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• The Guadalcanal campaign of the Second World War was one of the more savage battles in the Pacific theater
• Between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943, tens of thousands of US Marines and soldiers gave their lives in a brutal fight against elite Japanese troops

The Guadalcanal campaign began August 7, 1942 and lasted until February of 1943. During those seven months, 60,000 US Marines and soldiers killed about 20,000 of the 31,000 Japanese troops on the island. Читать дальше...

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• A woman named Gabrielle Gibson claimed in a Facebook post that she had been "kicked out" of a mall in Mobile, Alabama, because of her outfit.
• According to Gibson's now-viral post, two mall officers were "extremely rude and completely unprofessional" toward her and threatened to call the police if she didn't leave.
• In a statement given to WKRG-TV, The Shoppes at Bel Air said the mall places "a high degree of importance on maintaining a family-friendly... Читать дальше...

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• Humans have changed the world's climate systems by emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
• According to a new paper, humans could warm the world so much that we'd cause the planet's natural climate systems to trigger further warming — a scenario called "Hothouse Earth."
• In that world, the average temperature could rise 4 or 5 degrees Celsius more than it already has, leading to extreme heat and up to 200 feet of sea-level rise.

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• Zhaire Smith, a Philadelphia 76ers rookie, suffered a Jones fracture in his foot while playing at a summer camp.
• Smith could join Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Markelle Fultz in missing significant chunks, if not all, of his rookie year due to injury.
• While Smith's recovery timetable is uncertain, Embiid and Simmons have had successful returns to the court, while Fultz is more of a question mark heading into the season.

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• Disney's second-quarter profit missed Wall Street's expectations due to higher programming costs and a drop in ESPN subscribers. 
• The company's cable-networks business has been under pressure as viewers shift to streaming services like Netflix.
• Disney shares fell by as much as 2% in after-hours trading. 

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday due to higher programming costs and another drop in subscribers at ESPN. Читать дальше...

Despite being introduced for hygiene and ease, automatic toilets can be extremely frustrating, either flushing too soon or not at all. We found out why bathroom sensors malfunction so often and a few simple fixes for the issues. Following is a transcript of the video.

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• Elon Musk sent Tesla share soaring on Tuesday after tweeting that he was considering taking the company private in a $420-per-share deal, and had "funding secured."
• The tweet vaults Tesla into uncharted territory, as a CEO has never conveyed such sensitive corporate information in such an unconventional and casual manner.
• It also raises some legal red flags, especially if any part of Musk's tweet is found to be untrue, according... Читать дальше...

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• In a recap of "The Bachelorette" season finale published on US Weekly, Rachel Lindsay, who starred on the previous season of the series, said that she was given a different edit than this season's Bachelorette, Becca Kufrin.
• "She was protected and I was placed on display for three hours and labeled an angry black female," Lindsay wrote of her season finale.
•  Also in her post, Lindsay wrote that while Kufrin and her fiancé could show off... Читать дальше...

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• Angelina Jolie alleged in a court filing that Brad Pitt hasn't paid "meaningful" child support in the past two years and should pay retroactively.
• It's not clear what amount would be "meaningful," what amount Pitt has paid already, or if the two settled on a child support payment agreement.
• Jolie may be striking back after a previous court filing that forced her to allow their six children to spend more time with Pitt. Читать дальше...

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• The middle child is often portrayed as an underachiever with underdeveloped social skills.
• The driving force behind this picture is the idea that those with "middle-child syndrome" are damaged by the experience receiving less attention than their siblings.
• In reality, the middle child can often cultivate skills that their siblings do not because of their birth-order circumstances.

The portrait of a typical middle child can be bleak. Читать дальше...

Lia Ryerson

Whether you’re in it for the long haul or just need to make your Meatless Mondays a little easier, cutting down on prep time can make all the difference in sticking to a vegan diet. Without meat or dairy as options, vegans can either turn to processed meals or whole grains and fresh produce for their meals.

A freezer meal from the veggie section of the grocery store doesn’t hurt every once in a while, but it’s much better to have healthy, fresh meals that are quick and... Читать дальше...

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• According to Vulture, Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders will reprise their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles as Nick Fury and Maria Hill in "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
• Both Fury and Hill vanished into dust at the end of "Avengers: Infinity War."
• The casting further implies that the "Thanos snap" that wiped out half of humanity at the end of "Infinity War" will be reversed somehow.

Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury has been absent... Читать дальше...

