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• The Pentagon on Friday announced it's giving $200 million to Ukraine to bolster its defenses as its conflict with pro-Russian separatists rages on. 
• This move comes as President Donald Trump continues to face backlash over a recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
• The conflict in Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of roughly 10,000 people, including 3,000 civilians, and displaced roughly 1.7 million. 

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• Emelia Holden, a 21-year-old waitress, was groped by a customer while at work in Savannah, Georgia.
• Holden grabbed the man and body-slammed him into a nearby counter, screaming “You don’t touch me, motherf----!”  
• Police arrived and arrested the man and charged him with sexual battery.  

Emelia Holden, a waitress at Vinnie Van Go-Go’s in Savannah, Georgia fought back when a man groped her while she was working.

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• Hollywood's top stars had to get their start somewhere. 
• While you may not have watched "Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place," you'll definitely recognize Ryan Reynolds.
• Here's where some of your favorite A-listers got their start. 

Everyone starts somewhere. Talented actors come from all walks of life, and each of their journeys is worth telling, considering the result. Who wouldn't want to be a famous star in movies? Well, we're here to remember... Читать дальше...

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Flight attendants and crew members are packing magicians. With hectic, unpredictable schedules that often times require flying around the world and back across the span of days, they have perfected what gives even the most seasoned travelers a headache: the art packing efficiently.

"Airline crews also learn to pack QUICKLY," Patrick Smith, an airline pilot, blogger, and author of Cockpit Confidential, told INSIDER. "If I’m headed out on a six-day assignment, I... Читать дальше...

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Digital disruption is affecting every aspect of the fintech industry.

Over the past five years, fintech has established itself as a fundamental part of the global financial services ecosystem.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Fintech could be bigger than ATMs, PayPal, and Bitcoin combined
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This innovative adhesive solution could aid in wound closure and a broad range of medical procedures. Following is a transcript of the video. 

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On July 12, US soldiers and sailors and foreign counterparts blew up a retired US warship roughly 60 miles north of Hawaii, bludgeoning the decommissioned USS Racine with missiles and torpedoes as a part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise, a series of drills attended by 25,000 personnel from 25 countries around the Pacific between June 27 and August 2.

A few days before, the fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii carried out a much... Читать дальше...

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• Krispy Kreme announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Insomnia Cookies on Friday.
• Insomnia Cookies is now part of JAB Holdings' coffee and café empire, which includes Krispy Kreme, Panera, Au Bon Pain, and Keurig.
• Insomnia Cookies started in 2003 and has since grown to over 135 locations, most of which are near college campuses. 
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FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is arriving in growing numbers in Europe, and is poised to play a much broader role in missile defense and other warfare plans than conventional fighters, according to US and European officials.

After years of technical challenges and program delays, the F-35, the world's most expensive arms program, is rapidly gaining a foothold in the United States and Europe.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Immigrant children described in first-hand accounts being hungry, abused, and fearful at border facilities.
• The testimonies are part of a long-running lawsuit over the way the government treats detained immigrant children.
• The Justice Department has defended conditions in the facilities, pointing to a recent government report declaring the conditions meet the proper standards.

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• Inventor Richard Browning flew a jet suit inspired by "Iron Man" over London.
• The jet suit can reach a speed of 32 mph and fly as high as 12,000 feet.   
• The suit is available at Selfridges, a London department store, for £340,000 ($445,860).

Your dreams of owning Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit have finally come true.

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NOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'

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• North Korea's economy saw its sharpest decline in two decades last year.
• The United Nations tightened sanctions against the country in August.
• The sanctions look poised to remain in place until North Korea makes moves toward denuclearization.

The North Korean economy saw its steepest decline in 20 years in 2017, according to South Korea's central bank, as the isolated country faces mounting sanctions.

Real gross domestic product in North Korea fell by 3.

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Andrew Lincoln has made it official.

The "Walking Dead" star has confirmed he will be leaving the AMC zombie series during season nine.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• A transgender woman claims that a CVS pharmacist refused to fill her hormone prescription, giving no explanation for his refusal.
• Hilde Hall detailed her experience in a blog post for the ACLU, which has since gained traction online.
• In her post, Hall claimed that she reached out to CVS multiple times but got no response.
• She also wrote that she has since filed a complaint with the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.
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• Disney has fired the director James Gunn from the third "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie because of old offensive tweets of his that recently resurfaced.
• "The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio's values, and we have severed our business relationship with him," Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn said in a statement. 

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Vielleicht werden Historiker in ein paar Jahrzehnten auf Angela Merkels Kanzlerschaft zurückblicken und sich wundern. Die Frau war die ganze Zeit im falschen Amt gefangen, könnten sie dann schreiben. Statt Kanzlerin hätte sie Bundespräsidentin werden sollen.

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• The payments ecosystem is undergoing a period of digital transformation, which will spur tremendous growth in money moved around the globe in the next five years.
• Consumers and businesses will make 841 billion noncash transactions worldwide in 2023, up from 577 billion in 2018.
• The next five years will mark a pivotal transformation in how companies and consumers handle payments.

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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...