Forex news: 2018

четверг, 4 января 2018 г.

These Classic Charts Are Confounding Economists

These Classic Charts Are Confounding Economists
A debate is raging on what the flattening of the yield curve and the Phillips curve mean for US growth.

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Kristi Yamaguchi, Unlaced

Kristi Yamaguchi, Unlaced
On the eve of the National Championships, Nicole Chung and champion skater Kristi Yamaguchi discuss life after the Olympics, what it means to be "the first," and the state of figure skating in 2018.

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Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?

Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?

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‘Raw water’ is the latest health craze. Here’s why drinking it may be a bad idea.

‘Raw water’ is the latest health craze. Here’s why drinking it may be a bad idea.
By shunning recommended water safety practices, experts warn, raw water purveyors may also be selling things you don't want to drink — dangerous bacteria, viruses and parasites that can make you sick.

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'Anything to report?': Korean hotline reopens with little to say between foes

'Anything to report?': Korean hotline reopens with little to say between foes
First telephone contact since February 2016 had bumpy start when the South rang but no one in the North answered.

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среда, 3 января 2018 г.

Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

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Why Makeup Matters to Women in Prison

Why Makeup Matters to Women in Prison
"We struggle to just stay human and maintain whatever kind of dignity we can there."

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The Giant, Under Attack

The Giant, Under Attack
One of America’s biggest rehab companies built an empire. But after a patient named Gary Benefield died, its enemies — investors and business rivals alike — struck hard.

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Why War Reporters Wear Flak Jackets and Fake Wedding Rings

Why War Reporters Wear Flak Jackets and Fake Wedding Rings
Female conflict journalists dress for safety, for culture, and for comfort.

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How I Learned to Look Believable

How I Learned to Look Believable
Over the last year and a half, I have needed a lot of outfits. I have also needed to be consistent. I have needed to be ready, at every moment, to be seen as both a poverty-stricken graduate student and a reliable adult. As an accuser, I need to be a news-team-ready correspondent and someone who certainly wasn’t doing this for the limelight.

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Two dying memoirists wrote bestsellers about their final days. Then their spouses fell in love.

Two dying memoirists wrote bestsellers about their final days. Then their spouses fell in love.
The literary pairing of Paul Kalanithi's "When Breath Becomes Air" and Nina Riggs' "The Bright Hour" was inevitable. Perhaps less inevitable was that the late authors’ spouses would end up together, too.

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All About the Turtleneck, Fashion’s Control Mechanism

All About the Turtleneck, Fashion’s Control Mechanism
Protection has been the turtleneck’s purpose since its invention. Sometimes it functions literally, sometimes metaphorically, sometimes both at once.

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When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City

When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
Earlier this year, a North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile crashed in a populated area. What does that tell us?

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The Big Machines Bringing Industry—and War—to the Melting Arctic

The Big Machines Bringing Industry—and War—to the Melting Arctic
As the ice recedes, these trains, ships, and helicopters will make the Arctic a busy hive of economic and military activity.

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Why 2018 Will Be the Year of the YouTube Moral Panic

Why 2018 Will Be the Year of the YouTube Moral Panic

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Table Tennis - Best Points Of 2017

Table Tennis - Best Points Of 2017
Every point is thrilling, but we also didn't realize just how into it table tennis announcers get.

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America’s forgotten towns: Can they be saved or should people just leave?

America’s forgotten towns: Can they be saved or should people just leave?

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Even When He Loses, Logan Paul Wins

Even When He Loses, Logan Paul Wins

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Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?

Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?
Child protective agencies are haunted when they fail to save kids. Pittsburgh officials believe a new data analysis program is helping them make better judgment calls.

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Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President

Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
In the first excerpt of Michael Wolff's book about the Trump White House, a look at the administration's shocked first days.

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American Politics Is Swamped With ‘Bad Faith’ Actors

American Politics Is Swamped With ‘Bad Faith’ Actors
To many, "bad faith" is the phrase that seems to capture our entire moment, in all its mendacity and duplicitousness and engineered confusion

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Those ‘Alien Megastructures’ Are Probably Just Dust

Those ‘Alien Megastructures’ Are Probably Just Dust
New data suggests a very natural explanation for what’s happening around the "most mysterious star in the universe."

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Why Symmetry Continues to Beguile Mathematicians

Why Symmetry Continues to Beguile Mathematicians
To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape.

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My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror

My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror

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The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest Friend - Facts So Romantic

The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest Friend - Facts So Romantic

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There’s a reason using a period in a text message makes you sound angry

There’s a reason using a period in a text message makes you sound angry

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Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book

Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book
Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into alleged collusion with the Kremlin will focus on money laundering and predicted: “They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.”

