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The 47 jobs that are most damaging to your health

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Some jobs intrinsically have more health risks than others.

A flight attendant working in close quarters with passengers is more likely to catch an infectious disease than a lawyer working in an office, for example. Factor in the greater exposure to cosmic radiation, abnormal sleep patterns, and a less-than-clean work environment, and it's just not the healthiest job.

To rank the most unhealthy jobs in America, we used data from the Occupational Information Network, a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on occupations.

In order to analyze jobs by their impact on workers' health, we took O*NET measures of six health risks in each of the 974 occupations in the database: exposure to contaminants; exposure to disease and infection; exposure to hazardous conditions; exposure to radiation; risk of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings; and time spent sitting, since studies show that frequent inactivity shortens your lifespan. O*NET scores these factors on a scale from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating an increased health risk.

Read on to find out which jobs have the most potential to damage your health.

SEE ALSO: The 50 best jobs in America in 2018

DON'T MISS: The 25 best high-paying jobs in America for 2018

46 (tie). Mining roof bolters

Roof bolters operate machinery to install support bolts in underground mines.

Median annual salary: $58,450

Overall unhealthiness score: 51.3

Top three health risks:

1. Exposure to contaminants: 97
2. Exposure to hazardous conditions: 86
3. Risk of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings: 85



46 (tie). Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Chemical equipment operators and tenders run equipment to control chemical reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products.

Median annual salary: $47,800

Overall unhealthiness score: 51.3

Top three health risks:

1. Exposure to contaminants: 92
2. Exposure to hazardous conditions: 89
3. Risk of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings: 64



44 (tie). Respiratory therapists

Respiratory therapists assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders.

Median annual salary: $59,710

Overall unhealthiness score: 51.8

Top three health risks:

1. Exposure to disease and infections: 98
2. Exposure to contaminants: 69
3. Exposure to radiation: 55



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28 of the most outrageous looks from the Met Gala

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Any red carpet event brings out a few crazy ensembles, but the Met Gala— which is often dubbed "the fashion Oscars"— is where celebrities get really creative.

The Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, always takes place on the first Monday in May. It's been an annual event since 1946, and features a theme that guests must adhere to, meaning that it sees some of the most creative and iconic creations year after year.

Allow us to take you back through some of the most outrageous looks from the Met Gala throughout the years.

Rihanna basically won the red carpet (and unintentionally became a meme) back in 2015 with this bright yellow, fur-trimmed cape designed by Guo Pei.

It helped cement her status as the undisputed queen of the Met Gala.



Beyoncé left little to the imagination when she wore this daring Givenchy gown to 2015's Met Gala.

It was definitely a daring choice that became instantly iconic.



The following year, she wowed the crowd with another Givenchy gown. This one was made with latex material and featured pearl embellishments.

Beyoncé did not attend the 2018 Met Gala, but she definitely would have dress to impress.



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10 ways you can lose weight in 10 minutes

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  • Eating foods like watermelons can lower your fat accumulation, leading to you dropping a few pounds.
  • Eggs are a big source of choline, a fat-burning nutrient, so you should find ways to incorporate it into your diet.
  • Stimulating your brain by talking to a friend or playing a video game may reduce your desire to eat.

There is a lot you can do in 10 minutes: take a shower, read through your inbox or stalk your crush on Instagram (no judgment). But what if we told you that in the time it takes to do any of those things you could also make a number of healthy choices that would help you lose weight and keep it off for good? While it may sound too good to be true, we wouldn’t dare tease you like that! Scroll down to check out the expert tips that can make it happen now.

Break up with your bran flakes

Does your crazy-busy morning routine leave you with little time to do more than scarf down a bowl of cereal before running out the door? If so, put down the spoon and listen up! Research has found that eating oatmeal is more satiating than the cold stuff and can help you slim down. Since the instant varieties aren’t always nutritional champions, it’s better to use the slow-cooking variety and whip up a bowl of drool-worthy Zero Belly oatmeal. It will only take 10 minutes out of your morning and, with delicious flavors like Cherry Pie (a blend of hazelnuts and cherries), it will be well worth it.



Shop and chop

While all fruits are healthy, a handful of them reign supreme when it comes to frying fat and de-bloating your belly. University of Kentucky researchers found that eating watermelon can lower fat accumulation, while another group of great minds discovered that honeydew can banish water retention and bloat. Spend 10 minutes chopping up these slimming fruits for the week ahead. Enjoy them solo as a snack, throw them into yogurt or add them to salads.



Say "sayonara" to stress

According to researchers, not only does stress make people more apt to reach for sugary, fatty fare, it also causes the body to metabolize food more slowly. Lose weight by stopping stress before it starts. All you need is — you guessed it — 10 minutes! Set aside this short chunk of time to do something relaxing daily. Listen to soothing music, take a walk at lunchtime or spend some time puckering up with your honey. Yes, science says kissing relieves stress by helping the brain release endorphins! Smooching to slim down is definitely something we can get behind.



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Russia is about to put on a massive military show of force — here's what to watch for

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Russia is gearing up for its annual Victory Day Parade on Wednesday in Moscow's Red Square, which celebrates the capitulation of Nazi Germany in World War II. 

