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• Relationship expert Andrea Syrtash shared some of the top signs that you and your partner could be ready for marriage.
• Those signs include having shared values and goals and having open conversations about sex.
• Ultimately, you and your partner are the only people who can decide whether you're ready to commit long-term.

Today's young couples aren't making rash decisions when it comes to marriage.

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• Chip and Joanna Gaines welcomed the arrival of a baby boy on Saturday morning.
• Chip tweeted this morning that the "Gainses crew is now 1 stronger" and "big momma is doing great!"
• Joanna shared an Instagram photo revealing the name of their new bundle of joy: Crew Gaines. 
• This is the couple's fifth child.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have welcomed a baby boy as the newest member of their family this morning.

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Air Astana is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, operating in 60+ destinations primarily in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
• Though the airline is only 16 years old, it has won a ton of awards. For the last six years, consumer aviation website Skytrax has given it a 4-star rating and named it the best airline in India/Central Asia.
• I decided to fly Air Astana Economy-class cabin on a flight, from Seoul, South Korea to Almaty, Kazakhstan and Almaty to Moscow... Читать дальше...

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• Housing affordability hit its worst level in nearly a decade during the first quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.
• Attom measures affordability by comparing average wages to median home prices to determine the share of income people need to spend on housing.
• Prospective buyers needed to shell out more because mortgage rates rose. The pace of home-price growth actually slowed, according to Attom.

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Mexican officials are ready to stop helping the US fight terrorism and drug trafficking to get back at Trump

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• Taylor Guitars has been in business since the early 1970s.
• It has always defined itself by a culture of innovation in a world where acoustic guitars are based on very old designs.
• It recently pushed the envelope with a new bracing system that's a big departure from what guitar makes have been doing for a century.

Electronic music is all the rage these days, but the most high-tech of America's Big Three guitar makers is proving that the acoustic guitar can keep up. Читать дальше...

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Artificial intelligence (AI), often used as an umbrella term to describe types of technology that can simulate human intelligence, is one of today’s hottest topics across a number of business sectors. AI techniques teach computers to parse data in a contextual manner to provide requested information... Читать дальше...

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• We use acronyms all the time, and in some cases, we don't even realize we're using them.
• You may not know, for example, that Taser stands for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle."
• Other examples include "radar" and "snafu."

Acronyms show up everywhere in our everyday language, from ASAP to BYOB, JFK to ROY G. BIV.

But sometimes, an acronym is so natural-sounding that we forget it even stands for anything in the first place. Читать дальше...

• American leaders regularly meet with authoritarian leaders as equals, whether as partners, allies, or rivals. 
• The key is how those meetings affect status — and in this case, Kim Jong Un came out ahead after the summit in Singapore. 
• Discussing whether the US legitimized a dictator is a difficult accusation to disprove, because it's hard to measure legitimacy — it's also incredibly narcissistic on the US's part to assume we make or break foreign governments. 
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• Finland ranked first in the 2018 World Happiness Report, attributed to its people's trust in national systems and a healthy work-life balance. 
• The happiest countries, the WHR consistently finds, don't perfectly line up with the wealthiest ones.
• The US dropped four spots to No. 18 in this year's report, in part because of weakening social support systems.
• Over the past few decades, policymakers and businesses are increasingly... Читать дальше...

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Glorious news for all privates who’ve ever had to haul a Humvee out of a mud-filled ditch: A brand new wheel designed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’ (DARPA) could make the pain of rough terrain a thing of the past.

As part of the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program to boot the survivability and mobility of Army combat vehicles, DARPA researchers whipped up high-tech Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT) upgrades that “transition from a round... Читать дальше...

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• The Showtime documentary "Love Means Zero" (airing Saturday) looks at the career of tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.
• But the main focus of director Jason Kohn's movie is the relationship Bollettieri had with his star student, Andre Agassi.
• Kohn talked to Business Insider about why he had to have a confrontational relationship with the coach to get the movie he wanted.

In the 1990s, there was no bigger coach in tennis than Nick Bollettieri. Читать дальше...

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• Toronto real estate sales are cooling. 
• But condo prices in the city are not. 
• The median condo price increased more than 9% versus a year ago. 

Toronto real estate sales may be cooling, but that didn’t stop condo prices from hitting a new high.Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show condo prices hit a new record in May, despite slowing sales. The slowing sales are starting to become a drag on price growth, as inventory swells to a multi-month high. Читать дальше...

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Fintech broke onto the scene as a disruptive force following the 2008 crisis, but the industry's influence on the broader financial services system is changing. 

The fintech industry no longer stands clearly apart from financial services proper, and is increasingly growing embedded in mainstream finance. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday morning that the US should start deporting illegal immigrants with no legal process.
• He said those who "invade our Country" will be removed with "no Judges or Court Cases".
• Trump's proposed move would violate immigrants' rights to due process guaranteed by the US Constitution and clarified by the Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday morning that the US should deport immigrants who enter the US illegally with no legal process. Читать дальше...

Deadly violence in Mexico is intensifying, and May set an all-time record

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• NAFTA is generally seen as positive for most segments of US agriculture. 
• Since 1994, US beef exports to Mexico have increased by more than 450%, while exports to Canada have more than doubled.
• Two cattle ranchers in South Dakota have opposing views on Trump's trade policies and how they've impacted the American beef industry. 
• Kenny Fox says people have lost jobs because of NAFTA. 
• Eric Jennings says NAFTA has opened up borders tremendously. Читать дальше...

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Cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers — better known as remittances — are an integral part of societies around the world, especially in developing markets where receiving funds could mean the difference between life and death for families and community who remain behind. This has resulted in a massive global remittance market... Читать дальше...

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• Cryptocurrency markets look like a market bubble that burst in the 1700s. 
• Crypto fever is getting so high that some people are getting addicted.
• There's a hospital in Britain that will treat you.

By the time Louis XIV passed away in 1715, seven decades of his absurd extravagance had nearly bankrupted France.

His reign was marked by constant warfare and the most excessive spending imaginable, from opulent palaces (including Versailles) to a costly welfare state... Читать дальше...

• Research firm Datafiniti recently released a list of the largest fast-food chains in the United States, based on how many locations each has in the country. 
• The study found that Subway is the largest chain. Its locations account for 18.5% of all fast-food restaurants in the US. 
• McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell are also among the largest fast-food chains in the US.

It's true: there are a lot of Subway restaurants in the United States. 

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• The Money Wizard, who goes by "Sean," is a 28-year-old blogger and financial analyst saving and investing his way toward early retirement.
• Sean grew his net worth by more than $100,000 in two years, and he tracked the progress on his blog.
• He says he's learned a few shocking lessons about money so far, like the fact that real wealth comes from learning how to save (without a budget), and then investing that money into wealth-building assets. Читать дальше...