Новости за 22.11.2017

Jamal Saidi

• Saad al-Hariri returned to Lebanon's capital.
• He recently resigned as the country's prime minister during a broadcast from Saudi Arabia.
• Rumors that he was forced to quit began spreading.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Saad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as Lebanon's prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia and plunged his country into political crisis.

Hariri's sudden resignation on Nov. Читать дальше...

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• The US has imposed sanctions against 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations.
• The Trump administration is trying to hurt trade between China and North Korea, in hopes of putting pressure on Pyongyang to denuclearize.
• The sanctions were announced the day after the Trump administration put North Korea back on the state sponsors of terrorism list.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against 13 Chinese... Читать дальше...

Food52

• Thanksgiving is a massive day for food content sites like Food52.
• The web publisher has a digital hotline promising readers help with cooking queries and emergencies within 10 minutes.
• Forgetting to defrost is a big issue. And sometimes it's a "purple turkey."

For food publisher like Food52, Thanksgiving is its Super Bowl.

The site's November user base is already up 60% versus the same month last year, and its search traffic has surged by 80% over the same period. Читать дальше...

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• Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of killing eight last month in a truck attack in New York City, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
• He is charged with murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering activity, providing material support to ISIS, and violence and destruction of a motor vehicle.

A federal grand jury has indicted Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old Uzbeki national accused of killing eight and injuring 11... Читать дальше...

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• A second federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from banning transgender people from serving in the US military. 
• Trump announced in July he would reverse Obama's policy of accepting transgender troops, citing concern over military focus and medical costs.
• The judge ruled that Trump's prohibition likely amounted to unconstitutional discrimination. 

A second federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump... Читать дальше...

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• A US Marine was promoted to sergeant, with his son appearing to pin on the emblems of his new rank.
• Cuteness ensued.

Being promoted within the US military's noncommissioned officer rank is a special occasion in a service member's career, after which they are entrusted by their commanders to lead junior enlisted service members and are assigned more responsibilities.

One Marine marked the special occasion with what appeared to be his 3-year-old son. Читать дальше...

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• 10 out of 12 big British water firms have admitted to still using "divining rods" to look for water.
• It's a medieval pseudoscience, with no reputable evidence that it works.

When the parents of Sally Le Page, a British evolutionary biologist, tried to get help from their local water company with installing a new pipe, they were greeted with a bizarre sight.

"My parents couldn’t believe their eyes," Le Page wrote in a blog post, "when... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.

Not that long ago, many home-appliance and consumer-electronics makers were gearing up for what they thought would soon be a rapidly growing market for smart home devices.

The instant popularity of the Nest thermostat, introduced in 2011, seemed to confirm their hopes. But those expectations were dashed... Читать дальше...

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• Joel Embiid trolled Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell into a cheap technical foul on Monday night.
• After the game, Embiid openly admitted to flopping on the play, causing reporters to laugh at his bluntness on the matter.
• The move shows Embiid's potential to become one of the legendary trash talkers in the league.

Despite being just 45 games into his NBA career, Joel Embiid is already showing a range to his game that makes some believe... Читать дальше...

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• On Tuesday, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas accused former team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse.
• The two-time gold medalist wrote in an Instagram post that she didn't share her stories sooner because she was "conditioned to stay silent."
• Douglas' allegations come several days after she was accused of victim-shaming her former teammates Aly Raisman, who has also accused Nassar of alleged abuse.  

Over the weekend, Gabby... Читать дальше...

On Saturday, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Tu-154MD electronic-intelligence aircraft flew between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako — an area known as the Miyako Strait. The following day, four Xian H-6K long-range bombers and one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic-warfare aircraft also flew through the strait.

Astronomers recently discovered a bizarre-looking object in our solar system that's unlike anything they've ever seen before. It's so peculiar that astronomers think it's not even from our solar system. They've dubbed this mysterious interstellar asteroid "Oumuamua." Following is a transcript of the video.

Walmart gathers more data than any other US retailer on what Americans are buying, thanks to its sheer size.

The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be taking place in Shanghai, China, Monday evening, and broadcast on November 28. 

There are innumerable ways to prepare your turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. But if you want something simple, delicious, and most importantly fast, this dry rub turkey recipe will get your bird on the table in 90 minutes. 

There's one stand-out feature of "Star Wars: Battlefront II:" It's ridiculously gorgeous.

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Uber paid hackers $100,000 to cover up a 2016 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 57 million people, including both riders and drivers, Bloomberg's Eric Newcomer reported Tuesday.

The data breach, which occurred in October 2016, was not made public until Tuesday when Uber quietly published a blog post about the incident. But Uber's former CEO Travis Kalanick was made aware of the breach just a month after it occurred.

"None of this should have happened... Читать дальше...

Uber paid hackers $100,000 to cover up a 2016 cyber attack that exposed the personal data of 57 million people, including both riders and drivers, Bloomberg's Eric Newcomer reported on Tuesday.

REUTERS/John Sommers II

• UPS aircraft mechanics are threatening to strike during the busy holiday shipping season
• The workers are launching a national advertising campaign to fight what they are calling "massive reductions" to their health care benefits
• UPS says customers "remain in good hands" during the holiday season and notes that workers cannot strike unless they are released from negotiations by the National Mediation Board

UPS workers are threatening... Читать дальше...

REUTERS/John Sommers II

• UPS aircraft mechanics are threatening to strike during the busy holiday shipping season
• The workers are launching a national advertising campaign to fight what they are calling "massive reductions" to their health care benefits

UPS workers are threatening to go on strike amid the busy holiday shipping season because of a disagreement over changes to their health care benefits. 

UPS aircraft mechanics and related employees who... Читать дальше...

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• Doug Jones, the Democratic opponent of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, released an ad using top Republicans' statements against Moore.
• Moore faces sexual misconduct allegations by a number of women who said Moore pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
• Ivanka Trump is quoted in the ad as saying there's a "special place in hell for people who prey on children."

The Democratic candidate in Alabama's... Читать дальше...

US Army National Guard/Sgt. Matthew Sissel

The US Army has concluded that its $6 billion battlefield communications system would likely be breached by Russia or China in the event of a big-power conflict, rendering it all but useless against sophisticated foes. The Army says it needs at least two years to come up with a new, more resilient system that can provide the tactical networking that soldiers have come to rely on in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Despite the vulnerabilities and flaws... Читать дальше...

BII

In an increasingly digitized world, brick-and-mortar retailers are facing immense pressure to understand and accommodate their customers’ changing needs, including at the point of sale (POS). 

More than two years after the EMV liability shift in October 2015, most large merchants globally have upgraded their payment systems. And beyond upgrading to meet new standards, many major retailers are adopting full-feature, “smart” devices — and supplementing them with valuable tools and services ... Читать дальше...

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• Writer Stephanie Brown shares the one line that grew her network and secured interviews while she was unemployed.
• Instead of saying she was looking for a job, should would ask, "I would love your advice on what you think I should do next."
• But, you shouldn't be flattering to people just for the sake of getting a job — make sure you're asking them because you genuinely want to.

In 2013... Читать дальше...