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• Chinese President Xi Jinping's ideology is getting in the way of achieving what he set out to do for China.
• Repression across China has increased under Xi's leadership since 2013, and it has been condemned around the world.
• He intends to lead China to become the world's largest economy with a mixed socialist market system, a global leader in technological innovation with a modernized military, and the major force in Asia and beyond.
• These... Читать дальше...

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• New details have been released in connection to the murder of a pregnant Colorado woman, Shanann Watts, and her two daughters — 3-year-old Celeste and 4-year-old Bella. 
• Shanann's husband, 33-year-old Chris Watts, was arrested on Wednesday for the murders, but has not been officially charged yet. 
• On Friday, defense attorneys for Watts filed court documents suggesting the two girls may have been strangled before their bodies were dumped in an oil tank. 
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• Ariana Grande's name isn't supposed to be pronounced "Grahn-deh."
• As spotted by BuzzFeed during a new Beats One interview, it's "Grand-ee."
• Grande reveals that her grandpa said "Grand-ee."
• Her brother changed it from the "Americanized" version back to the Italian pronunciation.
• "I grew up saying 'Grand-ee' and I think of my grandpa and I wish I said 'Grand-ee' more," Grande said.
• The entire conversation started when... Читать дальше...

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One of retailers' top priorities is to figure out how to gain an edge over Amazon. To do this, many retailers are attempting to differentiate themselves by creating highly curated experiences that combine the personal feel of in-store shopping with the convenience of online portals. See... Читать дальше...

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On April 30, 1943, a fisherman off the coast of Huelva, Spain, recovered the body of Maj. William Martin, a dead British soldier. Spanish authorities quickly buried the body, but his personal affects — including the briefcase handcuffed to the dead man's wrist — were turned over to the Germans.

For the Germans, it was an intelligence coup. Documents in the briefcase revealed that the Allies, who were on the verge of defeating Axis forces in North Africa, would next invade Sardinia and Greece. Читать дальше...

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The downfall of US brick-and-mortar commerce is overblown — despite sharp gains in e-commerce, which will nearly double between now and 2021, the lion’s share of purchasing continues to take place in-store. And that’s unlikely to change anytime soon, since the online environment can’t... Читать дальше...

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• US consumer debt is climbing to pre-recession levels.
• Competition driven by consumer card appetite in the US is hurting issuer returns.
• Business Insider Intelligence obtained proprietary survey data to understand which credit card features consumers value most, and what issuers should focus on to earn top-of-wallet status.
• Two-thirds of respondents cited rewards-related offerings as the leading driver of primary card status.

US consumers are hungry for credit card rewards. Читать дальше...

• A jury ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to Dewayne Johnson, who used the company's Roundup weed killer and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 
• Although the jury concluded that the plaintiff developed cancer from his exposure to Roundup, the scientific evidence is questionable. 
• The Monsanto lawsuit relies on proving glyphosate, the active ingredient in herbicide, is a "probable human carcinogen" that could lead to cancer.
• Product liability lawsuits... Читать дальше...

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• White House counsel Don McGahn voluntarily sat down for over 30 hours of questioning with the special counsel Robert Mueller over the last nine months.
• With the exception of President Donald Trump, McGahn is perhaps the most critical witness in Mueller's investigation into whether Trump sought to obstruct justice in the Russia probe.
• McGahn and his lawyer reportedly couldn't figure out why Trump was so willing to make him available for interviews with Mueller. 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...

• The megalodon is filling cinema screens worldwide in the new blockbuster, "The Meg."
• Paleontology has inspired film for years — Jurassic Park influenced a generation of dinosaur lovers. 
• There are plenty of other prehistoric creatures worthy of the big screen, including ichthyosaurs, pliosaurs, mosasaurs, xiphactinus, and basilosaurus.

As "The Meg", a new sci-fi horror film about a giant shark, fills cinema screens worldwide, it's worth pausing to appreciate the animal behind the screams. Читать дальше...

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The virtual reality (VR) market is expected to rally in 2018 after seeing slow growth from 2016 to 2017. The uptick will be largely catalyzed by the emergence of the newest headset form factor, stand-alone VR headsets, which address some of the biggest pain points that have prohibited mainstream... Читать дальше...