About 12,500 Russian troops, 73 aircraft, and 120 vehicles will partake in the parade, according to Russian state-owned media. 

This year's parade will include for the first time Russia's stealth fighter, the Su-57, as well as its new hypersonic Kh-47M2 "Kinzhal" missile, which Moscow unveiled in early March. 

It will also include the YARS ballistic missile, the Armata system, the Uran-9 unmanned combat system, the S-400 missile defense sytem, and more. 

Here's some of the major weaponry slated to partake in the parade:

SEE ALSO: The top 10 countries that bought Russia's most powerful weapons in 2017

SEE ALSO: Watch the Su-57 stealth fighter flap its wings before its debut in Russia's massive Victory Day Parade

Su-57 stealth fighter jet

The Su-57 recently became operational and was deployed to Syria in February.

But the jet is reportedly still running on AL-41F1 engines, the same engines that are on the Su-35, and is therefore still not a fifth-generation aircraft. 

Read more about the Su-57 here and here



Kh-47M2 "Kinzhal" hypersonic missile

Russia successfully tested the Kinzhal for the first time in March, air-launching it from a MiG-31BM. 

It's reported to be nuclear capable and have a range of 1,200 miles, but some have also claimed that its capabilities have been over-hyped. 

Read more about the Kinzhal missile here



T-14 Armata tank

The T-14, which is part of Russia's new Armata Universal Combat Platform, was unveiled in the 2015 Victory Day Parade. But it has not been mass produced yet because of budget constraints. 

Initially, Moscow said it would put 2,300 T-14s into service by 2020, but has since scaled it back to 100 tanks by 2020.

Russia's new Armata series also includes the T-15, or Terminator 3, and the self-propelled 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV.

Read more about the T-14 here and here



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20 heartwarming pictures of royals meeting kids

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Through their patronage of various children's charities and countless events, members of the British royal family often interact with young members of the public. And when royals meet kids, they turn right back into kids themselves.

Here are 20 photos that show how kids can bring out the playful side of even the most austere monarch.

Members of the royal family seem to love kids.

Queen Elizabeth receives flowers from a child during a visit to the Scottish Seabird Centre on July 2, 2009, in North Berwick, Scotland. The Royal visit was the first by a reigning monarch since 1902.



Meeting them is pretty much part of the job description.

Kate Middleton greets children after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, March 12, 2018.



They're patrons of many charities that help children and their families.

Kate Middleton laughs with children and representatives from charities and Aardman Animations, during a meeting of the Charities Forum at BAFTA on October 26, 2015, in London, United Kingdom.



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How the president and his defenders' explanations of the Stormy Daniels scandal have evolved over time

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The scandal involving President Donald Trump, his personal attorney Michael Cohen, and adult film star Stormy Daniels unraveled in early March, as team Trump confirmed a story he had spent the past months denying.

In a series of statements, tweets, and on-air appearances, the president and his defenders have changed their statements in the months since then. Here's how:

SEE ALSO: The actual Stormy Daniels appeared on 'SNL' to talk to 'Michael Cohen' and 'Trump' in unbelievable cold open

SEE ALSO: Meet 'Stormy Daniels', the porn star Trump's lawyer paid to keep quiet about an alleged sexual affair — who's finally telling her side of the story

First, what Stormy Daniels has alleged:

Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, first gave a full interview detailing a one night stand and months-long contact with Trump to In Touch magazine in 2006, five years before his personal attorney would send her $130,000 just 10 days before the 2016 election.

The story was buried after Trump's personal attorney reportedly threatened to sue the magazine.

On March 6, Daniels filed a suit that the non-disclosure agreement Cohen had her sign in October 2016 was void because it was missing Trump's signature.

After that, she started doing interviews to tell her side of the story. On March 25, she appeared on "60 Minutes", and said Trump told her in 2006 "you remind me of my daughter" after she spanked him with a magazine, that they allegedly had unprotected sex, and that he told her "not to worry" about his wife or newborn son at the time.

Daniels said a man threatened her and her infant daughter in 2011, releasing a composite sketch of him on April 17. When Trump tweeted the photo and called the stunt a"total con job", Daniels sued him for defamation.



What Michael Cohen has said over time:

Though he's at the center of the payments in question, Cohen has had some of the most combative answers relaying the facts of this case.

In a matter of three months, Cohen denied, admitted, and took the blame for the payment to Daniels before resigning to relative silence amid three separate investigations into his actions.

January 17: "An old and debunked story"

Cohen denied any affair with Trump or payment to Daniels in an email to The New York Times, saying the story was "old news that wasn't true then, not true now."

February 13: "The payment was lawful"

Cohen then admitted to paying Daniels and told The Times that the settlement was a private transaction.

"Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly," Mr. Cohen said in a statement to the Times. "The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone."

March 9: "I wired it to an IOLA account in Beverly Hills"

Cohen released an October 2016 email from his Trump Organization account in a statement to ABC News, saying it was proof of a money transfer between accounts at First Republic Bank two weeks before the presidential election, which he said was to pay Daniels.

April 25: Pleading the 5th

Cohen's lawyer said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the Daniels case amid the heightened criminal investigation.



What Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has said over time:

Newly appointed attorney Rudy Giuliani exceeded what any member of Trump's orbit had previously said about the payment within days of joining Trump's legal team.

May 2: "The president repaid it"

In an on-air interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Giuliani said Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment and referred to it as a retainer that was paid "over several months". That revelation contradicted what Trump had been saying for weeks.

"He didn't know about the specifics of it, as far as I know," Giuliani said when asked whether Trump knew the payment was to Daniels. "But he did know about the general arrangement, that Michael would take care of things like this, like I take care of things like this for my clients. I don't burden them with every single thing that comes along. These are busy people."

May 3: "Cohen made it go away"

Opening Trump up to legal jeopardy under campaign finance laws, Giuliani appeared on "Fox & Friends" and said Cohen was being "treated like some kind of villain" for trying to help Trump's family — as opposed to the Trump campaign.

"Imagine if that came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton," Giuliani said. "Cohen made it go away. He did his job."

May 4: "There is no campaign violation"

"There is no campaign violation,"Giuliani said in a statement. "The payment was made to resolve a personal and false allegation in order to protect the President's family. It would have been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not."

He added: "My references to the timing were not describing my understanding of the President’s knowledge, but instead, my understanding of these matters."

May 5: "I'm not an expert on the facts yet"

"This is, you know, 1.2 million documents. I've been in the case for two weeks. Virtually one day, in comparison to other people. So I'm not an expert on the facts, yet. I'm getting there,"Giuliani said on Fox News. "The fact is there is no way this is a campaign finance violation of any kind, nor was it a loan. It was an expenditure."

He added: "Even if it was a campaign donation, the president reimbursed it fully with a payment of $35,000 a month that paid for that and other expenses. No need to go beyond that. Case over."

May 6: It's possible Cohen paid off other women to stay silent about alleged affairs with Trump

Calling the $130,000 a "nuisance payment,"Giuliani told ABC's "This Week" that he didn't know whether Cohen had made other payments, adding, "I would think if it was necessary, yes. He made payments for the president or he's conducted business for the president."



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Meet the new team leading Facebook after the company's biggest shakeup in history (FB)

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles at the conclusion of his testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33, after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Facebook is going through a massive executive shakeup, reorganizing and assigning new leaders to practically all of its major product teams. Under the new structure, Facebook will be divided into three teams: family of apps, central product services, and new platforms and infrastructure, according to a report by Recode and confirmed to Business Insider by the company.

Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will remain the central leader of the company that everyone else orbits around. 

Here are the execs leading the new teams at Facebook:

SEE ALSO: Cambridge Analytica won't be rebranded under a new name, its founder says

Chris Cox, Family of Apps

Chris Cox will head Facebook's family of apps team, which will include Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, and the Facebook app itself. A close friend of Zuckerberg, Cox was the company's VP of product before the reorganization. 



Mike Schroepfer, New platforms and infrastructure

Mike Schroepfer, the company's chief technology officer, will be heading up a team tasked with thinking longterm. Facebook's efforts with blockchain, augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and engineering and data privacy will all be overseen by Schroepfer.



Javier Olivan, Central product services

Javier Olivan, Facebook's VP of growth, will be in charge of the company's new central product services division, which will include advertising, analytics, integrity, growth, and product management.



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These are the 10 US states with the weakest gun laws in 2017

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The US experienced another mass shooting on April 22, 2018 when a man entered a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee and opened fire, killing four people before a bystander heroically disarmed him. 

In terms of strict state gun laws, Tennessee falls in the middle of the pack, according to the Giffords Law Center's Annual Gun Law Scorecard. In 2017, the Giffords Law Center ranked the state as having the 26th least strict gun laws in the US.

The Giffords Gun Law Scorecard's methodology is based on nine different broad categories of laws, such as background checks, gun sales, and who can have a gun.

"We assign points to different policies ... and they're somewhat graduated based on the strength of the policy," Laura Cutilletta, legal director at the Giffords Law Center, told Business Insider.

"We also take away points if a state has something particularly dangerous, like letting guns in bars," Cutilletta said, adding that they then "add everything up, and we assign grades based on the points total."

"Probably the most important part is we compare that to death rate in every state," Cutilletta said, "and we find that there is a strong correlation between states with stronger gun laws and having lower gun death rates."

Here are the 10 states with the weakest gun laws in 2017:

SEE ALSO: History of the AR-15 and why it's used in so many mass shootings

10. Vermont

Gun death rate: 11 per 100,000 (36th lowest in the US). 

Cutilletta noted that Vermont might move up in the rankings, given that they just passed a number of stricter gun laws in 2018 already. 



9. Kentucky

Gun death rate: 17.5 per 100,000 (13th highest in the US). 



8. Louisiana

Gun death rate: 21.2 per 100,000 (3rd highest in the US). 



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LIVE: Republicans are facing 3 huge tests in the first primary elections of the season

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Voters on Tuesday night in West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio are set to pick candidates vying for Senate seats in the November midterm election.

Political observers have eyes on West Virginia in particular, where unconventional candidates like coal baron Don Blankenship have sought to position themselves as political lookalikes to President Donald Trump. And in Indiana, the Republican primary candidate Mike Braun, a businessman and former GOP state representative, has touted his self-funded campaign.

