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Macy's is morphing into a discount store.

The department-store chain is testing self-service systems in its shoe departments and at its beauty counters, meaning customers would serve themselves instead of finding a salesperson to retrieve shoes or make eyeliner recommendations. 

This model copies highly successful off-price retailers like TJ Maxx and Nordstrom Rack.

Customer service was once what set Macy's apart from those retailers.

But now customers... Читать дальше...

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The Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns completed a stunning trade on Thursday to send quarterback Brock Osweiler to Cleveland, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Texans are also sending a 2018 second-round pick to the Browns in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round pick and salary-cap relief from getting rid of Osweiler's contract.

The cash savings would help Houston chase Tony Romo should he get cut from the Dallas Cowboys, according to Schefter. On Thursday... Читать дальше...

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If you thought cars falling from planes and a submarine jumping out of the water were as crazy as the "Fast and Furious" franchise could get, boy were you wrong. 

The newest trailer for "The Fate of the Furious" shows off The Rock moving a torpedo ... with his hand! 

Really. 

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And this is all while he's in a moving vehicle, of course. 

The eighth film in the franchise will show Dom (Vin Diesel) seemingly turn his back on his family when... Читать дальше...

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Gummy coffee cubes became trendy last year after being spotted at South By Southwest.

In March 2016, I spent a week trying out Go Cubes, which are made by Nootrobox, a startup with backing from tech investors like Andreessen Horowitz. Nootrobox specializes in nootropics, compounds that claim to help improve focus or memory.

I found myself struggling to swallow the cubes. I compared their aftertaste to what my mouth might taste like if I'd been drinking nothing but coffee for a week and not brushing my teeth.

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Snapchat has a new storefront for its Spectacles camera glasses.

The app's parent company, Snap Inc., has opened a new retail store just a stone's throw from its headquarters in Venice Beach, California. A photo of the new store was recently posted on the Spectacles website, and a Snap spokeswoman confirmed the new location to Business Insider on Thursday.

The new Spectacles store in Venice will be open daily from 11 a.m. local time to sunset for the next several weeks, the spokeswoman said. Читать дальше...

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HBO created an event out of the premiere-date announcement for season seven of "Game of Thrones," but its major flaws truly tested fan dedication.

On Thursday, HBO used Facebook Live to announce the date. More than 100,000 fans tuned in to watch the event, but it was plagued with stops and starts and apparent technical problems.

In the Facebook Live video, fans were told to type "fire" in order to help melt a block of ice with sudden bursts of fire to reveal the premiere date. Читать дальше...

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There are dozens of ways you could put together a list of the best video games ever made.

University of North Carolina men's basketball head coach Roy Williams doesn't seem to be a fan of US President Donald Trump's Twitter activity.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — They are known in the U.S. Border Patrol as "tunnel rats" — agents who go in clandestine passages that have proliferated on the U.S.-Mexico border over the past 20 years to smuggle drugs.

The Associated Press joined the Border Tunnel Entry Team, as it is formally known, inside an incomplete tunnel that was discovered in San Diego in 2009 — 70 feet deep, 3 feet wide, 2,700 feet long and equipped with a rail system, lighting and ventilation.

Here... Читать дальше...

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The world's top brands came out in force with their latest and greatest offerings at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.

From Bentley to McLaren, Ferrari to Pagani, and Lamborghini to Porsche, the next wave of exotics debuted at the show. In addition, there's also a bevy of production-ready models being showing from mass-market luxury brands, such as Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and BMW.

The Geneva Motor Show is now open to the public now and will run until March 19 at the Palexpo Arena in Geneva, Switzerland.

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The Department of Justice declined to comment on Thursday when asked about the White House's recent claim that there was "no reason to believe" that President Donald Trump was the target of a counterintelligence investigation into Russia's influence on the US election.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Wednesday that there was "no reason to believe there is any type of investigation" targeting Trump "with respect to the Department of Justice."

The cloud computing business is a clash of the tech titans, with heavyweights Amazon, Microsoft and Google all competing for the $294 billion market.

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HBO created an event out of the premiere-date announcement for season seven of "Game of Thrones."

