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According to Barcelona’s press mouthpieces, the Liverpool star is sitting out to force a move. Again. So you’ve got a transfer window, Barcelona interest, and Philippe Coutinho sat out due to an injury nobody’s totally sure yet is an actual injury. You may have heard this one before. And if you have, you know the next step is whispers in the Catalan press that the player has told Liverpool he won’t play for them again. It happened in the summer. That time around, it was followed after a few days by a transfer request. Читать дальше...

Three major U.S. news outlets in early December promoted a story alleging WikiLeaks had secretly offered the Trump campaign special access to the Democratic National Committee emails before they were published. The reports suggested the correspondence proved collusion between the Trump family and Russia, since the U.S. intelligence community regards WikiLeaks as an "arm of Russian intelligence." It turns out this information was false. The issue of collusion with Russia was also a key focus in President... Читать дальше...

It’s hard to see what lies ahead at New Year, but while we wait to get a better view of Apple’s VR Glasses, iPhone, car and Mac Pro plans, here are some good Mac resolutions to explore:

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• As a Business Insider reporter, I've interviewed many entrepreneurs, CEOs, and academics about leadership and personal growth.
• Sometimes I adopt the best insights into my own life.
• This year I learned how to be a better colleague and how to best view my career path.

If you're reading this right now, you may have read some advice-based Strategy stories on Business Insider or other outlets — things like how to lead... Читать дальше...

It’s hard to see what lies ahead at New Year, but while we wait to get a better view of Apple’s VR Glasses, iPhone, car and Mac Pro plans, here are some good Mac resolutions to explore:

BOSTON (AP) — Nearly half of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems. But without that data, prevention advocates say, schools have no way to measure their success and can overlook trends that could offer insight to help them save lives. "If you don't collect the data, you're doing half the job," said Gordon Smith... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has condemned calls to use "maximum force" in response to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, but stressed that the IDF would continue taking all the necessary measures to ensure the security of Israel.

The Fire Department of New York says 12 people are hurt, one seriously, in a fire raging through a Bronx building.   Fire officials say they responded to the blaze at a four-story building near the Bronx Zoo in Van Nest at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. WABC-TV reports there are twelve apartments in the building, but the blaze appears to have started in a furniture store on the first floor.   WNBC-TV reports at least 150 firefighters are battling the fire.   The blaze comes only days after the... Читать дальше...

Straphangers will now have the luxury of knowing just how late their train will be. The MTA said on Monday that it has installed arrival-time technology at all 471 subway stations. The long-delayed project — which began roughly a decade ago — will also be accessible on cellphones, the agency said. Riders have long grumbled...

The Fire Department of New York says 16 people are hurt, four of them seriously, in a fire raging through a Bronx building.   Officials say over 200 firefighters have responded to the blaze at a four-story building near the Bronx Zoo in Van Nest. It was reported about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. WABC-TV reports there are twelve apartments in the building, but the blaze appears to have started in a first-floor furniture store.   The blaze comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to hit... Читать дальше...

When it comes to New Year's Eve, people are more than happy to get creative if it means their party plans can go unhindered.

Zions Bancorp , the Salt Lake City-based large regional bank, said Tuesday it would pay $1,000 bonuses to nearly 80% of its workforce and increase compensation for nearly 40% of employees as a result of the tax legislation passed late in December. Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank previously announced they would increase the minimum wage they pay. Zions stock gained 18% over the past 12 months, lagging the 19.4% gain for the S&P 500 .

Davis’ comments came amid reports that he could be sidelined in Brexit talks in a possible reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May, who wants greater control over the negotiations.

Donald Trump has become one of the most controversial US presidents with his notorious election pledges that included the creation of a wall along the border with Mexico at the expense of the latter, leaving troops in Afghanistan and moving jobs back to the US from China.

Hayes Alba Warren arrived just in time to ring in the new year with parents Jessica Alba and Cash Warren.

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In just four weeks President Trump will deliver a State of the Union Address, with his promise to rebuild America's economic infrastructure on the line, and in doubt. The United States and Europe are facing a new financial crash centered in Wall Street and City of London, and the President is wasting time pretending that the stock market represents a great recovery of the U.S. economy.

The American people, who have been... Читать дальше...

Shares of Netflix Inc. were upgraded to outperform from a neutral rating by analysts at Macquarie Research on Tuesday. The main reasons for the upgrade are the analysts' new preference for companies with subscription models rather than ad-driven, and scaled distribution with an international presence. Lead analyst Tim Nollen wrote that Netflix's improving revenue and earnings were also a driver for the upgrade. "We believe Netflix is taking several steps to improve this beyond the market's obsession with sub numbers to date," Nollen wrote. Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year greetings video: cuddly puppies.

After a year of showing off its military might in Syria, the Defense Ministry has taken a softer approach.

The one-minute video shows dozens of puppies sharing food and cuddling with each other. Older dogs are shown playing with unidentified officers.

Over 3,000 dogs are employed in the Russian armed forces. Читать дальше...

A 23 year old “church girl” named Bailey Gibson has turned into a THOT – and is selling off her VIRGINITY – on an online auction site. First image Second Image Third image Here’e her story, straight from her mouth: My name is Bailey Gibson and I am a virgin. Now, if you saw me […]

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' Trump Adviser's Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.'s Attention. That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20, 2017, above its breathless report that a catalyst for the F.B.I. investigation into connections between Russia and President Trump's campaign was a June 2016 visit to Moscow by Carter Page. It was due to the Moscow trip by Page, dubbed a foreign policy adviser to the campaign, that the F.B.I. obtained a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in September ... Читать дальше...

NBC kicked off 2018 on Tuesday morning by officially naming Hoda Kotb as cohost of the popular Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie, the first time two women have co-anchored NBC's flagship morning show. 

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2017 was undoubtedly a wild year. 

President Donald Trump was inaugurated, which has led to a seemingly never ending string of debates and controversies: the crowd size at his inauguration, the travel ban, his war of words with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and so on. 

But there were many other events not necessarily related to Trump that unfolded as well: the Rohingya genocide, multiple mass shootings and terror attacks, hurricanes, the Mayweather/McGregor fight, and more. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin and Former FBI Director James Comey must be investigated for their potential breaches of security, US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.