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How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos

How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos
She appears to be a celebrity, one of the beautiful people photographed outside a movie premiere or an awards show. And yet, you cannot quite place her.That’s because she’s not real. She was created by a machine.

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вторник, 2 января 2018 г.

Black Mirror’s bleak landscapes are as terrifying as its stories

Black Mirror’s bleak landscapes are as terrifying as its stories
"Black Mirror" has always had its own distinct visual style, sleek, moody, metallically cold. But in Season 4, with its focus on human consciousness — how it can be accessed, transferred, and shared, for better and worse — the scenery in particular stands out, making this the most stunning, and by extension terrifying, season of the Netflix show yet.

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The ‘Shroom Boom: Will Trendy Medicinal Mushrooms Go Mainstream In 2018?

The ‘Shroom Boom: Will Trendy Medicinal Mushrooms Go Mainstream In 2018?
Fungi purported to have healing properties are making their way into drinks & beauty products. Indeed, the mushroom market is expected to hit $50 billion in the coming years.

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My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her

My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her
Jacqueline Dooley recalls her difficult transition from being a mother with earthly duties for a teenage daughter with terminal cancer, to becoming one with more spiritual concerns.

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Yes, Your Amazon Echo Is an Ad Machine

Yes, Your Amazon Echo Is an Ad Machine

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These Abandoned Theme Parks Are Guaranteed To Make You Nostalgic

These Abandoned Theme Parks Are Guaranteed To Make You Nostalgic
For the past several years photographer Seph Lawless has been crisscrossing the country photographing abandoned houses, factories, shopping malls, and other images of national decline.

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Asia’s Quiet Missile Race

Asia’s Quiet Missile Race
China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and the arms race you haven't heard about.

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PRIME DIRECTIVE Amazon shipped more than 5 billion Prime items in 2017 Written by Mike Murphy 1 min ago

PRIME DIRECTIVE Amazon shipped more than 5 billion Prime items in 2017 Written by Mike Murphy 1 min ago
Amazon’s quest for world domination continued in 2017, and today it gave us a peek at how ubiquitous it already is.

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I Really Want to See LG's New 8K OLED TV in Person

I Really Want to See LG's New 8K OLED TV in Person

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A Wide-Ranging Interview With The Original Designer Of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'

A Wide-Ranging Interview With The Original Designer Of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'
Chris Rausch, a skateboarder and game designer, joined the team behind the very first entry in one of the most popular franchises in gaming history. He worked on six "Tony Hawk" games, and he has a lot of fascinating stuff to say.

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Hatch announces he will not seek re-election

Hatch announces he will not seek re-election
In a video shared on Twitter, the 83-year-old Utah Republican announced his plan to leave the Senate after more than 40 years. Hatch's announcement came only days after the Republican tax plan that he helped to craft got signed into law.

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Why some people swear by Alcoholics Anonymous — and others despise it

Why some people swear by Alcoholics Anonymous — and others despise it

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Watch The Teaser For Justin Timberlake's New Album, 'Man Of The Woods'

Watch The Teaser For Justin Timberlake's New Album, 'Man Of The Woods'
The album comes out February 2, but we'll hear new music from JT as early as January 5.

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This App Collects Spare Change to Bail People Out of Jail

This App Collects Spare Change to Bail People Out of Jail

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The Future of Trumpism Is on Campus

The Future of Trumpism Is on Campus
At colleges across the country, young supporters of the president are demanding that College Republicans fall into line.

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The perils of a cashless society – LA Times

The perils of a cashless society – LA Times
The cashless future won’t be easy and convenient. For too many, it’ll be a new hardship.

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Parking for Gold

Parking for Gold

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Sick. Uninsured. And begging the internet for a lifeline

Sick. Uninsured. And begging the internet for a lifeline
Paying for health care is now a popularity contest.

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I Did Everything You Said and I'm Still Alone

I Did Everything You Said and I'm Still Alone
Over the last 12 months, I have completely transformed my life in an effort to find love. I didn’t.

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Hoda Kotb named new co-anchor of NBC’s ‘Today,’ joins Savannah Guthrie

Hoda Kotb named new co-anchor of NBC’s ‘Today,’ joins Savannah Guthrie
Kotb, 53, had been behind the anchor desk of NBC's morning news show in a temporary role since Matt Lauer was fired in November. Lauer's dismissal came after a female colleague made a detailed complaint accusing him of inappropriate sexual behavior.

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четверг, 4 января 2018 г.

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