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• Elon Musk's Ad Astra school and educational software developer ClassDojo are introducing a set of "Conundrums" for elementary and middle school students.
• The Conundrums involve open-ended critical thinking and ethics challenges.
• They address questions that children may not normally encounter in a standard curriculum.
• ClassDojo shared a couple examples of the new Conundrums with Business Insider. Читать дальше...

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• Two recreational boats collided head-on Saturday in a stretch of the Colorado River marking the California border with Arizona that was crowded with people enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
• Both boats sank, leaving over a dozen people people injured, authorities said.
• Another four people were missing and "presumed submerged."
• On Monday, authorities found one body. The search continues for the other three missing.

MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. Читать дальше...

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• There's a Starbucks secret menu drink called the Keto White Drink.
• It's made with heavy cream, sugar-free vanilla syrup, and Peach Citrus White Tea.
• It tastes like liquid peach cobbler, according to the reviewer.
• There is sucralose in the drink, so you may want to bring your own sweetener.

Before you subject your tastebuds to the weird and wonderful new foods and drinks going viral on Instagram, check out Brit + Co's reviews on First Bite... Читать дальше...

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Amazon Prime’s free two-day shipping has led to an industry paradigm shift. Online retailers — small and large — are increasingly offering the perk to keep from losing customers to the behemoth marketplace. But free shipping comes at a steep cost: Rising shipping expenditures are eating away at retailers' margins. Читать дальше...

How does sound help Drogon and Toothless come to life?  Sound designers for "Game of Thrones" and "How to Train Your Dragon" have to get creative in order to invent the sound of a dragon. By layering the sounds of many animals they can create the sound of a whole new creature. Sound designers can also take inspiration from humans and animals. Following is a transcript of the video.

• Labor Day was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, and became a national holiday in 1894.
• The city's Central Labor Union organized a parade.
• The holiday began as a day to push for more labor reforms and honor the workingman.

The nation will observe Labor Day this coming Monday, allowing millions to enjoy the waning days of summer, as well their last chance to wear white pants without earning a "tsk tsk" from Miss Manners.

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• The police in San Bernardino, California, say a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday injured eight people, with two of those people in "critical" condition.
• The shooting took place in a complex the police said had "a lot of gang activity", but it's too early to tell whether the incident was gang-related.
• The police have not recovered any weapons or identified any suspects in connection to the shooting.

The police in San Bernardino... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump could push Germany into the arms of Russia and China, veteran German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger warns.
• He's encouraging Germans not to give up on the United States because of Trump.
• Trump has repeatedly attacked Germany for its trade surplus and lack of defense spending, unsettling a country that has long viewed America as its closest ally outside of Europe and a bulwark of its security and defense.

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Banks are going to new lengths to attract and retain customers with mobile features. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Xoom is... Читать дальше...

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• Democrats are trying to figure out how to get voters to the polls in November.
• NextGen America, formed by billionaire activist Tom Steyer, is investing more than $30 million in what's believed to be the largest voter engagement effort of its kind in US history.
• Their hundreds of organizers on 421 college campuses are planning creative events to get students to register to vote.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats know who their voters are. Читать дальше...

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Weighed down by a sluggish global economy, turbulent capital markets, and heavier regulation after the 2008 financial crisis, many big banks have scrimped on innovation.

In doing so, they've failed to keep up with customers' embrace of and demand for all things digital and mobile. That's opened... Читать дальше...

Ein Gericht in Brasilien hat zugunsten des Einsatzes des umstrittenen Unkrautvernichtungsmittels Glyphosat gestimmt. Das Gericht hob eine einstweilige Verfügung zum Verbot von Produkten, die Glyphosat enthalten, auf, nachdem die Regierung Berufung gegen die Entscheidung eingelegt hatte, wie aus am Montag veröffentlichten Gerichtsdokumenten hervorgeht.

