Новости за 15.06.2018

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• Kawhi Leonard reportedly no longer wants to play for the San Antonio Spurs after the two sides had a falling-out over injury management.
• According to one source, the Spurs may have made a misstep when they made public that they had medically cleared Leonard to play, but he was still sitting out.
• One report described the relationship as being "irreparable," with Leonard no longer trusting the Spurs.

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These days, blood-testing startup Theranos is on its last legs. 

But in 2014, the billion-dollar company and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, were on top of the world. Back then, Theranos was a revolutionary idea thought up by a woman hailed as a genius who styled herself as a female Steve Jobs. Holmes was the world's youngest female self-made billionaire, and Theranos was one Silicon Valley's unicorn startups. 

Then it all came crashing down. Читать дальше...

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• Apple is ramping up its self-driving car efforts by hiring an engineer from Google's self-driving company Waymo.
• Jamie Waydo helped make key decisions about when to remove human safety drivers from the company's test fleet in Arizona.
• The company has not made public any products related to self-driving cars, but has made a number of moves indicating that it has an interest in the technology.

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• Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus are pushing President Donald Trump to back their infrastructure bill.
• The bill would require the Agriculture Department to sell distressed assets to private entities, and then direct the Treasury Department use the proceeds from those sales to invest in infrastructure projects in low-income communities.

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In the US, college is so expensive that many have to go into debt to afford it. 

A study by The Brooking Institution found that, of the more than 40 million Americans who have student debt, 14% owe at least $50,000.

But that's not the case everywhere. 

A late 2017 study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) looking at higher education costs throughout the world found that the US has the highest average tuition costs of the 35 OECD member countries. Читать дальше...

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• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is stepping down as CEO as she faces criminal charges. 
• The Department of Justice on Friday charged Holmes and former Theranos president Sunny Balwani with nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 
• Holmes founded the blood-testing company in 2003 and remains the chair of the board.
• Theranos general counsel David Taylor has been named CEO. 

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• President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Friday that "things might get cleaned up" in the Russia investigation "with some presidential pardons."
• Giuliani's comments came after former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was jailed ahead of trial.
• Manafort's odds of flipping went through the roof after he was jailed, experts say, but a possible pardon likely stands in the way of Manafort striking a deal to cooperate with prosecutors. Читать дальше...

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• Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, most likely has one question on his mind after being jailed while he awaits trial: Should he flip?
• "It's one thing to be a stand-up guy and not cooperate with prosecutors when you're out and about," one Justice Department veteran said. "That dynamic changes once the cell door locks and you spend your first night in prison."
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• Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, likely has one question on his mind after being jailed while he awaits trial: should he flip?
• "It's one thing to be a stand-up guy and not cooperate with prosecutors when you're out and about," said one DOJ veteran. "That dynamic changes once the cell door locks and you spend your first night in prison."
• One important factor that could stand in the way of Manafort striking a plea deal is President Trump's pardon power. Читать дальше...

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• Retailer Pretty Little Thing just released its new Chafing Bands that aim protect against thigh chafing.
• People are excited to get their hands on them. 
• Other brands like Bandelettes have similar lines of anti-chafing bands as well.

Summer is finally upon us, which means it's time to bust out those sundresses and skirts from the back of the closet. However, nothing will ruin those good summer vibes more than the discomfort of thigh chafing. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump said Friday that it really doesn't matter if the statement he helped craft to The New York Times about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians was misleading.
• "It’s a statement to The New York Times — the phony, failing New York Times," he said, adding, "That's not a statement to a high tribunal of judges."
• After the meeting was disclosed publicly last year, Donald Trump Jr. initially said its purpose was to discuss Russian adoption policy. Читать дальше...

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the 58-year-old from Iowa farm country who spent a record-breaking 665 days in space, retired from the space agency on Friday.

"I have hit my radiation limit," Whitson told Business Insider during a recent interview. "So not going into space with NASA anymore."

That realization is both melancholic and exciting for the biochemist, who only half-jokingly admits she's still not sure what she's going to do "when I grow... Читать дальше...

