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A simple 4-step technique could be just the trick to get your boss to let you work from home

BusinessInsider.com 

Noah Berger/Reuters

Scientists have known for a while now that working remotely about two days a week can increase job satisfaction.

In fact, a recent survey suggests that the most innovative employees split their time between remote and in-office work. Specifically, they spend only about 80% of their time in an office (which translates to four days a week).

But not every company — or every boss — is okay with letting employees telecommute.

Obviously, your ability to... Читать дальше...

Video: Private jets no longer just for super rich

The Globe and Mail 

Flying on a private jet isn’t just a luxury for the wealthy and famous anymore, with just a tap on an app, consumers are getting access to deals as the industry looks to raise the competition..Maryam Behmard has this story.

Chinese shoppers are pushing Amazon Japan sales (AMZN)

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Amazon recently rolled out a Chinese-language version of its Japanese website to aid the growing number of Chinese shoppers who prefer to buy goods from Japan, according to Bloomberg.

Chinese online shoppers are being deterred from domestic e-commerce sites due to the abundance of counterfeit and defective goods often sold on those portals. This... Читать дальше...



The Latest: Idaho fire grows, burns state-operated structure

TheRepublic.com 

BIG SUR, Calif. — The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western U.S. (all times local): 9:40 a.m. More than 1,400 firefighters are battling a blaze in southwest Idaho that has grown to 66 square miles and destroyed a state-operated backcountry structure. Officials say the fire expanded by about 5 square miles Tuesday in rugged

Obama to GOP: Why keep endorsing him?

MSNBC 

President Barack Obama responds to a question regarding Donald Trump’s recent comments against the Khan family and shares why he believes he is “unfit to serve as President.”

A federal court has blocked another state's voter ID law

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters/Chris Keane

(Reuters) - North Dakota on Monday became the latest state to have its voter identification law blocked by a federal court, adding to a string of recent rulings across the United States on the grounds that such measures disenfranchise poor and minority voters.

North Dakota joined North Carolina and Wisconsin, where voter-ID restrictions were struck down by federal courts on Friday, victories for advocates who claim the measures are an attempt to suppress voters who tend to cast ballots for Democrats. Читать дальше...

Watch live: Donald Trump campaigns in Virginia

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Trump calls Clinton 'the devil,' a 'pathological liar' Aug. 2, 2016, 8:34 a.m. Donald Trump launched fresh attacks at rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night and Monday, calling her "the devil" at a speech in Pennsylvania and a "pathological liar" on Twitter. Donald Trump tells supporters the general...

Iranian hackers have hacked Telegram — and it could spell trouble for activists and journalists in the country

BusinessInsider.com 

Brendan McDermid/Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian hackers have compromised more than a dozen accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service and identified the phone numbers of 15 million Iranian users, the largest known breach of the encrypted communications system, cyber researchers told Reuters.

The attacks, which took place this year and have not been previously reported, jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran... Читать дальше...

Fighting and airstrikes near Syria’s Aleppo kill at least 20

TheRepublic.com 

BEIRUT — At least nine civilians, including three children, were killed by rebel fire in the government-controlled section of the divided northern city of Aleppo and airstrikes killed at least 11 in a town to the west, activists and government media reported Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory said at least 11 people, including five children,

THAAD in S Korea Not Actually Aimed at Preventing Threat From Pyongyang

Sputnik International 

The deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea would threaten the stability of East Asia, an expert said, adding that China and Russia's concerns about the US missile defense installations in the Korean Peninsula are justified.





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