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Peeling peaches is the pits. And if you're like us, you end up eating your weight in fresh peaches (ideally over the sink, with juice running down your arms) before you ever work up the motivation to cook or bake…

President Donald Trump, who sat next to Japan's first lady during a dinner at a recent international summit, says Akie Abe can't muster even a "hello" in English. [...] she can handle a basic conversation in English, according to two people who have worked on events with the first lady. The Internet instantly responded, with a YouTube video emerging of Akie Abe delivering a 15-minute keynote address in English at a 2014 Ford Foundation symposium in New York. The Japanese prime minister's office... Читать дальше...

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The Washington Post issued a strange correction in May about White House press secretary Sean Spicer's whereabouts after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

The Post had published an extensive article detailing the series of events leading to Trump's firing of Comey on Tuesday, as well as the fallout from the announcement that left many White House communications staffers scrambling.

The article said Spicer was forced to huddle with... Читать дальше...

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

The Washington Post issued a strange correction in May about White House press secretary Sean Spicer's whereabouts after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

The Post had published an extensive article detailing the series of events leading to Trump's firing of Comey on Tuesday, as well as the fallout from the announcement that left many White House communications staffers scrambling.

The article said Spicer was forced to huddle with... Читать дальше...

Autonomous NEXT

The recent hack of CoinDash's website during an initial coin offering was a big blow to the red-hot fundraising trend. But Can Kisagun, the cofounder and chief product officer of cryptocurrency startup Enigma, told Business Insider his firm has a simple solution that could prevent similar attacks from happening in the future. 

ICOs have raised $1.2 billion this year, according to Autonomous NEXT, a financial technology analytics firm. It is a trend that has sparked excitement across Wall Street. Читать дальше...

Autonomous NEXT

The recent hack of CoinDash's website during an initial coin offering was a big blow to the red-hot fundraising trend. But Can Kisagun, the cofounder and chief product officer of cryptocurrency startup Enigma, told Business Insider his firm has a simple solution that could prevent similar attacks from happening in the future. 

ICOs have raised $1.2 billion this year, according to Autonomous NEXT, a financial technology analytics firm. It is a trend that has sparked excitement across Wall Street. Читать дальше...

Nasdaq poised to snap its longest winning streak since February 2015

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan starts a two-day tour of Gulf states Sunday in an effort to resolve a crisis involving Qatar, and four Arab states accusing the small peninsular nation of supporting terrorism. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have severed relations with Qatar. They are enforcing a land and sea embargo, accusing the oil-rich nation of supporting extremist groups and destabilizing the region, allegations Qatar has denied. “Turkey is trying to contribute... Читать дальше...

We’re a long way from anyone being charged in the Justice Department investigation into the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. But the Washington Post and the New York Times reported Thursday night that President Trump’s legal team is already looking into Trump’s options to pardon himself and those close to him — and how to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller and his legal team.

He inspired multiple “Saturday Night Live” sketches, and his day-to-day work attracted millions of people. But after about seven months of media banter, Twitter commentary and immortal memes, Sean Spicer has resigned as White House press secretary.

It’s been more than three years since Ohio last executed a convicted killer. Unfortunately, the state is poised to resume the barbaric practice next week despite serious questions over respect for constitutional protections and the basic fairness of how the state administers the capital punishment...

Singer/songwriter Nora Rothman was clearly born to be an entertainer. Now 26 years old, Rothman has honed a soulful folk sound that is uniquely her own. After taking a break from music to work as a field organizer for Hillary Clinton, Rothman has ramped back up in the music world and has released her debut self-titled EP July 21, a three-song set that shows off her vocal range and carefully crafted songwriting.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's police commissioner is challenging Attorney General Jeff Sessions for blaming immigrants for much of the nation's violent crime. President Donald Trump has tried to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.

America's opioid crisis is expanding to a new class of victims: unborn children. In the last decade, states like Tennessee have seen a tenfold rise in the number of babies born with symptoms of withdrawal, also known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Now, one judge in White County, Tennessee, is offering a controversial solution to the problem. David Begnaud reports.

A sperm whale appears to have beached on an embankment in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Or maybe not.

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Tim Tebow has been a member of the St. Lucie Mets for just 23 games, but he's already one of the best hitters in the entire Florida State League.

The former NFL quarterback was the talk of baseball as recently as one month ago, when he was promoted from the Class A Columbia Fireflies to St. Lucie in spite of a listless .220/.311/.336 (AVG/OBP/SLG) slash line. The seemingly unwarranted move inspired ridicule from around the game, with many accusing the Mets organization of a shameless publicity stunt. Читать дальше...

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Tim Tebow has been a member of the St. Lucie Mets for just 23 games, but he's already one of the best hitters in the entire Florida State League.

The former NFL quarterback was the talk of baseball as recently as one month ago, when he was promoted from the Class A Columbia Fireflies to St. Lucie in spite of a listless .220/.311/.336 (AVG/OBP/SLG) slash line. The seemingly unwarranted move inspired ridicule from around the game, with many accusing the Mets organization of a shameless publicity stunt. Читать дальше...

Austen’s tenners, record dividends, inflation falls

Volkswagen's midsize sedan not only offers European-style and handling, a willing turbocharged engine and plenty of room for under $24,000 but blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert and forward-collision warning (with automatic emergency braking) are baked in. Ditto its six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and sport mode, rear camera system with independent brightness control and VW Car-Net, VW's telematics and smartphone integration bundle. Just one step up from the base Passat... Читать дальше...

KOS, Greece (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook beach resorts Friday in Greece and Turkey, killing two tourists crushed when a building collapsed on a bar in the Greek island of Kos and injuring nearly 500 others across the Aegean…

KOS, Greece (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook beach resorts Friday in Greece and Turkey, killing two tourists crushed when a building collapsed on a bar in the Greek island of Kos and injuring nearly 500 others across the Aegean…

KOS, Greece (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook beach resorts Friday in Greece and Turkey, killing two tourists crushed when a building collapsed on a bar in the Greek island of Kos and injuring nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region. Only a few miles apart, Kos and the Turkish resort of Bodrum were hit hours before dawn by the shallow undersea quake that caused a two-foot (0.6-meter) sea swell and havoc among residents and thousands of vacationers at bars and restaurants. Most of injuries... Читать дальше...

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