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With the resurgence of chokers and fashion-forward earrings, the newest, of-the-moment jewelry has really positioned itself to be some of the most covetable accessories to own right now. And with stylish girls like Kendall, Bella and Gigi donning these add-ons daily, we’re curious to know who makes the best It baubles. To our pleasant surprise, we’ve discovered a lot of these designs are from affordable brands. Great news for those who want to look amazing without emptying your wallet.

With the resurgence of chokers and fashion-forward earrings, the newest, of-the-moment jewelry has really positioned itself to be some of the most covetable accessories to own right now. And with stylish girls like Kendall, Bella and Gigi donning these add-ons daily, we’re curious to know who makes the best It baubles. To our pleasant surprise, we’ve discovered a lot of these designs are from affordable brands. Great news for those who want to look amazing without emptying your wallet.

PARIS (AP) - Less than a month after fearing that she'd broken her ankle, Simona Halep is one match away from winning her first Grand Slam title.

Nvidia Corp. jumped more than 7% to fresh record highs Thursday after Citi analysts increased their price target on the stock to $180, the highest on Wall Street. FactSet reports that the previous high for an Nvidia price target was $168, and the average price target on the stock is $124.39, up from less than $100 at the end of 2016. Nvidia has ridden advances in artificial intelligence to big gains for its server business and potential for strength in self-driving cars, while continuing to grow its legacy leadership position in videogames.

The Labor Department’s “fiduciary rule” was designed to help retirement savers, but one of the biggest beneficiaries might be exchange-traded products, including ETFs and ETNs.

The Labor Department’s “fiduciary rule” was designed to help retirement savers, but one of the biggest beneficiaries might be exchange-traded products, including ETFs and ETNs.

Diplo estimates that he's been on more than 5,000 planes in his life, so when it comes to nomad life, he's kind of an expert. He recently sat...

Once a month, or about every 30 days, a full moon appears in the sky. For the month of June, Thursday evening and early Friday morning will be your best bet to see the full mini-Strawberry Moon. But don’t let the name fool you, the moon won’t appear pink or misshapen in the sky. Rather, the name derives from the time of year when strawberries ripen and are ready for harvest.

The nation’s largest veteran groups joined key senators Wednesday to endorse conditionally a plan from Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin to replace the unpopular 2014 Choice program, which critics contend often has failed to provide timely access to private-sector care when VA health care isn’t readily available.

For the first time in the Emmy Awards' nearly 70-year history, music supervisors will be recognized for the artistic role they play in crafting...

NEW YORK (AP) — About 2,100 jobs are on the chopping block as Verizon prepares to combine Yahoo and AOL for a digital advertising offensive. AOL and Yahoo will cut 15 percent of the 14,000 workers they now employ, or about 2,100 jobs, said a person familiar with the matter who requested not to be identified discussing the cuts. Verizon wants to become a strong third choice for advertisers by adding Yahoo's popular sites and billion users worldwide to its own media business, which includes AOL and Verizon's home-grown go90 video service. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — About 2,100 jobs are on the chopping block as Verizon prepares to combine Yahoo and AOL for a digital advertising offensive. AOL and Yahoo will cut 15 percent of the 14,000 workers they now employ, or about 2,100 jobs, said a person familiar with the matter who requested not to be identified discussing the cuts. Verizon wants to become a strong third choice for advertisers by adding Yahoo's popular sites and billion users worldwide to its own media business, which includes AOL and Verizon's home-grown go90 video service. Читать дальше...

“I suspect there will be compromise,” board chair says of proposed 3 percent hike for in-state residents.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills backup receiver Walt Powell for the first four games of the season for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Without revealing the substance, Powell issued a statement through the team saying he mistakenly used a product that led to the positive test. He

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An Israeli nurse won the hearts of millions after she was photographed breastfeeding a Palestinian baby boy whose mother was critically injured in a car accident.

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So you've decided to become a leaker. 

Be it government corruption, corporate malfeasance, evidence of Russian hacking, or just some garden-variety, messed up shit someone wants to stay under wraps—a secret caught your eye, and you've decided it needs to be exposed. 

But how to do it without getting burned in the process?

SEE ALSO: When it comes to online security, being paranoid is no longer enough

In an age when practically every waking moment is captured, analyzed... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — A Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix that the famous architect designed for his son and was saved from demolition by its current owner was donated Thursday to the architecture school that Wright founded.

LONDON (AP) — As tensions flare between Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran and their allies, reports of hacking are emerging across the Gulf.

LONDON (AP) — As tensions flare between Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran and their allies, reports of hacking are emerging across the Gulf.

The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Thursday that it was being buffeted by increasingly serious electronic intrusions that it described as "systematic and continual." [...] a series of largely lightly trafficked Saudi websites were vandalized by hackers who left messages in Farsi and photographs of Ayatollahs Ali Khamenei and Ruhollah Khomeini, the current and late supreme leaders of Iran respectively.

The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Thursday that it was being buffeted by increasingly serious electronic intrusions that it described as "systematic and continual." [...] a series of largely lightly trafficked Saudi websites were vandalized by hackers who left messages in Farsi and photographs of Ayatollahs Ali Khamenei and Ruhollah Khomeini, the current and late supreme leaders of Iran respectively.

A Florida woman who claimed the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax was sentenced Wednesday to five months in prison for making death threats against the parent of one of the students killed in the attack. Lucy Richards, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting threats through interstate communications, admitting that she sent the parent a message reading, “LOOK BEHIND YOU IT IS DEATH,” court documents show. Prosecutors alleged Richards left a series of menacing voice mails and emails with Pozner in January... Читать дальше...

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While there was plenty of news to chew on from former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, it's clear the investigation into Russia's influence on the 2016 election, and whether there was collusion with President Donald Trump's campaign, is far from over.

That means nothing good for Wall Street.

Isaac Boltansky of the political-research firm Compass Point told Business Insider that Comey's testimony... Читать дальше...

Tech giants Sony, Google, and Samsung have filed patents for smart contact lenses that take photos, record video, display information and more. Read more...