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Hannah and Chad Janis have shared a love of adventure since they met while attending Brigham Young University. So after a brief stint in New York City working in finance, they decided quit their jobs and travel the world — for free. 

Thanks to 42 credit cards that helped them earn 2 million points in one year, they've visited 18 countries (with many more on their itinerary) and saved a total of $62,000 on travel expenses.

But they're not keeping their strategies to themselves. Читать дальше...

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• After Gmail’s recent update, web users began noticing a new feature called “Smart Reply” which appears at the bottom of received emails.
• The feature generates three customized auto-replies such as “Sounds good” and “Thursday works for me” based off the context of the email received.
• So far the feature has received mixed reviews from users.
• One of the main complaints is that because the responses are auto-generated by Google’s artificial intelligence and not by actual humans... Читать дальше...

Miss America

The 2019 Miss America competition takes place this Sunday. Fans can watch these 51 individuals from every state compete live at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

Before the 98th annual competition, get to know the 51 women competing for the crown.

Here are this year's 51 competitors— and a fun fact about each of them. 

Miss Alabama is a lifelong dancer.

Callie Walker is the daughter of Miss Alabama 1985, and hopes to begin a career on Broadway following her Miss America candidacy. Читать дальше...

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• The Hate-Free Schools Coalition has been pushing to ban Confederate symbols from school dress codes in Charlottesville, Virginia. 
• The request for the ban comes a year after a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville turned violent, resulting in the death of Heather Heyer.
• The draft of the new dress code suggested banning Confederate, Ku Klux Klan and Nazi symbols.

An anti-hate group in Charlottesville is trying to ban Confederate symbols from the school district's dress code. Читать дальше...

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• The rapper Mac Miller died Friday of an apparent overdose at the age of 26, TMZ first reported.
• Miller was set to start a tour next month to promote his latest album, "Swimming."

The rapper Mac Miller has died of an apparent overdose at the age of 26, TMZ reported Friday. Us Weekly and Variety later confirmed his death.

Citing law-enforcement sources, TMZ reported that Miller was found at his San Fernando Valley home around noon following a 911 call. Читать дальше...

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Rapper Mac Miller has died of an apparent overdose at the age of 26, TMZ reported Friday. Us Weekly later confirmed the rapper's death.

Citing law enforcement sources, TMZ reported that Miller was found at his San Fernando Valley home around noon following a 911 call. He was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. 

Miller had opened up about his struggles with substance abuse in recent interviews promoting his fifth studio album "Swimming," which he released in August. Читать дальше...

Chevrolet

• General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that the company would expand production and sales of the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
• GM announced last spring that it would expand production of the car by 20%.
• "Creating a world of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion won’t happen overnight, of course. But our journey to this future is underway," Barra said.
• GM also announced that production of batteries for the Bolt will expand to supplier LG's factory in Michigan. 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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• How fintechs are targeting small- and medium-sized businesses and pushing incumbents to fight back
• Fintech could be bigger than ATMs, PayPal, and Bitcoin combined
• How fintechs are upending... Читать дальше...

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• Apple opposes tariffs proposed by the Trump administration on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
• The tariffs are currently in a period of public comment.
• Apple said that the proposed tariffs "show up as a tax on the consumer" and will raise the price of several Apple products, including Apple Watch and AirPods. 

Apple said that tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods proposed by the Trump administration could result... Читать дальше...

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Best Buy Liquors

• Trader Joe's Union Square location sells Blood Orange Rosé Wine.
• The rosé is produced in France.
• According to wine distributors, the wine is made up of 50% cinsault and 50% grenache grapes.
• It was recently spotted in a New York Trader Joe's, priced at $9.99 per bottle

Ever felt that your glass of rosé could do with a dash of citrus? Turns out, Trader Joe's sells a blood orange rosé that would hit the spot. 

The Blood... Читать дальше...

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Gerrard Gethings, a well-known animal photographer, was commissioned by Laurence King Publishing to photograph 25 pairs of identical-looking humans and their dogs for a game called "Do You Look Like Your Dog?"

These furry friends and their owners looks so much alike you might do a double take.

Keep scrolling to see a few dogs and their humans who share a truly uncanny resemblance.

You might have heard that dogs and their owners start to resemble each other after a while. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump on Friday said he fell asleep while watching a speech former President Barack Obama delivered to students in Illinois. 
• "I’m sorry I watched it, but I fell asleep," Trump said during a speech in North Dakota.
• Obama's speech on Friday marked the first time he's mentioned Trump by name in a public address since departing the White House.  

President Donald Trump on Friday said he fell asleep while watching... Читать дальше...

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• NASA launched an ion-propelled probe called Dawn toward the Asteroid Belt in 2007.
• In 2015, Dawn reached Ceres — a Texas-size dwarf planet that may hide a salty ocean and possibly alien life.
• The spacecraft is almost out of fuel, and its mission may end between mid-September and mid-October.
• Researchers expect Dawn to stay in orbit for 20 to 50 years, but after that it may crash into Ceres.

NASA's only robot exploring the Asteroid Belt is about to die... Читать дальше...

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• Pnina Tornai is one of the most in-demand bridal gown designers and her work is regularly featured on the TLC reality show "Say Yes to the Dress."
• Despite a lack of formal training, she opened her first women's clothing boutique 30 years ago in Israel, and became famous there for her gowns.
• She was initially turned down by the renowned New York bridal store Kleinfeld, but after persisting, became its in-house designer.

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• 9/11 was the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil in history and sparked a global war on terror.
• As a survivor, author Helaina Hovitz lived with the effects of being within a couple of blocks of the collapsing towers for years.
• Seventeen years later, the US still feels the aftermath of that day.

I was 12 years old and in school just a few blocks away from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, when we felt the impact of the first plane hit the first tower. Читать дальше...

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• For the past 18 months, I've implemented a self-imposed work uniform comprised of a gray T-shirt, paired with jeans or slacks, earrings, and the occasional necklace.
• I've never been into fashion and have hated shopping for as long as I can remember, but wearing a work uniform means I don't have to worry about piecing together an outfit.
• I've found it helpful to base my work uniform around one key piece: a heather-gray shirt, with a business-casual... Читать дальше...

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An audience member standing behind President Trump at a campaign rally in Montana went viral Thursday night when he made funny faces at the camera during Trump's speech.

The unidentified man was eventually removed from his spot. But he isn't the first person to go viral while making a scene behind the president.

A marine veteran went viral after his friend fed him a chip.

In March of 2016, Marius Loots, a Marine veteran, sat with a couple of friends behind Trump at a rally. Читать дальше...

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• Nike's new ad campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of "Just Do It," which features former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, has been at the center of controversy this week. 
• Kaepernick was the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem before games in protest against racial inequality and police brutality. Some have accused him of disrespecting the American flag and military.
• This week, some have threatened to boycott Nike and destroyed... Читать дальше...

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• A man has been fined $124 after accidentally kicking a seagull that stole his burger. 
• Seagulls are protected under federal law in New Hampshire.
• Nate Rancloes claims if he had intentionally hurt the seagull in front of people he might be the "dumbest criminal ever."

A man who accidentally kicked a seagull after it stole his burger and he tried to "shoo it away" has been fined $124.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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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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• Hong Kong is now the city with the most super-wealthy people in the world, unseating New York City.
• A new report from Wealth-X showed that the countries with the fastest-growing population of ultra-wealthy individuals are Bangladesh, China, and Vietnam.
• It points to an increasingly "balanced distribution of global ultra wealth."

New York City is no longer the city with the most ultra-wealthy people. Now, it's Hong Kong.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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