Die AfD gerät nach erneuten Kundgebungen in Chemnitz ins Visier des Verfassungsschutzes. Erstmals seit Gründung der AfD werden mit den Landesverbänden der Jungen Alternative (JA) in Niedersachsen und Bremen Gliederungen der Partei unter Beobachtung gestellt. „Die Junge Alternative vertritt ein Weltbild, in dem Minderheiten wie Flüchtlinge oder Homosexuelle systematisch abgewertet und diffamiert werden“, begründete Niedersachsens Innenminister Boris Pistorius (SPD) am Montag in Hannover den Schritt. Читать дальше...

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• Judge Brett Kavanaugh's life seems carefully constructed to become a Supreme Court justice.
• He checks all the boxes of the ways of Washington, or at least the way Washington used to be.
• Amateur athlete, doer of Catholic good works, basketball-coaching dad, Yale degrees, progression from lawyer to White House aide to federal judge — it's all there in a rarefied life of talent and privilege, though strikingly not one of great personal wealth. Читать дальше...

The US Navy is making a nearly billion-dollar bet on drones that can make aircraft carriers more lethal

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• When Congress returns to session on Tuesday, Republican leaders are looking to keep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice.
• Democrats want to keep the government open, but they also are fighting to derail the nomination of Kavanaugh.
• Other items Congress looks to address Tuesday are passing a farm bill, renewing federal aviation programs, and grilling social media executives about foreign interference in their operations. Читать дальше...

Bisher war die Firma Kalashnikow für Waffen bekannt. Nun hat der Rüstungskonzern auf der Messe Armia 2018 in Moskau aber ein Konzept für ein E-Auto vorgestellt. Nach Angaben des Unternehmens soll es in sechs Sekunden von null auf hundert beschleunigen und mit eine Batterie-Reichweite von 350 Kilometer haben.

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• Actor Geoffrey Owens was spotted working at a New Jersey Trader Joe's at the end of August.
• News sites ran the story and photos of the actor, and it quickly went viral.
• Now, other people in Hollywood are sharing their own stories of holding day jobs while working as actors.

Over the weekend, photos emerged on news sites of "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens, 57, working at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey.

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• The investigations taking place in New York are quickly becoming what experts call the biggest threat to President Donald Trump.
• The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York attorney general, and Manhattan District Attorney's Office are all either probing Trump, his businesses, or his business associates, or are contemplating such investigations.
• So far, local, state and federal officials in New York are looking into... Читать дальше...

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Bitcoin is everywhere.

The cryptocurrency is seemingly in the news every day as investors and businesses try to understand the future of this digital finance.

But what is Bitcoin all about?See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Google just launched a text-to-speech feature for its emerging markets search app — and it uses AI to read aloud in up to 28 languages
• Best Buy's online growth on yearlong slide
• Google... Читать дальше...

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The healthcare industry is in a state of disruption. Digital solutions are becoming a necessary part of the new global standard of care for patients and regulation is being fast-tracked to catch up to digital health innovation.

These rapid changes will have ripple effects across the entire healthcare system, impacting incumbents and new entrants alike.

Based on our ongoing analysis, understanding of industry trends, and conversations with industry executives, Business Insider Intelligence... Читать дальше...

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• Many people across the US are about to receive some extra time off thanks to Labor Day.
• Business Insider spoke with several productivity and work experts to get tips on how to bounce back from a long weekend.
• They recommended hitting the ground running on your first day back.

An extra day off makes snapping out of weekend mode that much harder. But it's an eventuality you should be prepared for. After all, some people around... Читать дальше...

Es sind Zahlen, die zuversichtlich stimmen sollten. Nach jüngsten Daten wuchs die US-Wirtschaft im zweiten Quartal des laufenden Jahres um etwas mehr als ein Prozent. Gegenüber dem zweiten Quartal 2017 liegt das Plus sogar bei 4,2 Prozent. Von Rezession scheint die US-Wirtschaft damit weit entfernt — doch es wäre nicht das erste Mal, dass gerade nach solch positive Zahlen ein heftiger Absturz kommt.