Though plagued with technical difficulties, more than 100,000 fans waited for a painfully long amount of time before HBO revealed via Facebook Live that "Game of Thrones" will be back on July 16, 2017.

In the lead-up to the announcement, HBO released two pieces of artwork teasing the potential "Fire and Ice" battles to come. Accompanying the premiere-date announcement was a... Читать дальше...

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We all know about the sensors that turn the lights off when a room isn't occupied or dial back the air conditioning when it isn't needed.

But in today's modern workplace, sensors are capable of tracking much more, including how long employees go without talking with one another, and, in one case, even when workers are away from their desks.

Rebecca Greenfield covers the workplace for Bloomberg. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Greenfield about... Читать дальше...

Paul Ryan used PowerPoint and a big computer monitor to defend the GOP's replacement for Obamacare, and people online replaced his screen with hilarious images. Here's a look at some of the memes that emerged after the event, including one from Rep. Keith Ellison.

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• Many of Israel's signature dishes come from its Middle Eastern neighbors and immigrants.
• Pita bread is delicious on its own and stuffed with falafel, schwarma, or schnitzel.
• Eating bamba has been proven to reduce peanut allergies.

"Israeli food" is a multifaceted category that's still evolving. Its culinary influences range from neighboring countries in the Middle East to immigrants who brought... Читать дальше...

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The cookie-cutter neighborhood is an iconic American symbol of suburbia — the architecture is uniform, the lawns manicured, the colors drawn from the same palette.

As part of an editorial series focused on "The Death of Suburbia," Business Insider took a look at the American cultural revolution that's killing these cookie-cutter homes. Here are some other highlights... Читать дальше...

Looking for a new job? You might want to consider broadening your search to include Utah, Colorado, or North Dakota. 

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The head of the U.S. military's Central Command says more U.S. troops will be needed on the ground in Afghanistan in the fight against the Taliban and other forces.

General Joseph Votel told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 9 that he thinks "it will involve additional forces to ensure that we can make the advise-and-assist mission more effective."

Votel told the Senate panel he was working on a new strategy aimed at breaking what he described... Читать дальше...

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Chipotle is closing all 15 locations of its Southeast Asian chain, ShopHouse Kitchen.

All locations, located in California, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington, DC, will be shuttered by March 17, Nation's Restaurant News reported on Wednesday. A Chipotle spokesperson told NRN that the company has a deal in place to sell the leases of the ShopHouse locations. 

Last October, Chipotle announced it would not invest further in growing and developing ShopHouse,... Читать дальше...

Crunch Fitness Franchise

Ben Midgley, CEO of Crunch Fitness Franchise, doesn't put too much stock in a job candidate's résumé.

"I don't really look at someone's résumé and say, 'That's the person,'" he told Business Insider.

Midgley, who was formerly executive vice president of Planet Fitness and senior director of corporate sales at 24 Hour Fitness, says his own journey influenced his hiring strategy. "I started in this industry cleaning machines, so I'm one of those guys... Читать дальше...

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LISBON (Reuters) - A former U.S. spy, newly pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnap of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has credited President Donald Trump's administration with saving her from an Italian jail.

Sabrina de Sousa was transferred between Portuguese prisons and had Italian police flying in to extradite her before being granted an 11th hour reprieve last week, with a former congressman pulling strings for her in Washington.

The 60-year-old... Читать дальше...

Ilegal Mezcal

On the eve of March 8, this year's International Women's Day, the Mexican liquor company Ilegal Mezcal projected a silhouette of President Trump on the side of a bank in Manhattan's Union Square. Above Trump's hair, the projection read, "Donald eres un pendejo" — "Donald, you are an a**hole."

The goal of the projection was to raise awareness and money for issues that affect American immigrants. That night at a Brooklyn bar, Ilegal Mezcal also hosted a benefit for Planned Parenthood... Читать дальше...

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Scientists are increasingly hopeful that certain types of psychedelic drugs will one day be approved for medical purposes like treating depression and anxiety.

But what defines a psychedelic (or hallucinogen, as they are also known)? How is it different from other drugs like cocaine or alcohol? And what makes a "trip" on one psychedelic — like acid, for example — distinct from a trip on another? Read on to find out.

1. Psychedelics are the ultimate party drug.

The myth... Читать дальше...