Tuesday night's primaries are a pivotal test for Republicans. Trump won all three states in the 2016 presidential election, but the party at large is facing considerable headwinds due in part to a Trump administration continually tied up in controversy, and an energized groundswell from Democrats looking to regain a majority in Congress.

Keep scrolling for the results of Tuesday night's primary races:

West Virginia

Results 0.1% precincts reporting (these will be updated as numbers come in):

Republicans

Attorney General Patrick Morrissey: 45.5%

Rep. Evan Jenkins: 24.5%

Don Blankenship: 16.5%

Democrats

Sen. Joe Manchin (incumbent): 64.4%

Paula Jean Swearengin: 35.6%

West Virginia is perhaps the most closely watched of the three key Senate primary races. While incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is expected to easily defeat his challenger, Paula Jean Swearengin, insurgents on the Republican side could make or break the party's chances in November.

Chief among those challengers is Don Blankenship, an ex-convict businessman, and self-styled firebrand who has sought to closely tie himself to President Donald Trump, leaning on anti-establishment rhetoric. Blankenship ran a coal company and spent time in federal prison in the aftermath of a 2010 mining disaster that killed 29 people.

More than 40% of voters in West Virginia chose Trump during the 2016 presidential election.



Indiana

Results 31.9% precincts reporting (these will be updated as numbers come in):

Republicans

Mike Braun: 40.9%

Rep. Luke Messer: 30.3%

Rep. Todd Rokita: 28.8%

Democrats

Sen. Joe Donnelly (incumbent, unchallenged)

The Senate race in Indiana was the expensive primary battle in the country, according to the Indianapolis Star, which noted that candidates spent $1 million dollars on ads in the run-up to Tuesday’s primary, with Braun, a self-funded candidate and businessman, taking the lead on that front.

Trump won Indiana in the 2016 presidential election by about 19 points.



Ohio

Results 0.2% precincts reporting (these will be updated as numbers come in):

Republicans

Rep. Jim Renacci: 47.3%

Mike Gibbons: 31.5%

Democrats

Sen. Sherrod Brown (incumbent, unchallenged)

President Donald Trump gave Renacci the thumbs-up in Ohio, a state where Trump won more than 51% of the vote in the 2016 general election.

Unlike West Virginia and Indiana, the president's endorsement could be particularly consequential, for better or worse. While Trump flipped the state in 2016, a majority of voters there picked Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.



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Meet the last 3 Americans detained by North Korea, who might soon be released

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  • The Trump administration is reportedly close to securing the release of three US citizens who've been detained in North Korea.
  • Pyongyang is seemingly open to agreeing to their release amid an impending summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump regarding the rogue state's nuclear program. 
  • The three individuals — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang-duk — are the last Americans being held by the reclusive nation.

The Trump administration is reportedly close to securing the release of three US citizens who've been detained in North Korea.

Pyongyang is seemingly open to agreeing to their release in relation to an impending summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump regarding the rogue state's nuclear program. 

The three individuals – Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang-duk – are the last Americans being held by the reclusive nation. They have reportedly been held in a labor camp. 

On Wednesday, Trump took to Twitter to discuss this, telling Americans to "stay tuned" for more details. 

"As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail. Stay tuned!"Trump tweeted.

North Korea has detained a number of foreigners over the years, often for vague and dubious reasons.

The story of Otto Warmbier is perhaps the most infamous instance of an American being detained in North Korea. The 22-year-old American student was detained for 17 months in North Korea and was returned to the US with "severe brain damage and in a nonresponsive state" in June 2017. He died on June 19, 2017. 

Warmbier's parents recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the North Korean government, which could complicate recent diplomatic developments between the US and Kim's regime. 

Here are the three US citizens still detained.

SEE ALSO: Kim Jong Un made a revealing, out-of-character admission when discussing North Korea

Kim Dong-chul

Kim Dong-chul was reportedly arrested in October 2015 and has been held the longest of the three Americans.

He was convicted of espionage, after reportedly apologizing, during a press conference organized by North Korea, for attempting to steal military secrets for South Korea. He was sentenced to 10 years hard labor. 

Kim was born in South Korea but formerly lived in Fairfax, Virginia. At the time of his arrest, he was living in Rason, North Korea, running a trading and hotel services company.

Kim reportedly has a wife and two daughters living in China, but he's been unable to contact them while a prisoner in North Korea. He's in his early 60s, having identified himself as 62 in a CNN interview in January 2016



Kim Hak-song

Kim Hak-song was arrested in May 2017 and accused of committing "hostile acts" against the state.

Prior to his detention, he worked in agricultural development at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.

Kim is ethnically Korean but was born in China near the North Korean border. He came to the US in the 1990s, studied in California, and eventually became a US citizen. Many details about Kim, including his age, remain elusive. 



Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim

Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim, was born in South Korea but became a naturalized US citizen. 

Kim, 59, was detained in North Korea in April 2017 while attempting to leave the country at the airport in the North Korean capital. He was accused of "hostile criminal acts with an aim to subvert the country." 

Prior to his arrest, Kim had spent a month working at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. He taught accounting at Yanbian University of Science and Technology in China before heading to Pyongyang. 