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• Snap Inc reported second quarter earnings on Tuesday that topped Wall Street's expectations.
• Shares jumped as much as 11% after the release.
• Follow Snap's stock price in real-time here.

Shares of Snap rose as much as 11% in after-hours trading Tuesday following the company's release of second-quarter earnings.

Snap said it lost an adjusted $0.14 per share in the quarter ended June 30, where analysts had expected a loss of $0.18... Читать дальше...

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Warner Brothers

• Target is now selling "Harry Potter" sorting hats for $24.99.
• All you need to do is place the hat on your head and it will tell you which Hogwarts house you belong to. 

Admit it, you've imagined which Hogwarts house you'd fit into and you've taken all the online quizzes that place you into one — but now it's time to finally know, once and for all. Target is now selling Sorting Hats — the magical item from the Harry Potter series that tells Hogwarts students which house they are in ... Читать дальше...

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Traditionally, the maid of honor at a wedding is expected to plan the bridal shower, hold the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony, and provide moral support in the time leading up to the wedding. But today, sometimes the title of maid of honor comes with a laundry list of expectations and duties, especially if the bride becomes a bridezilla.

Maids of honor on Reddit share some of the worst things brides have made them do in preparation for the big day, and they might... Читать дальше...

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• Mollie Tibbetts disappeared from Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18, sparking a nationwide search for the University of Iowa rising sophomore.
• As of December 31, 2017, the National Crime Information Center had over 88,000 active missing person cases across the United States.
• Here, INSIDER details a number of other active missing persons cases in which the whereabouts of young men and women remain unknown.

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Stocks rose Tuesday, with the S&P 500 approaching its January peak, as Tesla rallied more than 9.5%. The dollar fell, and Treasury yields jumped. 

Here's the scoreboard:See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• The US government is altering the economy in a way not seen since the 1960s, and it could create turbulence on Wall Street
• The stock market is seeing abnormally large moves this earnings season ... Читать дальше...

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Technology is increasingly disrupting every part of our daily lives.

Smart speakers and voice assistants let us interact with our homes and with retailers in new and seamless ways.

Smartphones are taking over as the dominant shopping device.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• THE SOCIAL VIDEO REPORT: Content, distribution, and monetization across Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, and Instagram
• 'The worst I've ever seen it': 11 shot dead... Читать дальше...

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• People love watching videos in which pus, blackheads, and the like are being squeezed from someone’s face, back, and beyond.  
• And the main reasons people are watching may be rooted in human survival.
• INSIDER spoke with Dr. Damian Jacob Sendler, to find out what survival instincts make people watch, share, and click on these ever so disgusting, yet enticing videos.

Does the sight of oozing white pus on your computer screen... Читать дальше...

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The Premier League is awash in money. The league signed a massive new television deal a few years ago, far and away the richest in Europe. Throw in a club like Manchester City, with an ownership group with such deep pockets, and it is no surprise that players in the English top flight are well compensated. 

Thanks to data from Spotrac, we took a look at the 20 highest-paid players in the English Premier League. Of that group, Manchester City claims the most players, with six. Читать дальше...

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• Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., caused a stir before the royal wedding with a paparazzi scandal and his withdrawal from the ceremony.
• Since the wedding, he has repeatedly given incendiary interviews and slammed the royal family.
• He has even criticized his daughter, claiming that she has frozen him out completely.
• Here's a complete timeline of the drama surrounding Meghan's father.

Meghan... Читать дальше...

Markets Insider

• Tesla's stock neared an all-time high of $389.61 Tueday after the company announced plans to go private.
• The stock was halted for roughly 90 minutes before the news was announced. 
• CEO Elon Musk bemoaned the pains of being public, like quarterly earnings reports, in a blog post. 
• Shares originally surged 7% in trading following a tweet from Musk hinting at the plans. After trading resumed, they climbed more than 11%.
• Follow Tesla's stock price in real-time here. Читать дальше...

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Chicago just experienced one of the  most violent weekends of the year, with 11 people fatally shot and 63 more wounded between 3 p.m. Friday afternoon and 6 a.m. Monday morning.

The high number of casualties underscored an ongoing discussion over how and if warmer weather increases violence.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Apple removed most of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars podcasts from its directory on Sunday.
• However, Apple didn't remove the official Infowars app from its App Store, which allows access to much of the same material.
• It now looks like the decision to remove the podcasts has caused downloads of the Infowars app to spike — one analyst said it looked like downloads had gone up 10x. 
• It's now the No. 4 news app in the U.S. App Store... Читать дальше...