN. Delta said it's investigating the incident.See... Читать дальше...