Kim had reportedly made multiple trips to North Korea in the past to do humanitarian work. 



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Here's everything Google unveiled at its biggest conference of the year (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Google I/O, the search giant's annual developer conference, kicked off on Tuesday. Google I/O is typically where executives and managers reveal the company's plans as well as some new products. This year was no different.

The main event was held in Mountain View, a stone's throw from Google's headquarters. Google made a lot of announcements, especially those pertaining to advancing the company's artificial-intelligence tools.

Here's a look at everything Google announced at I/O:

SEE ALSO: Google's biggest event of the year kicks off on Tuesday — here's what to expect

9:55 am: We're just waiting for the show to start. Everyone is taking their seats and listening to some nice chillwave music in the meantime. Go ahead and look up "chillwave" while we wait.



9:57 am: There's a festive feeling as usual. Lots of flags from countries all over the world.



10:00 am: The show has begun! Google's playing a cute little video.



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Prince William and Prince Harry are the most famous members of a family that goes back 100 years — see the British monarchy's full family tree

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  • The royal family tree of Britain's monarchy is enormous and complicated.
  • The more famous royals, like Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, and Prince Harry— who will marry Meghan Markle this month — are easily recognizable to most people.
  • But there's a whole host of distant cousins that are part of the British royal family tree chart.
  • Here's a look at some of the other families that are descended from King George V — the UK's first Windsor king.


The royal family tree of Britain's monarchy is quite a thing to behold.

King George V, the first monarch from Britain's House of Windsor, and his wife Mary of Teck had six children. Four of those offspring proceeded to have kids of their own.

As a result, well-known royals like 4-year-old Prince George of Cambridge and his younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have tons and tons of less-famous cousins.

The House of Windsor is a relatively young dynasty — it will turn 101 years old on July 17. King George V, a grandson of Queen Victoria, inherited the throne in 1910. Like his father King Edward VII, he was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The German dynasty was injected into the British monarchy by Albert, Prince Consort, the husband of Queen Victoria.

But by 1917, English attitudes towards Germany had soured considerably, thanks to the First World War.

In response to rising anti-German sentiments, George V decided to make a considerable PR move. He swapped out Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for the far more English-sounding name of Windsor. The royal family's website said the new name was inspired by Windsor Castle — where George V's granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II still resides on weekends.

Here's an in-depth look at the British royal family tree, beginning with the family that started it all:

SEE ALSO: The third royal baby has a name — here's where Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis got their names

DON'T MISS: 8 things you probably never knew about Queen Elizabeth II

SEE ALSO: 15 iconic photos of Prince William and Kate Middleton as parents

King George V was the first monarch of the House of Windsor

King George V and his wife Mary of Teck had six children together between 1894 and 1905. One of their children didn't survive into adulthood. Prince John, the baby of the family, had severe epilepsy and a learning disability. He died in 1919 at the age of 13.

Their eldest son, King Edward VIII, inherited the throne upon his father's death in 1936. Had he remained king, Edward VIII's hypothetical descendants would have inherited the British Crown.

But Edward VIII abdicated in 1937 in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The controversial couple — who were rumored to harbor Nazi sympathies— never had children.



King George VI's descendants dominate the current line of succession

After his older brother's abdication, King George VI took to the throne for a reign of nearly 15 years. He and his wife Queen Elizabeth had two daughters, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.

George VI's descendants are set to continue to inherit the throne in the foreseeable future. His eldest daughter Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British monarch in history. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, is reportedly set to succeed her when she turns 95 in 2021.



The Lascelles family is descended from King George V's only daughter

Mary, Princess Royal, was George V's only daughter.

She had two sons with her husband, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood. The princess's sons went on to produce six grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren. The Earldom of Harewood is still held within the Lascelles family.

The eldest two children of David Lascelles, the current 8th Earl of Harewood, were born before Lascelles married his first wife. They were therefore unable to inherit his title.

Leo Cyrus Anthony Lascelles, the only son of Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, is also not eligible to inherit his family's royal title, as his parents were not married at the time of his birth.



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I spent the entire day with top chefs and culinary leaders from around the world — this is what they served us from brunch to the after-party

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  • The James Beard Awards, one the biggest award ceremonies for the U.S. restaurant industry, took place on Monday in Chicago.
  • Before the award ceremony, top chefs, food critics and other industry insiders gather at panel talks and Chef's Night Out, a celebration and massive invite-only party.
  • The mouth-watering menus from brunch to Chef's Night Out included seasonal ingredients and innovative combinations, as expected. 

Getting a James Beard Award is a major honor for anyone in the restaurant industry — and those who simply enjoy dining out take notice.  

This Monday, the James Beard Awards ceremony took place in Chicago. The Foundation recognized Gabrielle Hamilton, who owns the Manhattan restaurant Prune, with the national award for Outstanding Chef, and Best New Restaurant was awarded to Edouardo Jordan, who runs Seattle's JuneBaby.

Events leading up to the main award ceremony include industry panel talks, the Leadership Awards, and Chef's Night Out — a massive party hosted by the James Beard Foundation that lets top chefs and industry insiders celebrate the night before the major award show.

Hosted at Chicago's historic Theater on the Lake, Chef's Night Out had plenty of delicious dishes — from strawberry and lime-cured salmon to fried mac and cheese.

