Новости за 10.02.2016

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At any given time, there are a few key numbers floating around in my head: Five months ago, my student loan balance was almost $14,000. Today, it’s less than $3,000. In just two months — by the end of March 2016 — it’ll be zero.

Each month, I hand over at least 50 percent — between $1,000 and $1,300 — of my modest media relations salary to my student loan servicers, plus any money I earn from freelance writing and social media jobs and from special occasions like my birthday. Читать дальше...

Mexican prosecutors have again arrested the mayor of Cocula, the town where authorities believe 43 missing students were killed and incinerated.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target has its bullseye on the "Hollaback Girl" singer.

NEW YORK - Target has its bullseye on the "Hollaback Girl" singer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target has its bullseye on the "Hollaback Girl" singer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target has its bullseye on the "Hollaback Girl" singer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target has its bullseye on the "Hollaback Girl" singer.

Carlyle Group LP, which reported a fourth-quarter loss Wednesday, became the third private-equity firm in recent months to announce new share buyback plans.

“Put it back on.” (Coloque-a de volta.)

Quando Daniel Tallman casou com sua esposa Amanda, em 2011, ele escolheu uma bela aliança de tungstênio para selar o compromisso.

Um belo anel grosso, uma listra diagonal de diamantes, tudo muito elegante e moderno. Muito bem, Daniel!

Daniel Tallman

Daniel viu a mão dela sobre o papel, mas: "Eu não pensei muito nisso", disse ao BuzzFeed.

Acontece que o pedido... Читать дальше...

Perguntamos a vocês quais foram seus machucados mais estranhos e horríveis, e vocês nos contaram. Aviso: OBVIAMENTE, contém imagens fortes. OBVIAMENTE.

“Pedir ajuda quando você acha que não consegue seguir adiante é uma das maiores demonstrações de força que você pode fazer.”

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Kata’ib Sayyid al Shuda (KSS), which is also known as the Battalion of the Sayyid’s Martyrs, has created a propaganda video that includes an M1 Abrams tank (at around the 16-second mark of the video). The Iraqi government is denying their involvement with KSS, and claims not to know how they obtained the U.S.-made tank.

According to the U.S. Defense Department, “We have received assurances from the Government of Iraq... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she was suspending her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

NEW YORK - Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges accusing him of living the high life on the backs of millions of desperate people who used his payday lending operation to get quick cash over the Internet.

NEW YORK (AP) — Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges accusing him of living the high life on the backs of millions of desperate people who used h…

NEW YORK (AP) — Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges accusing him of living the high life on the backs of millions of desperate people who used h…

Finally, some encryption legislation that makes sense.

The post New Bill Aims to Stop State-Level Decryption Before It Starts appeared first on WIRED.

Soccer star Hope Solo says if the Olympics were today, "I wouldn't go." The Olympic athlete is concerned over having a healthy baby when she returns from Brazil.

Thanks to the way Democrats pick their nominees — and despite her whopping 20-plus-point loss to Bernie Sanders — Clinton looks like she might wind up with the most delegates out of New Hampshire.

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A pro-taxi group called on the New York City Council today to limit Uber drivers to working a maximum of 12 hours per shift — a requirement already in place for taxis for safety reasons.

"By not limiting driver shift lengths, Uber has continued to show its callous disregard not only for safety but for all other concerns except making money," wrote David Beier, president of the Committee for Taxi Safety, a pro-yellow-cab advocacy group, in a letter to council member Ydanis Rodriguez. Читать дальше...

The last time anybody saw 25-year-old Irene Garza, she was going to confession at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Ex-business executive Fiorina made announcement in Facebook post

New study points to controversial explanation for higher college costs