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• Lil Tay apologized for using the N-word in her new reality TV series "Life With Lil Tay."
• Her brother said that African-Americans they worked with at the time said it would be OK.
• "I never thought that you guys would be racist," Lil Tay's mother said.
• The show appears to be an attempt to re-calibrate the direction of the 9-year-old Instagram influencer's brand, but it's not clear where she's going.

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• Harvard researchers released a study that shows Hurricanes Irma and Maria influenced natural selection in lizards.
• They went to Turks and Caicos before the storms to study the relatively unknown Turks and Caicos anole, a small brown lizard endemic to the area.
• They returned after the storms to see if there were some lizards more suited to surviving the hurricanes than others — and they discovered there are.
• The surviving populations had significantly larger toe pads... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he struck a deal with European Union officials to avoid a full-blown trade war, causing stocks to soar.
• The EU will import more American soybeans and natural gas, adjust regulations to help medical devices be traded more easily, and both sides will decrease industrial tariffs.
• The EU threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of US goods if the talks failed. 

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People often talk about sexual orientation, but you might not be aware that romantic orientation is also a thing.

In a society obsessed with dating shows, royal weddings, celebrity romances, and Insta-worthy proposals, it can be be hard to imagine a purely platonic existence. However, a growing number of people are identifying as "aromantic," or not interested in romance at all.

Here are a few key things you need to know about being aromantic. It's worth noting... Читать дальше...

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• Qualcomm will not renew its 2-year-old bid to acquire its Dutch competitor NXP for $44 billion. 
• The US semiconductor company has been stuck in a regulatory standoff. China is the last of nine global regulatory bodies left to approve the deal. 
• In June, it looked like China would approve the deal, but it has since gone silent as tensions heated up with President Trump. 
• The deal could still go through, if China approves it at the last minute. Читать дальше...

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• AMD reported earnings that topped analyst expectations on Wednesday.
• Shares climbed more than 5% following the announcement.
• Follow AMD's stock price in real-time here. 

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that topped Wall Street expectations, sending the stock soaring more than 5% in after-hours trading. 

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• Lauren Taylor took to Facebook to share her experience of finding a mountain lion in her Oregon home. 
• The animal slept behind a sofa for more than six hours before leaving her home. 
• Taylor explained that she sent "telepathic routes" of her home in an effort to help guide the mountain lion out of her home. 

A woman in Oregon said she used telepathy, a ‘loving gaze’ and a high "frequency", among other tactics, to get a mountain... Читать дальше...

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• Goldman Sachs has named Erika Irish Brown its new chief diversity officer.
• Brown comes to Goldman from Bloomberg.
• She replaces Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri, who joined private equity firm TPG in June. 

Goldman Sachs has hired Erika Irish Brown as its new chief diversity officer, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider on Wednesday. 

Brown joins the bank from Bloomberg, where she served as their first-ever diversity and inclusion officer. Читать дальше...

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• Smart home systems that rich people use are wildly different from the Amazon Alexa you may have just bought for your home.
• Oprah Winfrey has a radiant heat system that automatically melts snow off of her winter home's driveway, while Mark Zuckerberg's custom AI-powered specialty app acts as his own personal butler voiced by actor Morgan Freeman.
• Here are the major differences in the smart home systems owned by rich people.

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The Army is engineering high-tech autonomy kits designed to give “robot” tanks and other armored combat vehicles an ability to operate with little or no human intervention, bringing new tactical and operational dimensions to the future of ground combat.

Unmanned systems, utilized in a fast-evolving, high-threat ground combat operation, could enable robot vehicles to carry supplies, test enemy defenses and even fire weapons — all while manned vehicles operate at a safer distance.See... Читать дальше...

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• Signs of high intelligence, according to scientists, include being really funny and (go figure!) procrastinating a lot.
• Some of those indicators are listed on a Quora thread, "What are the common traits of highly intelligent people?"
• We rounded up 13 of those signs below — so you can see which ones describe you.

It's only human to want to know how you stack up against your peers.

That's especially true when it comes to intelligence. Читать дальше...

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• IBM senior vice president Bridget van Kralingen is known for creating and leading IBM's blockchain business.
• But she started her career as an industrial psychologist.
• In a recent interview, she offered some great tidbits on what bosses need to understand about human behavior.

In the tech world, IBM senior vice president Bridget van Kralingen is known for creating and leading IBM's blockchain business. Because of van Kralingen, IBM is considered... Читать дальше...