See below for the full day's menu.     

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On Sunday morning, an industry panel was held at Kendall College, Chicago's culinary school. After the panel, a massive brunch was served which included James Beard award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal's soft and chewy bagels — served with a choice of lox, ramp, or plain cream cheese.

This year's Brunch Panel included chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy, Asha Gomex author of "My Two Souths," Beverly Kim of Parachute, Sarah Rinkavage of Marisol, and Mindy Segal of Mindy's Hot Chocolate.



Chef Michael Luth of Marshall's Landing served pork belly confit on top of a pineapple slice and an ancho chile pancake, with pickled watermelon radish and bourbon maple syrup drizzled on top.



Kendall College's Nikil Bendre served ceviche.



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23 things you may have missed in Childish Gambino's 'This is America' music video

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The music video for "This is America" capped an important weekend for Donald Glover.

Glover released the 4-minute opus under his musical alter-ego Childish Gambino, after performing the song on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." It launched a storm of conversation on social media and quickly became one of the most trending videos on YouTube.

Like much of Glover's work, "This is America" is cryptic and loaded with shocking imagery and metaphor. The track's tone swerves from happy-go-lucky psalmic readings to more alarming verses. In typical Glover fashion, he dismissed close readings of his work in an interview at the Met Gala Monday night.

"I just wanted to make a good song,"Glover told E!. "Like something that people could play on Fourth of Julys."

Directed by his frequent "Atlanta" collaborator Hiro Murai and choreographed by Sherrie Silver, the music video touches on gun violence, the precarious state of black bodies in the US, and how we've historically used entertainment to distract us from pervasive cultural and political problems. But the music video's iconoclastic images and many layers deserve close examination to fully parse.

Here are 23 things you may have missed.

Less than a minute in, Gambino strikes a pose and kills a guitarist with a bag over his head.

It happens just as the video drastically shifts from a cheerful to aggressive tone.

Some initially believed the guitarist was Tracy Martin, the father of slain teen Trayvon Martin. But he's actually played by Calvin Winbush, a Los Angeles-based musician and actor.



The pose resembles Jim Crow.

As noted by several people on Twitter, including "Dear White People" creator Justin Simien, the pose resembles a classic illustration of Jim Crow, the fictional racist character that characterized African-Americans as "lazy, stupid, and inherently less human.  The character was created and performed by Thomas D. Rice in the early 1800s at early minstrel shows.

Later, the term "Jim Crow" referred to a series of racist segregation laws that emerged during the Reconstruction Era. 

The evocation may be a reflection on what just transpired: Glover dances around while a black man played guitar, entertaining the viewer, but the threat of violence against African-Americans is inextricable from that entertainment.



Or it could be a reference to Michael Jackson.

Others feel the pose evokes Michael Jackson in his 1991 music video for "Black or White."



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You can still get in shape even if you're short on time. These are the best workouts to do if you have only 20 minutes.

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  • Short, intense workouts can be just as effective as longer, moderate workouts.
  • That means that even if you live a busy life, you don't need to give up on the idea of being in shape.
  • Use a few short workouts throughout the week to meet fitness goals — and build some moderate activity into your day too.


The hardest part of working out can be finding the time to do it in the first place.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that US adults get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise each week (or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise) and that people do muscle-strengthening activities — like lifting weights or body-weight exercises — at least twice a week.

If you spend a lot of time sitting, you may need even more exercise than that.

Between busy workdays, social lives, and family demands, it can feel impossible to fit a gym routine into your day. But if you approach it the right, it's possible to meet fitness recommendations without taking up too much of your limited free time.

There are a number of studies showing that shorter, high-intensity workouts can offer the same benefits as longer, moderate exercise sessions. In many cases, those shorter workouts can actually be more effective in improving athletic performance than a long, slow jog.

Many of these routines include muscle-strengthening elements, helping you cover your bases while still getting in an aerobic workout.

Here's how to get into shape if you can dedicate only 20 minutes or so at a time to working out:

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A high-intensity interval workout can accomplish as much as a longer workout, and there are a number of different ways to get it done.

"High-intensity training is kind of perfect for the busy schedule — you don't need a gym, you can do it at your home, you're looking at about a 20- to 30-minute workout,"Jason Barone, a clinical director at Professional Physical Therapy, told Business Insider.

When Barone and other trainers talk about high-intensity workouts, a number of activities qualify. The idea is you work out at close to full-on intensity for short periods instead of doing longer workouts at more moderate exertion levels. Some of these workouts include short sprints, some involve circuits of body-weight exercises, and others use weights or kettlebells.



Pick an exercise program that'll work for you, or come up with a mix of routines you can do on different days.

According to Barone, there's no one best workout, and for many people picking a few workouts may be the easiest way to stay interested enough to work out once or twice a week.

Most short workouts will be based on the ideas of high-intensity interval training, though some call more for sustained activity throughout.

High-intensity interval programs involve a warmup followed by a few cycles of intense activity with short rest breaks in between. That activity could be sprinting, swimming, cycling, or body-weight exercises.



Researchers have found that it's possible to get in a good workout in less than 10 minutes doing only one minute of all-out exertion.

