How Alex Trebek Is Fighting Back Against Pancreatic CancerFor 35 years, Alex Trebek has been the purveyor of obscure facts from the archeologist who opened King Tut's tomb in 1922 (Who is Howard Carter?) to the device Alexander Graham Bell tested out.......
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16 transgender celebrities who are changing televisionJordan Strauss & Richard Shotwell/ AP
More TV shows are featuring transgender actors and characters.
Laverne Cox started on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" and has since become a superstar and trans activist.
FX's "Pose" stars multiple trans people, including MJ Rodriguez, Domin....
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The best NBA's best arenas according to fansJonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Star power is the name of the game in the NBA, but a great arena can elevate fans' in-person viewing experience from good to spectacular.
Podium.com — a startup that helps local businesses manage customer reviews — has used data from Google reviews to ide....
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LeBron James threw an incredible, no-look pass while falling downvia ESPN/NBA
LeBron James threw an amazing, no-look pass over his head to Danny Green while falling down. Green sank the three-pointer.
James finished the game with 11 assists and might have had another on a slick bounce pass to Green, whose shot was blocked.
Watch the two plays below.
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Current, former world No. 1s in men's golf to compete in S. Korea this weekHow often do you get to see the likes of Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia in the same field in South Korea?How about once a year?The PGA Tour will make its lone annual stop this week on the resort island of Jeju, where the Club at Nine Brid....
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Paul Rudd Says He Helped Encourage Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in 'Titanic'!Paul Rudd reveals he had a part in getting Leonardo DiCaprio to star in this huge film! During an interview on The Graham Norton Show, set to air on Friday, October 18, the 50-year-old Ant-Man actor revealed that he helped convince the 44-year-old Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood star to take on ....
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Koepka leads big guns rolling in for PGA Tour?s Asian richesJEJU, South Korea: The US PGA Tour kicks off its new-look Asian Swing in South Korea on Thursday (today) with the world’s top golfers lured by megabucks in three tournaments with no cuts.This week’s $9.75 million CJ Cup, where four-time major winner and world number one Brooks Koepka is ....
Netflix spikes 11% after global subscriber growth blows away forecasts (NFLX)Netflix
Shares of Netflix rose as much as 11% in post-market trading after the company reported international new subscriber additions in the third quarter that beat Wall Street forecasts.
The streaming giant also reported US subscriber additions that were in line with estimates. The prior quart....
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14 celebrities you didn't know hold world recordsRichard Shotwell/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Multiple celebrities have set Guinness World Records, either through their profession or through unexpected means.
Celebrities like Justin Bieber and Eminem have set records with their music.
Others, such as Dwayne Johnson, hold records fo....
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There's a mouse hiding among mushrooms in this viral brainteaser. Can you spot it?Gergely Dudás/Dudolf
Hungarian artist Gergely Dudás hides hard-to-find objects in his illustrations.
His latest image features a mouse hidden among mushrooms.
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Gergely Dudás is a Hungarian artist who expertly hides objects in his ....
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Mitch McConnell Reportedly Prepared Republican Senators For Donald Trump's Impeachment TrialSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reportedly preparing members of the Senate for an impeachment trial following the announcement last month that the House had launched an official inquiry.
The news comes in tweets from BuzzFeed News Capitol Hill reporter Paul McLeod, who reported that McC....
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is a regulatory body creating rules to ensure a properly functioning and relatively transparent marketplace. Through the Commitment of Traders (COT) report, they it offers traders insight into where certain....
Can you spot the hidden gift in this brainteaser in under 11 seconds?Courtesy of GiftsOnline4U
GiftsOnline4U created a holiday-themed brainteaser with a wrapped present hidden among bows.
It takes people an average of 11 seconds to find the gift.
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Presents are always more fun if they're a surprise, and this holiday-th....
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Builders are the most confident in 20 months that Americans are looking to buy housesREUTERS/Mike Blake
Homebuilder sentiment ticked three points higher to 71 in October, reaching its highest level since February 2018.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index showed a six point increase to 83 in the West, and a three point jump to 76 in the Sou....
Here's how Qatar is investing in AI research and advanced technologyQatar Foundation
In June 2018, the US Department of Defense (DOD) made an announcement — or more of an overdue acknowledgement — that largely went under the radar in major international news outlets. The establishment of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) was merely another....
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US retail sales unexpectedly drop as Trump's trade war hits the backbone of the economyRick Wilking/Reuters
A key measure of consumer spending unexpectedly dropped for the first time in seven months in September.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday retail sales fell 0.3% last month, compared with a 0.6% rise in August.
Consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of eco....
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NBA News: Zach LaVine Says Bulls Want Him To Stop Shooting Midrange JumpersEntering the 2019-20 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls want Zach LaVine to stop shooting midrange jumpers. The game has moved away from two-pointers in recent years, as the focus has shifted towards three-point shots. The Bulls are hoping that LaVine will adjust to the ongoing trend in the NBA, but the....
Retired Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma now wants to teach children how to 'be a human'Shu Zhang/Reuters
Since retiring in September, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has revealed he's turning his focus on education and that he hopes to travel to different schools across the world next year.
At a conference on Tuesday, the former English teacher-turned-billionaire said that the education s....
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8 cringeworthy phrases that are ruining your resumeUniversity of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment/Flickr
Writing a resume can be the most stressful part of job applications — you only have one page to sell yourself, so every single word matters.
Beware of filler phrases like "a proven track record" and clichéd buzz....
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10 things you need to know before the opening bellArtyom Ivanov\TASS via Getty Images
Here is what you need to know.
1. China threatens retaliation after the US House passed a bill supporting Hong Kong protesters. House lawmakers passed a bill yesterday which would mean that the US reviews how autonomous Hong Kong is each year, determining ....
5 ways to make the most of a business trip to MilanInsider StudiosGetty Images
Milan is the financial capital of Italy and a big destination for business travellers around the world.
The city also has a rich history dating back centuries.
There are so many other things to explore outside of the traditional sights — from food to art to arc....
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SoftBank reportedly hired restructuring and bankruptcy bankers to help revive WeWorkReuters
SoftBank hired Houlihan Lokey, a restructuring and bankruptcy advisory firm, to revive WeWork, Bloomberg wrote.
The firm is going through its portfolio and reviewing the loss-making areas of the company.
WeWork could run out of cash by mid-November, is weighing financing options f....
Here's why this former CIA spy stops at every yellow lightCourtesy photo
Insider recently obtained an advance copy of "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA," a new book by former clandestine services officer Amaryllis Fox, which is out Tuesday.
In an interview, Fox talked more about why she wrote the book, her training, her experiences in the fiel....
Examining age, sustainability of fossil aquifers in Arabian PeninsulaWhat does the presence of 1,000 year old water mean for the future of water supplies under the desert regions of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates? New research has sought to identify how much good water is available in the Arabian Peninsula, where water is stored ....
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Farmers are skeptical of the partial trade pact Trump announced with ChinaJim Young/Reuters
President Donald Trump said last week that the US and China reached the "greatest and biggest deal ever" for American farmers.
But questions over the announcement have mounted since then, particularly within the agricultural sector.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that China was un....
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Apple and Goldman Sachs are being picky about who gets an Apple CardHollis Johnson/Business Insider
Apple and Goldman Sachs are being picky about who they approve for Apple Card, the new credit card they launched in August.
"The approval rates early on have been lower," Goldman CEO David Solomon said on the bank's third-quarter earnings call, adding that the ban....
Jordan Graham (born 5 March 1995) is an English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa F.C..[1][2] He has represented England at under-17 and under-16 level.[3]
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