• During her flight on Wednesday, singer Dua Lipa tweeted out against United Airlines after her sister’s peanut allergy was mistreated by a crew member.
• According to her tweets, after Lipa informed a steward that her sister had a severe peanut allergy he allegedly told her, "we’re not a nut free airline so if she has an epi pen she might have to use that as we can’t not serve other passengers in your section nuts."
• Eventually, the official United Airlines Twitter account issued an apology. Читать дальше...

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• A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, will happen overnight on July 27.
• The eclipse is slated to last nearly 1 hour 43 minutes — the longest in about a century.
• Total lunar eclipses and total solar eclipses are essentially the reverse of one another; the difference is the relative positions of the Earth, sun, and moon.

A majority of Earth is in for an astronomical treat on Friday: the longest total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, in a century. Читать дальше...

• HBO will continue its relationship with James Franco on a second season of "The Deuce."
• Earlier this year, Franco was accused of sexually inappropriate and exploitative behavior by five women. 
• HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said after an investigation with producers, the show's cast, and others, they "all felt comfortable with a second season" with Franco. 
• Franco plays twin characters on the series about the birth of the porn business. 

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• Hugo Penfold, a 21-year-old former University of Lincoln student, has been accused of raping two women.
• Penfold is said to have quoted Donald Trump before allegedly sexually assaulting one of the women.
• "He said, 'In the words of Donald Trump, grab her by the p----,'" one of the victims said in a video statement given to the police, which was played in court on Tuesday.
• The quote comes from the controversial leaked "Access Hollywood" tapes from 2005. Читать дальше...

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• Sephora is offering free face masks from July 27 to July 29.
• Customers will be able to choose between the "Pearl" and "Rose" face masks from the Sephora Collection.
• There is no purchase necessary to get a free mask, and customers are not required to have a Beauty Insider, VIB, or Rouge loyalty card.
• The promotion will run while supplies last.

It's pretty rare to see Sephora have any sort of major sale  — it's even less likely that they'd give away free... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook shares sank by as much as 12% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company reported revenues and user metrics that fell short of analysts' expectations. 
• Facebook's second-quarter revenues totaled $13.23 billion, lower than analysts' forecast for $13.33 billion according to Bloomberg. It was the first time since 2015 that Facebook missed revenue expectations.
• Monthly active users totaled 2.23 billion in the quarter, missing the... Читать дальше...

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• Sometimes bucket list destinations can be everything you dreamed they would be, but sometimes they're just disappointing in person.
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy, for example, is much smaller in person and overrun with tourists.
• The Blarney Stone in Blarney, Ireland, is a great place if you want a stranger's germs in your mouth.

While many people have a bucket list full of places they want to see in their lifetime, some... Читать дальше...

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• Drugmakers Biogen and Eisai on Wednesday showed that the highest dose of their experimental Alzheimer's drug, known as BAN2401, was able to slow the decline associated with Alzheimer's by 30% compared to placebo. 
• It's the first time in years that the pharmaceutical industry has had a positive Alzheimer's trial.
• The phase 2 study looked at more than 800 patients with early Alzheimer's disease, and those who received the highest dose had a reduction... Читать дальше...

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Stocks rose Wednesday, with Facebook hitting an all-time high, as trade worries took a backseat to a batch of stronger-than-expected earnings. Stocks jumped in the final hour of trading following reports of a trade deal between the US and the European Union. The dollar and Treasury yields fell. 

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Most fintechs, even the unicorns, aren't profitable.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Kevin Durant and C.J. McCollum discussed the Golden State Warriors signing DeMarcus Cousins on McCollum's podcast.
• When McCollum complained about the Warriors signing Cousins, Durant laughed at McCollum, saying the Blazers had no chance at winning the championship, anyway.
• Durant continued to tease McCollum, saying he should not worry about what the best teams in the league are doing.

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• Dunkin' Donuts menus look very different around the world.
• If you visit a Dunkin' Donuts in China, you'll most likely come across a dried pork and seaweed doughnut.
• Dunkin' Donuts Indonesia serves a chocolate-frosted doughnut rolled in vanilla creme and shredded Parmesan cheese.

Dunkin' Donuts is the world's leading baked goods and coffee chain, serving more than 3 million customers a day. With 11,300 restaurants worldwide, the chain is present in 36 countries. Читать дальше...