In one small study published in 2016, researchers had a group of men do workouts consisting of three 20-second bursts of all-out exertion, with some warmup, cooldown, and rest in between sets. The results suggested those participants' fitness levels improved as much as those of men who worked out for 45 minutes at moderate intensity.

To try this routine, do a two- or three-minute warmup. Sprint or cycle at full intensity for 20 seconds, then take it easy for two minutes. Repeat the sprint twice more, and then cool down for a few minutes after your third sprint. That's a 10-minute workout.



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We drove a new $38,000 Nissan Leaf to see how it stacks up against Tesla and the Chevy Bolt — here's the verdict

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  • The Nissan Leaf EV is all-new for 2018.
  • Since its introduction in 2010, Nissan has sold more than 300,000 Leafs — making it the best selling EV in the world.
  • The second generation Leaf is powered by a 40 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with a range of 151 miles on a single charge.
  • Our test car also came with Nissan's optional ProPilot Assist semi-autonomous driving tech.
  • We found the Leaf to be a very pleasant and capable EV. However, the 151 miles of range is lacking when compared to its rivals.
  • The Nissan Leaf starts at $29,990 while our top-spec test car carried an as-tested-price of $37,865.

The Nissan Leaf is a true pioneer in the electric car game. The Leaf's combination of perky performance, 100-miles of range, and easy-to-use demeanor made it a popular choice for those looking for pure electric mobility. Generous government incentives also helped move cars off dealer lots. Since its introduction in 2010, Nissan has sold more than 320,000 Leafs globally — making it the best selling electric car in the world.

But alas, time and tide wait for no man.

Since 2010, the benchmark for EV performance has changed drastically. For consumers, 100 miles of range is no longer enough, especially after the release of the comparably priced 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt and the 220-mile Tesla Model 3

(Note: Tesla's 220-mile Model 3 has not yet reached production. The company is currently only producing the longer-range 310-mile version which retails for upwards of $55,000.)

While the Tesla Model S and Model X have set new standards for speed and utility. Albeit at a much higher price point.

So for 2018, Nissan introduced an all-new second generation Leaf. One that's better equipped to handle this latest wave of competition. 

"This is the car of the future, today," Nissan North America Chairman Denis Le Vot told Business Insider in an interview at the 2018 New York Auto Show. "In that sense, it is a flagship of the company's technology."

In addition to the Leaf, Nissan plans to launch eight fully electric models by 2022, Le Vot said. 

Earlier this year, Nissan dropped off a blue 2018 Leaf for us to check out. The Leaf starts at $29,990 while our top-spec SL tester started at $36,200. With options, our Tennessee-built test car carried an as-tested-price of $37,865. It should be noted that EV tax incentives could knock thousands of dollars off the sticker price depending on where you live.

Here's a closer look at the 2018 Nissan Leaf:

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From 2010 to 2017, the Nissan Leaf sold at an unprecedented rate for an electric car.



But with the advent of new higher mileage models likes the Chevrolet Bolt and...



...Tesla Model 3, it was time for Nissan to update its stalwart EV.



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The 50 best sports movies of all time, according to critics

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At the heart of great sports is usually great drama. So, it's no surprise that Hollywood has frequently mined the arena of sports for storytelling inspiration.

Every sports fan has their favorite film depictions of athletic feats, but we decided to see what critics think are the best sports movies of all time. 

The movies below are ranked according to their critic scores on Metacritic, however, in each slide, we also included the film's Rotten Tomatoes score and Rotten Tomatoes consensus. In the cases where two or more films had the same Metacritic score, the movies were ranked in order of the number of reviews. Furthermore, four films were omitted from this list because they had less than ten reviews, which felt like too small of a sample size to give an accurate representation of critical opinions on the film. 

Among the notable movies to miss the cut is "Rocky" (69 on Metacritic), "Field of Dreams" (57) and "Bull Durham" (73). Still, some all-timers of the genre like "Hoosiers" managed to make the list, as well as modern classics like "Creed" and unimpeachable masterpieces like "Raging Bull" and "Hoop Dreams." 

50 — The Heart of the Game

Metacritic Score: 74 (26 reviews)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%

Rotten Tomatoes Consensus: "This group of high school girls and their eccentric basketball coach easily win your heart with their unusual humanity and dynamism."

Summary: A documentary following a girls High School basketball team. 



49 — The Hurricane

Metacritic Score: 74 (30 reviews)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%

Rotten Tomatoes Consensus: "Thanks in large part to one of Denzel Washington's most powerful on-screen performances, 'The Hurricane' is a moving, inspirational sports drama, even if it takes few risks in telling its story."

Summary: A biopic of the boxer Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully imprisoned for murder. 



48 — Invictus

Metacritic Score: 74 (34 reviews)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 76%

Rotten Tomatoes Consensus: "Delivered with typically stately precision from director Clint Eastwood, 'Invictus' may not be rousing enough for some viewers, but Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman inhabit their real-life characters with admirable conviction."

Summary: A recently-elected Nelson Mandela asks the captain of the South African rugby team to win the World Cup to inspire and unite a country still reeling from apartheid. 



