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• Sister Mary Jo Sobieck delivered the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game on Saturday. 
• People on social media were impressed by Sobieck's skill.
• Sobieck apparently told NBC reporter Chuck Garfien that she played softball in college and had once thrown a baseball at 76 miles per hour.

A nun delivered an impressive first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game on Saturday, earning the admiration of many on social media. Читать дальше...

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• The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens of people warned four decades ago it was at a high risk for corrosion. 
• Riccardo Morandi wrote a report in 1979 that said the bridge's proximity to sea air and pollution from a steel plant should have necessitated constant maintenance to remove rust. 
•  A huge section of the bridge collapsed August 14 during a fierce storm, killing 43 people and forcing the evacuation... Читать дальше...

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• In an interview with Beats One, Ariana Grande spoke about mental health and her recovery since the May 2017 attack on her concert in Manchester. 
• Beats One's Ebro Darden asked Grande about her healing process in the wake of the attack, which left 22 fans dead. 
• Grande became visibly emotional in her response and apologized for "falling apart."
• "Mental health is so important," she said through tears. "People don't pay enough mind to it."
• She also reflected... Читать дальше...

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• The Farmer's Dog is a personalized meal delivery service that's most easily described as "Blue Apron for dogs."
• Tech investors are throwing money at the Brooklyn startup, which has raised a total of $11 million from Shasta Ventures, SV Angel, and others. They believe it's the future of dog food.
• After feeding my dog The Farmer's Dog food for almost two months, I can see why. My dog Nubs loves it.

I wouldn't call my dog Nubs a picky eater. Читать дальше...

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• Macy's is doubling down on its off-price concept, Backstage, which sells many of the same brands as a typical Macy's store, but at a steep discount. 
• In a call with investors on Wednesday, Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette said the retailer will have rolled out this concept to 120 stores by the end of 2018. He had previously said it would be added to 100 stores.
• "This has been a good story for us," he said, adding that early adopters of the Backstage model ... Читать дальше...

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It all started with 2008's "Iron Man," but the Marvel Cinematic Universe actually stretches back millions of years.

The history includes far more than what we see on the screen. Thankfully, there's plenty of context within the 20 movies so far to give us a sense of just how far back it goes and when important events not seen in the movies take place.

We've put together a timeline that details the entirety of the MCU, based on the movies (we excluded events from television shows... Читать дальше...

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• Cook Out is the fast-food king of North Carolina. 
• The chain only has locations in 10 states but has developed a cult following in the South. 
• We visited a Richmond, Virginia, location and saw why customers adore Cook Out. 

New Yorkers love Shake Shack. The West Coast swears by In-N-Out.

But North Carolinians say that there's one burger chain that trumps them all.

Cook Out is a North Carolina-based fast-food chain serving up burgers... Читать дальше...

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• Court documents show former Rep. Blake Farenthold's derogatory nickname for the media, which he partly blames for his downfall after a sexual harassment scandal.
• In text messages and emails that are filed as evidence for a lawsuit over his new job, Farenthold refers to the media as "f tards."
• He also places blame on the "deep state," the House Ethics Committee, and the #MeToo Movement for forcing his resignation from Congress after it... Читать дальше...

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Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road.

The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizable piece of automakers' core business.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Chase is partnering with Expedia on travel rewards
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• Unencumbered by work and kids, retirees are the best age group to travel — and many are in fact active travelers. 
• An analysis of millions of bookings across all age groups, spanning thousands of destinations, hotels and flight routes from 2017 to 2018 revealed the preferred travel destinations for retirees. 
• Below are the most common travel destinations for adults 60 and over with pricing information and suggested activities. 

Unencumbered by work and kids... Читать дальше...

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• Netflix is testing ads for its original content in between TV episodes, the company confirmed to tech-website ARS Technica.
• Netflix referred to the ads as "recommendations" it is testing.
• But Netflix users are not pleased, and took to social media this weekend to criticize the move.

Netflix isn't calling the new ads for its original content "commercial breaks", but that hasn't stopped subscribers from voicing their displeasure.

The company... Читать дальше...

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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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• 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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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk and indie pop star Grimes no longer follow each other on Instagram.
• Musk unfollowed Grimes on Twitter early Sunday.
• It's unclear whether the pair remains a couple.
• The unfollowing comes after a difficult week in the spotlight for Musk, which sent Telsa stock down nearly 20% in 10 days.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and indie musician Grimes appear to have stopped following each other on social media after a difficult... Читать дальше...

Hype around artificial intelligence has never been higher — and one industry where it has a chance to make a major impact on profits is retail.

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• Most cosmologists agree we live in an expanding Universe that started as a point, called a singularity, and that we don't know what happened before it, or what could lie in our future.
• However, a recent discovery might indicate that a universe existed before the big bang. 
• Swirls of magnetic polarization may have been detected — which are believed to be produced by periods of inflation in the early Universe tugging on light... Читать дальше...

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• Before getting their commercial driver's license, long-haul truck drivers must pass the CDL exam.
• The CDL exam varies from state to state, but certain questions on safety, driving an 80-foot vehicle, and sharing the road with others are the same.
• Here are 15 questions from a sample CDL exam. You need a score of 80% to pass. 

Not just anyone can control a vehicle that can be up to 80,000 pounds.

Before long-haul truckers can start working... Читать дальше...

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• Trump can be tamed — some countries just say no when it's not in their interest to do what the United States demands.
• Mexico refused to build a wall on the border and Turkey is refusing to turn over an American pastor who it claims was involved in anti-government activities.
• Canada, Mexico, China, and Germany have generally refused to cave in to Trump's demands on trade.
• Or instead of countering US power... Читать дальше...

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It hasn't been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms' subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top (OTT) apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber — and they're... Читать дальше...

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• New research has found weight-loss interventions that are founded on habit-change, (forming new habits or breaking old habits) may be effective at helping people lose weight and keep it off.
• When someone first eats a snack upon getting home, a mental link is formed between the context (getting home) and their response to that context (eating a snack).
• By changing your habits, you begin to break the mental links you've developed to eating unhealthy. 
• Here are 10... Читать дальше...

• Native Americans have a personal connection to the immigrant families who have been separated at the US-Mexico border. 
• "We've been there, done that, and we know what it's like," says Connie Reitman, who grew up on a Pomo Indian rancheria in northern California.
• Her mother was taken from her family when she was five years old to stay at a boarding school for American Indian kids — her hair was cut, she was not allowed to talk her language, and there was a lot of hunger and abuse. Читать дальше...

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Fintech broke onto the scene as a disruptive force following the 2008 crisis, but the industry's influence on the broader financial services system is changing. 

The fintech industry no longer stands clearly apart from financial services proper, and is increasingly growing embedded in mainstream finance. Читать дальше...