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• Cristiano Ronaldo netted a hat trick for Portugal on Sunday, helping his country to a hard-fought 3-3 draw against Spain.
• Ronaldo's first two goals were crucial, but his true brilliance showed on his third — a free kick that was put over the wall and out of reach for the opposing keeper.
• With its toughest test of the group stage now behind them, Portugal looks well-positioned to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.

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KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in a US-Afghan air strike in Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Defence Ministry official said on Friday, a killing likely to ease tension between the United States and Pakistan.

An official at the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan confirmed Fazlullah was killed on Thursday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• GM is reportedly thinking about spinning off its Cruise self-driving division.
• A recent $3.35 billion investment by GM and SoftBank valued Cruise at $11.5 billion. GM's market capitalization is just over $50 billion.
• GM acquired Cruise in 2016.
• Wall Street has been agitating for GM to unlock valuable parts of the company.

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• Special counsel Robert Mueller's team accused Paul Manafort of "foldering," a technique used by drug cartels and terrorist groups to secretly communicate with witnesses.
• Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, was sent to jail on Friday to await trial.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team accused Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, of "foldering," a technique used by drug cartels... Читать дальше...

Drei Tore hat Cristiano Ronaldo für Portugal gegen Spanien geschossen — und sorgte so fast im Alleingang für ein Remis zwischen den beiden Mannschaften. Trotzdem haben sich viele Zuschauer von seinem Verhalten auf dem Platz gestört gefühlt. „Grauenvoll“, kommentiert ein Twitternutzer.

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• A host of a news show on state-run channel Russia 24 declared "Crimea is ours! Trump is ours!" following a report that US President Donald Trump suggested Crimea is part of Russia. 
• Crimea, formerly part of Ukraine, was invaded and annexed by Russia in 2014. 
• BuzzFeed reported that during a dinner at the G7 summit Trump claimed Crimea is rightfully part of Russia because everyone there speaks Russian.

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• In honor Eid al-Fitr, black Muslims are sharing selfies using the hashtag #blackouteid.
• The hashtag was started by Aamina Mohamed four years ago to show how black Muslims celebrate Eid.
• Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

The the fourth year in a row, black Muslims are sharing selfies across social media using the hashtag #blackouteid. The hashtag was originally created by Aamina Mohamed, and is used by black Muslims across the world to show how they celebrate Eid.

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• Spain goalkeeper David de Gea let a shot from Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo go right through his hands and into goal in a World Cup match. 
• Such a mistake is highly unusual for de Gea, one of the most decorated and celebrated goalkeepers in the game. 
• Twitter users enjoyed poking fun at de Gea's mistake and comparing it to other infamous goalkeeping mishaps. 
• The match ended in a draw. 

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Stocks stumbled Friday after the Trump administration slapped China with hefty tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods, prompting retaliation and stoking a trade battle between the world's largest economies. Crude oil slid ahead of next week's meeting among oil-supply-cutting countries. The dollar and Treasury yields struggled to find direction. 

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• Fires, hurricanes, floods, tornados, and other natural disasters are becoming increasingly common in the US.
• But only three in ten American families have an emergency preparedness kit, while 42% of Americans say they're not at all prepared for disaster, a recent poll from Business Insider partner MSN found.
• In these 16 states, a significant portion of the population are woefully unprepared.

The vast majority of Americans are unprepared or underprepared for a natural disaster.

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• Things to do before you turn 50 include providing mentorship to someone else, learning how to detect a lie, and tempering your expectations around relationships.
• We put together a list of nine skills you should master by the time you enter your sixth decade of life, based on science, expert opinion, and other sources.
• Each one will help you become the very best version of yourself.

Approaching midlife can be scary.

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• Queen Elizabeth reportedly gave Meghan Markle a pair of pearl studs.
• They both wore them to their first public event together.
• It's unclear whether they came from her personal collection or not.

Move over friendship bracelets, because the queen just upped the ante. Numerous publications confirmed with Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth gifted Meghan Markle a pair of earrings before their royal visit to Cheshire, UK.

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