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6 controversial products that were criticized for profiting off of tragedies

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  • Controversy tends to follow products, businesses, and marketing campaigns that reference major tragedies.
  • That hasn't stopped some companies from trying to link their wares to everything from the sinking of the Titanic to 9/11.
  • These controversial moves tend to stoke outrage from consumers.

Controversy typically ensues when companies use references to tragedies to hawk products or services.

But that hasn't stopped some brands from tying their products to disasters like the sinking of the Titanic, the September 11 terror attacks, and the Holocaust.

New York Times chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman noted the surge of memorabilia that tends to follow mass casualty events, like the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre or the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

She wrote that, while there are vendors out there who are simply trying to capitalize on tragedy, "ultimately the power to decide what is right or wrong lies with the buyer. Everybody needs to consider it for themselves."

Here's a look at a number of products that sparked controversy by seemingly referencing well-known tragedies, and what happened when consumers spoke out:

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A mattress store sparked outcry with a 9/11-themed ad

A Texas mattress store temporarily shut down in 2016 after posting a controversial "Twin Tower sale"ad on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which killed 2,996 people in 2001.

In the ad, a store manager asks, "What better way to remember 9/11 than with a Twin Tower sale?" and two employees proceed to knock down two piles of mattresses.

Fox News reported that the commercial brought about online uproar. The store apologized and reopened a few weeks later, according to Furniture Today.



A bib sold on Amazon caught flak for its message

In January, Amazon came under fire after a number of items labeled with a controversial slogan popped up on its site.

The New York Post reported that a third-party seller started hawking bibs, mugs, and shirts bearing the phrase "Slavery gets s*** done."

The products were pulled after an outcry ensued.

"All Marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines, and those who don't will be subject to action including potential removal of their account," an Amazon spokesman said in a statement to the New York Daily News.



Urban Outfitters was criticized for selling a sweatshirt that seemed to recall the Kent State shooting

A sweatshirt that appeared to reference the 1970 Kent State shootings caused a stir on Urban Outfitters in 2014.

The Kent State shootings, which saw National Guardsmen open fire on a group of protestors, left four unarmed college students dead.

The Daily Beast reported that Urban Outfitters refused to say who designed the shirt, and a spokesperson said that the spots that appeared to be fake blood stains were "discoloration from the original shade of the shirt," adding, "We deeply regret that this item was perceived negatively and we have removed it immediately from our website to avoid further upset."



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China's latest energy megaprojects show that coal is really on the way out

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kevin frayer china floating solar field 3China has some of the worst air pollution in the world. In several cities, thick layers of smog are common, resulting in thousands of deaths every year.

According to multiplestudies, the top contributor of air pollution-related deaths in China is coal.

To improve the country's air quality, the Chinese government vows to spend at least $360 billion on clean energy projects and create 13 million new renewable energy jobs by 2020.

China's latest energy megaprojects — two giant solar farms in Anhui, one of which will go online in May — could get the country closer to that goal.

Take a look below.

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Due to rising concerns surrounding air pollution-related deaths, China is trying to invest more heavily in renewable energy projects.

According to a recent studypollution from coal caused 366,000 premature deaths in 2013 in China.



In late 2017, the country built a massive floating solar farm on top of a former coal mine that had collapsed and flooded.



Last May, workers turned on the 166,000-panel array, which can generate 40 megawatts of power — enough to accommodate 15,000 homes.

Source: The South China Morning Post



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18 exercises that can burn more calories than standard cardio

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There are plenty of reasons to love cardio workouts. Cardiovascular exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight, strengthen your heart, improve sexual function, and more, according to the Cleveland Clinic. A growing body of research also suggests it can boost mood and protect your brain from the effects of aging, too. 

But if your aim is to burn as many calories as possible in a short time frame, you might want to mix in a few different exercises.

We combed through the Compendium of Physical Activities (CPA) — a research-backed database of calories burned by different activities — to see which different exercises can torch more calories than typical cardio. 

We picked an easy jog as an example of standard cardio exercise. According to the CPA, a 150-pound person will burn 408 calories an hour jogging at a speed of 4 miles per hour.

Keep in mind that number can vary quite a bit based on a number of factors. Everyone's personal rate of calorie burn is influenced by their body mass, body fat, age, and sex, and more, the CPA website explains. 

But, in general, these 18 exercises can burn more calories per hour than a 4 mile-per-hour jog. 

Note: All the following calculations are based on a 150-pound person. If you weigh more or less, use this simple formula to get a more accurate calculation for you

1. Jumping rope

It'd be tough, but if you could jump rope for an hour straight, you'd burn 748 calories

In an interview earlier this year, celebrity trainer Corey Calliet recommended jumping rope as a simple way to get started when you're new to working out.    

"[Jumping rope is] honestly one of the best things you can do," Calliet said. "If you can't jump rope and you have to do it like you used to when you were playing hopscotch, I still suggest you try it. It's a fun exercise."

 



2. Rollerblading

Why run on a treadmill when you can roll on wheels? Rollerblading at a "recreational pace" burns an impressive 510 calories in an hour



3. Slide board exercises

A slide board is a slick exercise surface used to make moves like lunges even more challenging — so challenging that an hour's worth of "general" slide board use will burn 748 calories. (This video shows a examples of how to use one.)



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