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It’s not the pits in the United Kingdom. Last week, the posh UK supermarket Marks and Spencer began selling a special avocado that has no pit, freeing Brits from the danger of slashing their hand as they attempt to slice around the creamy fruit’s massive seed. Sadly, they’re nearly impossible to find in the US...

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• A change in the short-term Federal Funds rate has no impact on the majority of existing homeowners, as most have 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages.
• However, it’s a different story for renters, which make up 36.1 percent of households. 
• Any influence that a short-term rate change has on mortgage rates can be materially consequential to how much they can afford to buy.

It’s a near certainty that the Federal Open Market Committee... Читать дальше...

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Blockchain isn't just for bankers anymore. Most of the buzz around the distributed ledger has focused on its uses in finance, where it originated. But one of the most promising blockchain trends is its growing disruptive presence in the Internet of Things (IoT).

Companies are pioneering innovative new... Читать дальше...

When it comes to politics, celebrity endorsements can be game changers. 

CHOCTAW, Okla. – The holidays are about spending time with family, but that can be a challenge for some service members. However, two students in Choctaw got a wonderful surprise just in time for Christmas. While everyone was preparing for the ‘The Nutcracker’ at James Griffith Intermediate School, another performance was happening behind the scenes. Ryan Morrow has been deployed for the last 20 months. “I didn’t realize how hard it would be without them… one or two times a […]

Woody Harrelson is in talks to join Tom Hardy in Sony’s Marvel superhero movie “Venom,” TheWrap has learned. Harrelson’s role remains under wraps. The actor, last seen playing the villain in last summer’s “War for the Planet of the Apes,” just recently wrapped a role in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” playing Han Solo’s mentor. Ruben Fleischer is directing the film, based on the script that is written by Scott Rosenberg (“Jumanji”) and Jeff Pinkner (“The Dark Tower”). Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing with Amy Pascal. Читать дальше...

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has joked the see-through tunnel at his club’s new stadium might need to be covered up following the fracas that marred Sunday’s Manchester derby. England’s Football Association is investigating reports of a mass brawl that erupted in a corridor leading away from the Old Trafford tunnel following Manchester City’s 2-1 win at Manchester United. Spurs’ new stadium in north London, due to open next season, will have a transparent tunnel... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off the renewed focus on sexual harassment allegations against him, President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, declaring the New York Democrat and frequent presidential critic had come to his office "begging" for campaign contributions and "would do anything" to get them. A chorus of Democrats accused Trump of insinuations about Gillibrand that were unsavory at best. Nothing of the kind, retorted White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off the renewed focus on sexual harassment allegations against him, President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, declaring the New York Democrat and frequent presidential critic had come to his office "begging" for campaign contributions and "would do anything" to get them. A chorus of Democrats accused Trump of insinuations about Gillibrand that were unsavory at best. Nothing of the kind, retorted White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Читать дальше...

Disney hit the mark. Warner Bros. hit the mark. Now Universal is joining the club as it has reached $5 billion for the year at the worldwide box office. In some respects, Universal’s year at the box office has been a microcosm for the box office as a whole. While Universal has done well domestically with $1.6 billion grossed — third among all studios — it got to this point off of a huge $3.4 billion haul from international markets, primarily from “The Fate of the Furious” and “Despicable Me 3.” Also Read: Warner Bros.

Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson Herjavec have not one, but two babies on the way!

NORMAN, Okla. – A small staff and busy holiday rush: that’s the method for international jewel thieves, who recently targeted Crown Jewelers in Norman. According to investigators, six women came in to Crown Jewelers. Several pretended to be legitimate customers, while another crawled into the back room, emptied a ring case and many other trays from the safe. Police call them “Kangaroo crooks.” “They have a pouch underneath the skirt or long blouse. It allows them to quickly push them […]

The Parole Board of Canada has revoked the statutory release of Kevin Douglas Dalton after "appearing to be in a condition other than normal" at his halfway house less than three weeks after his freedom was granted.

An outrageous strike by Radamel Falcao was the highlight as a much-changed Monaco side eased to a 2-0 win over Caen to reach the quarter-finals of France's League Cup on Tuesday.

Augusto Mendes made a statement in his return to competition.

A little over than two months after being forced out of a UFC Sao Paulo fight with Boston Salmon due to an injury, “Tanquinho" competed at the ACB JJ no-gi 60kg grand prix in Russia last Saturday, and won the belt after three great performances.

Mendes made quick work of Milton Bastos in the quarterfinal, tapping his opponent with a kimura in less than 20 seconds. He took on multiple-time world champion Joao Miyao in the semifinal... Читать дальше...

The former UFC heavyweight died after injuries sustained in a boxing match on June 16th in the city of Edmonton.

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Here's what the managers and players had to say after the 1-0 victory over Stuttgart.

Julian Nagelsmann: "We didn’t start well, that was mostly down to VfB who pressed us well in the opening stages. That’s why we changed our formation early on, which then gave us more stability and control. Unfortunately we weren’t able to take our chances in the first half. After the break, we were able to put them under more pressure and keep them out at the same time, but we weren’t getting the big chances. Читать дальше...

TSG won the Baden-Württemberg Derby at home to Stuttgart by one goal to nil on matchday 16 of the season. Mark Uth bagged his eighth goal of the season in the last ten minutes to secure the points in an intense encounter at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

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No matter how many times we warn you against letting loose at the company holiday party, some people just don't listen.

But it's important to remember, you're still on company time, and how you behave matters.

As a lesson to us all, we asked readers — and combed the web — for wild stories of office holiday parties past. Here are some of the most cringe-worthy:

Some answers have been edited for clarity.

'Our new janitor has no idea why... Читать дальше...

La Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) a dépensé plus de 5 millions de dollars de fonds publics pour rénover une de ses succursales de Québec, selon ce qu'a appris La Presse canadienne.

Heading back home for the holidays is no new activity. Since a good portion of us have been doing it since we left our tearful parents at the front steps of our college dorms, by now, we've got some semblance of a routine in place. Come fall, we're booking the cheapest ticket we can find (even if that means a red-eye to and from), finagling ways to take the least amount of vacation days possible, and making sure our homecoming will be complete with an already-decorated tree. But packing for home? Читать дальше...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday appeared to soften the US stance on talks with North Korea amid high tension over its nuclear and missile programs. Tillerson said that the US was ready to hold exploratory talks without preconditions, but North Korea would need to hold off on weapons testing. He called it “unrealistic”...

Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom has been delayed a second time, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Level-5 announced. Ni no Kuni 2 is now slated for release on March 23, 2018. The role-playing game was originally scheduled to

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