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• Turkey may have grievances against the US, but the US has its own against Turkey. 
• President Erdogan declared that Washington is waging "economic war" on Turkey, reflecting just how toxic relations between the two countries have become over the last five years.
• Trump seems to be the first US president to take action, diverting from the passive positions of his predecessors. 
• Not only were previous approaches unsuccessful... Читать дальше...

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• The Volvo XC40 is the newest and smallest addition to the Swedish automaker's SUV lineup.
• It arrives at the perfect time for Volvo, as the luxury compact SUV segment evolves in the US.
• The XC40 is a tasteful, high-quality and exceptionally well-packaged small SUV for a starting price of around $33,000.
• It's also available via subscription through the Care by Volvo program, which lumps the car payment, insurance, and scheduled maintenance into one monthly fee. Читать дальше...

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• In 1979, the same year  Spike Lee's powerful new film "BlacKkKlansman" is set, Dick Lehr signed up to join the Ku Klux Klan.
• At a secret meeting, Lehr even met the Grand Wizard David Duke himself and watched a screening of "The Birth of a Nation," a few short months after becoming a Klansman.
• He infiltrated the KKK to prove that Duke's pro-white nonsense was nothing but a transparently perverse message of racism and white supremacy.

Spike Lee's powerful new film... Читать дальше...

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• Many citizens and international observers cautiously hoped that the southern African nation of Zimbabwe would find its way from dictatorship to democracy this year.
• However, despite this election being that first time in many years that the repressive Mugabe was not on the ballot, the election commission declared Mugabe's enforcer and vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa president.
• In the weeks after the election, the government ruthlessly cracked... Читать дальше...

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• Sophie Turner and Priyanka Chopra are each engaged to a Jonas Brother.
• Turner got engaged to Joe Jonas last fall, while Chopra just announced her engagement to Nick Jonas on Saturday morning. 
• Turner welcomed Chopra to the family in a sweet Instagram post.
• "Wow. First I'm blessed with an incredible future brother-in-law, and now such an beautiful, inside and out, future sister-in-law," Turner wrote. "I'm so excited to welcome you into the family [Priyanka Chopra]. Читать дальше...

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Traditional consumer lenders, like banks and credit unions, have historically served segments of the population they can conduct robust risk assessments on. 

But the data they collect from these groups is limited and typically impossible to analyze in real time, preventing them from confirming the accuracy of their assessments. Читать дальше...

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• A Minnesota startup is selling bracelets made out of life jackets worn by refugees who sailed across the Mediterranean Sea. Their goal is to raise awareness for the global refugee crisis.
• Mohamed Malim, a 22-year-old entrepreneur and former Somali refugee, wants Americans to understand that refugees contribute to society — and their stories deserve to be heard.
• The "Embracelets" are handcrafted in the Netherlands by refugees employed by the Dream Factory... Читать дальше...

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• Today's "neuropolitical" consultants say they can peg voters' feelings by observing their spontaneous responses to stimuli. 
• These consultants aim to use this technology to figure out voters' intent from signals they're not aware they're producing, and sell that to political campaigns.
• A political candidate's advisors can then attempt to use that biological data to influence voting decisions.

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• I've been an avid user of Airbnb, the popular home-rental service, for nearly a decade, using the platform to visit 30+ countries.
• In recent years, I've noticed a shift on the platform from regular people renting out their own apartments and spare bedrooms to a more professionalized service with hosts who operate multiple locations.
• From my perspective, the shift has meant that apartment listings are equipped in a more basic and economical manner. Читать дальше...

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Omarosa Manigault-Newman, the firebrand communications director of the White House Office of Public Liaison who was abruptly fired in December, has released her tell-all book, "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the White House."

In the book, she recounts her alleged experiences inside the Trump administration and campaign, making startling claims that include an accusation she heard a recording of Trump saying a racial slur.

But the Trump administration is fighting back... Читать дальше...

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The future of retail is looking bright.

So bright that  Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, expects the industry to top $5.5 trillion by 2020!

While in-store and desktop purchases are certainly helping the retail industry boom, the biggest factor for this incredible growth is in your pocket.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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