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Trump wants low interest rates — and Amazon helps with that.

President Donald Trump has a real bone to pick with Amazon, but the e-commerce giant could actually be helping him when it comes to inflation, interest rates, the Federal Reserve, and economic growth.

Trump has persistently railed against Amazon, attacking its tax practices and accusing the corporation of having a “huge antitrust problem.” On Friday, Trump alleged that Amazon takes unfair advantage of the US Postal Service — which it doesn’t. Читать дальше...

A woman has penned an open letter to Instagram because she's sick of seeing adverts for bras. But, her piece has raised an important question about Instagram's algorithm and whether we can do anything to alter the ads in our feeds?

Officials in Tajikistan say they are investigating the sudden deaths of four residents in the northern city of Khujand following a feast.

When Omri Casspi was picked by the Golden State Warriors last year, most Jewish sports fans applauded the move but paid it little mind. True, Casspi is the first Israeli in the NBA, and as such a source of unending pride, but he’d been in the league since 2009 and has slogged on as a capable but unremarkable journeyman in teams like the Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans, a respectable benchwarmer but never exactly a household name.

With the launch of 2018, it’s time to make a few predictions about the road ahead.  The first prediction isn’t going to make anyone really any happier, I’m sorry to say. There have been a number of salutes to how tough 2017 was if you’re a fan of democratic institutions, fact-based conversations, and productive civil

Mauricio Pochettino has compared Harry Kane’s connection to Tottenham with Francesco Totti’s kinship with AS Roma. Totti spent his entire career at Roma despite being provided with opportunities to move elsewhere, and there have been suggestions Kane could do the same with Spurs. In an interview with Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport, Pochettino claimed Kane success is down to his personal ties with Spurs. “Harry’s most important talent is his desire to improve... Читать дальше...

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Another year is about to end, and as we all praise the movies that we loved (and made billions), it's also a time to look back on the ones that didn't turn out so great.

The list of 2017's worst-reviewed movies has a little bit of everything in it: the colossal box office duds, the movies that became nothing more than a joke on social media, and the one that cost its director a "Star Wars" movie.

Here are the 25 worst-reviewed movies of 2017, as rated by critics' scores on Metacritic:

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Hi there! Welcome back and Happy New Year. What a crazy 2017, right? Time for a fresh start and hope for a better 2018! Here's to a quieter, calmer year ahead filled with joy and hope and maybe, just maybe, a chance to reconci- 

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• Steve Cohen is planning a comeback to the hedge fund world, several years after shutting down his last fund in 2014 amid a lengthy insider-trading investigation.
• His new firm, Stamford Harbor Capital, will reportedly feature a 50-person team of investigators who will snoop on traders' calls, chats, and emails to flag suspicious behavior. 

Hedge fund legend Steve Cohen is planning a highly watched comeback, and his new firm will feature... Читать дальше...

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• Protests in Iran have become a major global issue and resulted in deaths.
• They were catalysed by soaring egg prices, which have gone up 50% and in some cases doubled.
• A harsh government response and general antipathy from the authorities caused the protests to grow.

Iran is currently being rocked by widespread protests throughout the country that have become the biggest geopolitical issue of the day, attracting the attention of the US President and most other major world powers. Читать дальше...

Everyone dreams to have a place of their own. Some even wish for lodging in a remote location where they can have a few days of peace from the world. But with housing costs, it's hard to own one, let alone two properties. Nevertheless, there is another solution: you can build your own cabin in the woods, and for a small amount at that. However, before building comes the planning and most importantly - the design.

Who gathers news on the news-gatherers? Everyone, but no one successfully thus far. The abrupt ouster of John Skipper, who cited a “substance addiction” in stepping down from ESPN on Dec. 18, left some shocked and some, tellingly, incredulous. The most closely connected reporter to Bristol is James Andrew Miller, who literally wrote the book on...

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stock prices are moving higher in midday trading as traders return from the New Year's holiday. Technology stocks and retailers rose more than the rest of the market in midday trading Tuesday. Facebook gained 2.3 percent and Nordstrom rose 4.1 percent. Natural gas prices climbed 2 percent as cold weather continued to grip large parts of the U.S. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,689. Читать дальше...

Dundee United Brechin City 4 1 FT Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Scott McDonald netted a double as 10-man Dundee United swept to their biggest Ladbrokes Championship win of the season with a 4-1 triumph over Brechin.United needed... Читать дальше...

Mama June Shannon has a new man in her life!

“He’s my rock and my best friend,” Shannon, 38, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue, on stands Friday. “We’re together 24 hours a day.”

“I mean it’s kind of weird that we don’t really have to do anything. We can just chill at the house, or chill with the kids, or just go to the store,” says Shannon, who is mom to Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, 12, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, 18, Jessica, 20, and Anna, 23.

“I’ve never been... Читать дальше...

WAGS Atlanta is kicking off its first season by dialing up on the drama.

A British safari park's entire troop of 13 Patas monkeys was killed in a fire that ripped through their shelter on Tuesday.

Players can and should sign for the biggest deal, if that’s what they want.

Health-wise, yes. Performance-wise... maybe

There’s no getting around it - Felix Hernandez had about as nightmarish a 2017 as he could have had. Plagued by injuries throughout the year, Felix posted his fewest innings pitched since his half-season rookie year in 2005. Even when he did pitch, he was bad. He posted an fWAR of 0.4, which barely would have touched the still-not-good 1.0 figure he posted in 2016 had he had a full gauntlet of innings.

Players can and should sign for the biggest deal, if that’s what they want.

It's unlikely that we can get this passed in 2018, but a Democratic majority could very well do this next year. Via Ars Technica: