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6 over-the-top royal wedding watch parties around the world

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  • On May 19 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry at Windsor Castle.
  • Meghan Markle is an American woman of color joining the Royal Family, making it a historic day.
  • Millions of people are estimated to watch the wedding live.
  • Join the festivities at any number of viewing parties in New Orleans, London, New York and Boston.


The wedding of the year is almost here.

Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got engaged last November, the world has been anxiously awaiting every detail of the big day, from her dress designer to her bouquet, to which celebrities will be in attendance.

So in the early morning of May 19, grab a group of friends, your best Royal Wedding fascinator and head to any one of these venues to watch with the rest of the world. If the last royal wedding is any indication, you won't want to miss this one either, so make sure you book in advance.

Here are six of the best places to watch the Royal Wedding live.

Windsor Court, New Orleans

It's the next best thing to actually being at Windsor Castle to watch the ceremony in person. This elegant New Orleans hotel, aptly named Windsor Court, is hosting a viewing party in their Polo Club Lounge.

For $60, from 5-10 a.m. you can enjoy bottomless mimosas and a British-inspired breakfast while you watch the happy couple wed. In true British fashion, there will also be a mid-morning tea service followed by sweets inspired by the couple's lemon elderflower wedding cake.

A reservation is required, so make sure you call (504) 596-1994 to book.



The Curtain, London

Head across the pond to be as close to the action as possible. This posh hotel in the hip Shoreditch neighborhood of London is hosting a brunch and big-screen viewing party at Marcus Samuelsson's London outpost of Red Rooster.

Arrive at 11 a.m. to enjoy a special brunch menu and a mix of English and American cocktails before the wedding kicks off at noon.

For just £35, you get entry, a welcome cocktail, a three-course brunch, the delicious "When Harry Met Meghan" dessert, plus entry into the Live Spice Girls Drag Performance after the wedding.

Dress your best, but don't wear your highest heels, there will be a bouquet toss.

Make a reservation here.



The Plaza Hotel, New York

The Plaza Hotel is a legendary location fit for royalty and The Palm Court is the ideal place to watch an iconic wedding.

There will be a live stream of the special day, flowing champagne, mimosas, bellinis, and British brunch items. Guests will be treated to a glass of Royal-approved Krug Champagne, a morning of music, and surprise guests. Dress to impress because there will be a contest for best fascinator.

This over-the-top day starts at 6:30 a.m until 10:30 a.m. and costs $150 per person. Make a reservation with OpenTable.



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13 people share the single best money decision they ever made — and how it changed their lives forever

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Sometimes, one decision can change everything.

On Quora, more than 100 people responded to the question, "What is the single best financial move you have ever made in your life?"

From becoming a minimalist, to never borrowing money, to buying a condo at exactly the right place and time, here are 13 of the best money decisions people ever made that changed their lives for the better.

1. He never borrowed any money.

"To forgo the society of the 'wealthy,' forgo a comfortable income slavery and live simply... I have never borrowed money to buy anything. I only bought what I could pay for...

By earning very little and living simply, I stayed below the poverty level and paid very little taxes... My home is small, located in an area with low economy so bills are low for energy and taxes also.  Ate simply for much of my life, opting for water over unnecessary beverages, saving money and avoiding ensuing health consequences. Cooked for myself. Avoid most packaged crap, buy in bulk...

Now I'm still a consumer, I still appreciate some comforts, especially as I get older, but its dialed waaay down and I have lived many times more life, I judge, than most who had all that money to pay for all those services in life.

That's what I feel has been my best financial move: a complete lifestyle reframe to live simply and self responsibly!" - Quora user Steve Lewis



2. She never spent a dime on education.

Growing up, many of my friends went to expensive private high schools, but I went to a specialized arts public high school called LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts which had less than 10% acceptance rate... Getting accepted to the prestigious LaGuardia Arts High School was my first great financial decision...

I decided I wanted a career in marketing; it was the perfect blend of art and business. While my friends partied, I would stay up all night with my SAT books and write college application essays. Soon, the acceptance letters came in the mail — $50,000 a year tuition on average for the creative schools. Finally, I got an interesting offer: a full-ride scholarship to a public business school in New York City, along with $7,500 to study abroad and a free MacBook Pro. Can you guess which offer I went with?

I used the $7,500 to study in Barcelona and Paris with zero out of pocket... Some of my friends are drowning in debt because they chose to go to schools with fancy gyms and football fields. I hustled my way through college with four internships and freelance design work. I lived at home, had a four-hour daily commute, and the 'campus life' was non-existent. I graduated with zero debt and an honors degree, without any financial help.

I got a job offer from Google straight out of college and I am absolutely loving it.

And yes, I still get free food." - Alessandra Rao



3. He bought a house at 22 and rented it out.

"In the past two years, I've brought in $35,425 in rental income, had my house appreciate $69,300 in value, and paid down my mortgage by $24,810. All I've been doing is living for cheap and I've increased my net worth by $94,110. I've had a few house repairs that have totaled around $7,000, and I've been frustrated with my roommates, but overall I've been pleased with my experience. In addition, I was able to pay off my auto loan and student loan, and now am building solid wealth for the future!" - Erik Tozier



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5 key differences between a machine gun and an automatic rifle

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Even within the military, there are people who use the terms "machine gun" and "automatic rifle" interchangeably. While these classifications of weapon share similar functions and mechanics, it's important to understand that they are, in fact, not the same.

In terms of mechanics, machine guns and automatic rifles are both capable of fully automatic fire. But, beyond that, there are some key differences. Due to differences in range and firing rate, you should never send an automatic rifle to do a machine gun's job, or vice versa. Here are some of the key features you will find on a machine gun but not on an automatic rifle.

SEE ALSO: The Marine Corps is rolling out its first new sniper rifle since the Vietnam War — and 'this upgrade is an incredible win'

1. One firing option

Machine guns are absolutely designed for automatic fire, but here's the thing: most machine guns only have that option. You can either have the weapon on safe or fully automatic. Conversely, with an automatic rifle, there's an option for semi-automatic fire when full-auto is not tactically wise.



2. Weight

Probably the biggest and most notable difference, machine guns are inherently heavier. Even the M2 49 Squad Automatic Weapon, a "light" machine gun, weighs 17 lbs when empty. While 17 lbs may not sound like a lot, when you take into consideration the amount of ammunition you'll need to carry and the weight of your other gear, it adds up.

Automatic rifles, specifically the M27, don't compare — even when loaded.



3. Belt-fed ammunition

Plenty of machine guns offer a magazine-fed option, but that's really only for extremely dire situations in which belt-fed ammunition isn't easily available. An automatic rifle may be modified to be belt-fed, but the original design calls for magazines.

 



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All the TV shows that have been canceled in 2018

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As the year flies by, the list of canceled TV shows is piles up.

Networks are starting to make announcements in May, including Fox which just canceled comedies "The Mick,""Brooklyn Nine Nine," and "The Last Man on Earth."

Amazon kicked off the year with a slew of cancellations, announcing the end of three quirky comedies, including the Golden Globe nominee "I Love Dick" and the comedian Tig Notaro's semi-autobiographical show, "One Mississippi." It canceled Golden Globe nominee "Mozart in the Jungle" in April, after four seasons, and recently canceled "Transparent," which will end after the upcoming fifth season.

Also in April, Netflix canceled the 90s coming-of-age comedy, "Everything Sucks," which came to the streaming service in February. 

There are many more cancellations to come, especially since networks haven't announced the fate of all their fall shows.

We'll update this list as more are announced.

Here are all the shows that have been canceled this year, including those from networks and Netflix:

SEE ALSO: The worst TV show of every year since 2000, according to critics

"The Mayor"— ABC, one season



"Chance"— Hulu, two seasons



"Lady Dynamite"— Netflix, two seasons



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10 books that the Business Insider book club has been reading

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The Business Insider office is full of thriving clubs where like-minded people band together to talk about what they love. When we're not pitching, writing, strategizing, and selling, we're enjoying books, sports, animals, food, and a variety of other interests together. 

Every month or so, Business Insider's book club chooses a book to read and discuss. The picks are always culturally relevant, entertaining, and thought-provoking, which is why we wanted to share them with the world. If you're ever curious about what BI employees read for fun, here's your answer.

Choosing what to read can be the most difficult part of revitalizing your interest in recreational reading. Let us help you out. 

These are all the books the BI book club has been reading this past year. 

"Fun Home" by Alison Bechdel

Buy it here on Amazon

Renound author Amy Bloom had this to say about the graphic novel: "If David Sedaris could draw, and if Bleak House had been a little funnier, you'd have Alison Bechdel's Fun Home." It's a heartbreaking yet funny memoir following Bechdel as she grapples with her father's death and sexual orientation at the same time she explores her own sexual orientation. 

This book was also the basis of the Broadway play by the same name.

 



"The Wangs vs. The World" by Jade Chang

Buy it here on Amazon

Named a best book of 2016 by multiple media outlets, this book is an entertaining tale about a wealthy Chinese-American family that loses everything in the 2008 financial crisis. The family members reunite during a cross-country trip from Los Angeles to upstate New York, and naturally, the road trip turns out to be more than a physical journey. 



"The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Buy it here on Amazon

"The Sympathizer," winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is about a Communist double agent who comes to America after the Fall of Saigon and builds a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles, while secretly reporting back to his superiors in Vietnam. It's been on pretty much every top book list out there because of its thrilling, well-written perspective. 



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23 celebrities you probably didn't realize appeared in Marvel movies

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't just full of big stars now. Before Mark Ruffalo was stomping around as the Hulk and Lupita Nyong'o joined the fight in Wakanda, the Marvel movies were filled with celebrities.

Going back 10 years, there have been some pretty big cameos and appearances from actors you may have forgotten about or rising stars you missed entirely unless you did a recent movie binge ahead of the "Avengers: Infinity War" release.

INSIDER rounded up the actors you probably forgot appeared in Marvel movies over the past decade. We're looking specifically at the 19 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that have been released. That does not include "X-Men" movies from Fox and Sony's "Spider-Man" saga.

Some of them are easier to remember than others. Sir Ben Kingsley played an odd villain in "Iron Man 3" and Don Cheadle famously replaced Terrence Howard as War Machine. Before Ruffalo was thrashing around as the Hulk, it was Edward Norton as the big green guy. Keep reading to see which stars appeared in the MCU.

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"Modern Family" dad Ty Burrell appeared in 2008's "The Incredible Hulk."

He played Bruce Banner's psychotherapist, Dr. Leonard Samson, before Mark Ruffalo took over the role.



"House of Cards" star Kate Mara appears near the start of "Iron Man 2" to deliver Tony Stark a subpoena.

Mara played a US Marshal who greeted Tony and Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) at the film's start.



"The Leftovers" star Justin Theroux appeared briefly as a cop near the end of "Iron Man 2."

Gwyneth Paltrow has a short conversation with him after things go awry at the Stark Expo.

There's another reason Theroux has a small cameo in the movie. He was one of the film's screenwriters!



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Coffee will now come with a cancer warning in California. Here’s why the state puts warnings on more than 1,000 foods, places, and chemicals.

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In California, it seems you're never far from a reminder about cancer.

You can't park a car indoors in the Golden State without seeing a warning about the ways your cancer risk might spike.

Earlier this week, a California judge ordered that all coffee sellers in the state must post warnings about the potentially cancer-causing effects of a chemical in coffee called acrylamide.

Acrylamide occurs naturally in small quantities when coffee beans — and many other plant-derived foods — are roasted, though research suggests the health benefits of drinking coffee vastly outweigh the risks.

California's warning rule comes from a 1986 state law called Proposition 65, which was enacted to protect California's drinking water supply from toxic, potentially cancer-causing chemicals. But the law also mandates that the state keep a master list of all chemicals known to be toxins, and requires manufacturers and businesses to warn people about these chemicals if they're present in products or buildings (even in extremely small doses).

There are more than 1,000 chemicals on California's cancer-warning list, which grows every year. Some chemicals on it have been proved to cause cancer, but not all. A chemical needs to have only a one in 100,000 chance of upping your risk for cancer to merit a written warning to consumers.

Because the way cancer develops in the body is extremely complex, one's cancer risk isn't just about what we put in our mouths, cars, and lungs. Cancer has a lot to do with the genes in our body and our family history too.

For those and other reasons, many Californians and cancer experts lament that the warnings aren't all that helpful as written.

As the American Cancer Society says on its website: "The Prop 65 labels only tell you that a product has something in it that might cause cancer or affect reproduction. They don’t say what the substance is, where it is in the product, how you might be exposed to it, what the level of risk is, or how to reduce your exposure."

Here are a few of the strangest things that carry cancer warnings in California.

SEE ALSO: 11 potentially cancer-causing things you might use every day

Parking your car in an indoor, enclosed parking deck

A concrete parking lot is not the best place for a casual, cancer-risk-free hang.

"Breathing the air in this parking garage can expose you to chemicals including carbon monoxide and gasoline or diesel engine exhaust," California says on its parking lot warning."Do not stay in this area longer than necessary."

The state insists that phrase be printed on signs in indoor parking decks, or just about anywhere that people park inside.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer agrees with California on this one: diesel oil has more than 30 known components that can cause cancer, though in a well-ventilated parking deck, there shouldn't be too many fumes.



Drinking coffee

California now warns all residents that a cup of joe might cause cancer, but scientists aren't so sure.

Researchers who've studied coffee drinkers for years think that those people probably aren't at any higher risk of getting cancer. Instead, caffeine addicts may actively lower their risk of developing some kinds of cancers, including oral, prostate, and liver cancer. 

But those findings didn't stop a California judge from ruling that coffee might be associated with a risk of cancer because it contains a tiny dose of a chemical called acrylamide. The compound can form when food is cooked at high temperatures, through processes like frying, baking and roasting. Acrylamide has been linked to cancer in mice and rats when it's put in their drinking water, but only in very high doses.

Acrylamide is in all kinds of cooked food we regularly eat, like french fries, potato chips, cookies, and cereal. There's no evidence yet that the amount of acrylamide in a cup of coffee has any detrimental health effects. In fact, you'd have to drink in thousands of times the amount of acrylamide in a cup of coffee to get to those levels. It's much more likely that acrylamide in cigarettes could be worrisome for people. 

Still, places like Starbucks (pictured above) have started pinning up signs to comply with the new California regulation. 



Being on your phone

Phones aren't chemicals, so they're not on the official Prop 65 list, but the California Department of Health still warns that the radio frequency energy they emit might cause cancer.

Scientific studies haven't demonstrated that cellphone radiation levels are anything to worry about in humans yet, though researchers have noticed some worrisome tumor growth and heart tissue damage in rats who were exposed to cellphone radio frequency radiation, as Science Friday recently reported. The scientists weren't, however, able to replicate those effects in mice.

California residents are told not keep their phones in their pockets, and to store them away from the bed at night. The health department also suggests consumers use wired headphones, wireless headsets, and speakerphone capabilities instead of holding their phone up to their ear, and send more texts to avoid keeping phones close to their heads.



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Laurene Powell Jobs just bought a stunning $16.5 million dollar San Francisco home with some of the best views of the city — take a look inside

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Laurene Powell Jobs has a new addition to her collection of San Francisco Bay Area homes.

According to The Mercury News, Powell Jobs, who was married to the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, purchased a stunning house in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood for $16.5 million. 

The 6,000-square foot charmer boasts a contemporary design, lush outdoor space and breathtaking views of the city. 

Take a look inside the 54-year-old's newly-acquired abode.

SEE ALSO: Silicon Valley's housing market is so dire, a burned-out home just sold way over the asking price — for $938,000

The blue four-story home at 807 Francisco St now belongs to Powell Jobs.



The home is situated in San Francisco's Russian Hill, where the median real estate price is about $2.5 million. That's $14 million below what Powell Jobs paid.

Source: Redfin



The home's original listing price was set at $16.9 million, meaning Powell Jobs got a deal albeit a $400,000 one. Still, by San Francisco standards, that's pretty good.



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SpaceX is about to launch the final version of its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time — here's what makes Block 5 so impressive

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  • SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, plans to launch a Bangladeshi communications satellite on Friday.
  • But the main attraction will be the final version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, called Block 5.
  • Falcon 9 Block 5 may deliver about 10% more thrust, a 10- to 100-fold improvement in reusability, and lower launch costs.
  • SpaceX hopes to use the new rocket to launch NASA astronauts into space in less than a year.


SpaceX — the rocket company founded by Elon Musk — is about to launch Bangabandhu-1, which is slated to be Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite.

But spaceflight aficionados will mostly be gawking at a brand-new rocket carrying the payload: SpaceX's most powerful, most reusable, and possibly most affordable version of its Falcon 9 rocket to date, called Block 5 "full thrust."

The launch was scheduled for Thursday evening, but flight computers automatically triggered an abort sequence with less than a minute left on the countdown clock, preventing a launch. SpaceX said during a live webcast that it was looking for the source of the problem and will likely try again to launch the new Falcon 9 on Friday.

Falcon 9 is the rocket SpaceX launches most often; in fact, more than 50 of the workhorse rockets have lifted off in eight years. They've ferried thousands of pounds of cargo to and from the International Space Station, put dozens of commercial satellites into orbit, launched classified military payloads, and raked in billions of dollars.

Yet SpaceX engineers have constantly tinkered with the rocket over the past decade, adding new features, increasing efficiency, and boosting power. But Musk has said Falcon 9 Block 5 will be the "final version" before SpaceX moves on to bigger, badder Mars rockets.

The company hasn't publicly released any official specifications for the new rocket, and SpaceX representatives did not respond to Business Insider's request for them. Yet over the past year or so, Musk and Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, have described many of the changes.

Below is a summary of what to expect from the latest and last iteration of Falcon 9, based on our previous reporting, a list of changes compiled by Reddit's r/SpaceX community (which we first heard about from Eric Berger at Ars Technica), and othersources.

This story has been updated.

SEE ALSO: SpaceX's list of competitors is growing — here are 9 futuristic rockets in the pipeline for the new space race

DON'T MISS: Elon Musk: 'We want a new space race — space races are exciting'

Falcon 9 Block 5 will be "almost 10%" more powerful than the previous version.

A key feature of any rocket is its force of launch, or thrust — especially for the biggest section of a rocket, called the first stage or booster.

In June 2010, SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket stood 180 feet tall, and the nine engines of its booster could produce a thrust of nearly 5,000 kilonewtons — roughly equivalent to 2.75 adult blue whales falling upward. About a decade and several upgrades later, a "full thrust" version of Falcon 9 emerged from SpaceX hangars. That rocket stands 230 feet tall and is capable of more than 7,500 kilonewtons of booster thrust.

Yet Block 5 may significantly best that number with its upgraded Merlin 1D rocket engines.

"The most important part of Block 5 will be operating the engines at their full thrust capability, which is about 7 or 8% — almost 10% — more than what they currently run at," Musk said after a Falcon 9 launch in March 2017.



Heavier payloads can be sent into space with greater booster landing success.

That increase in thrust may help improve an important metric: Payload mass.

The first Falcon 9 could send 23,000 lbs. into low-Earth orbit (roughly 250 miles above the planet). The new version may be capable of launching more than 50,000 lbs. — double the payload — if the booster uses up all its fuel and doesn't save any to rocket itself to a landing.

But landing the booster is key to Musk's goal of drastically lowering the cost of access to space, since each one makes up about 70% of a Falcon 9's total cost.

Block 5's greater thrust (among other improvements) will help the booster get larger payloads into space while reserving more fuel for controlled landings, thus improving the successful rate of recovering them.



Each booster will re-launch 10-100 times instead of twice.

Until now, SpaceX has not launched a used Falcon 9 booster more than twice. The reason: the 16-story boosters careen back to Earth from the edge of space at speeds of thousands of miles per hour, which heats and wears down their parts. The booster has to be thoroughly inspected, and parts often need to get refurbished or replaced because of damage.

To make the boosters hold up better, Block 5 will use thermal-protection coating instead of paint. Engineers also added shielding to the tail-end of the rocket to better protect the heavy, expensive engines. And the booster's grid fins, which guide it to a landing like a skydiver's arms and legs, are made of titanium (which doesn't melt during reentry) instead of aluminum (which gets damaged). 

Musk said in March 2017 that each Block 5 booster will fly a minimum of 10 times without replacing major components, though possibly more with refurbishment.

"With moderate refurbishment that doesn't have a significant effect on the cost, it can be reflown at least 100 times," he said — though he's also claimed the new boosters "could be used almost indefinitely, so long as there is scheduled maintenance and careful inspections."

 



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How Kim Pegula went from an orphan abandoned on a Korean street to one of the most powerful women in sports

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Kim Pegula may be the most powerful woman in sports.

The 48-year-old owns the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, and several other properties under the Pegula Sports and Entertainment umbrella with her husband, Terry.

Pegula's rise is a true rags-to-riches tale. Pegula was born to South Korean parents who abandoned her as a toddler on a Korean street. At the age of five, she was adopted by a Canadian family that moved to New York state, where she grew up.

A chance encounter with Terry allowed the two to work together and blossom into a powerful family that has revitalized Buffalo, New York, with the hopes of growing more. In May, she became the first female president in the NFL and NHL by taking over the role for Bills and Sabres.

Here's the story of her rise. 

Kim Pegula was found on a street corner in front of a police station in Seoul, South Korea, when she was a toddler. Not much is known about her birth parents.

According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle's Sal Maiorana, during that time in South Korea, parents who couldn't care for their children used to leave them in front of police stations, knowing they would be taken in and cared for until they found a new home. 



When Pegula was five, she was adopted by the Kerr family, who were Canadian-born, but moved to Fairport, New York.

Pegula attended kindergarten just one month after being adopted, and learned English quickly. In high school, she was a cheerleader and played in the school band.

Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle



Pegula attended Houghton College with plans to get into broadcast journalism. However, upon making plans with a friend to make a postgrad trip to Alaska, she made a chance encounter with her future husband, Terry.

Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle



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The life of Kimberly Guilfoyle: the Fox News star, former prosecutor, and model who's rumored to be dating Donald Trump Jr.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, 49, has made a name for herself on Fox News. The former lawyer started appearing as a legal analyst in 2004, and has been a full-time host on the network since 2006.

President Donald Trump is a fan, and considered her for the role as White House communications director. Before that, she was once first lady of San Francisco when her first husband was mayor.

Frequently appearing on the Manhattan scene over the last decade, Guilfoyle is now rumored to be dating Donald Trump Jr. amid his public divorce from his wife, Vanessa Trump.

Here is an inside look at the rise of Guilfoyle:

SEE ALSO: Fox News' Kimberly Guilfoyle continues hosting show as she reportedly makes push for Trump press secretary

DON'T MISS: Fox News' Guilfoyle up for White House press secretary job

Guilfoyle was born in San Francisco on March 9, 1969. Her father had a career in construction, and raised Guilfoyle and her brother as a single dad after her mom died of leukemia when she was 11.

Sources: MediaiteSF Gate, IMDB



Guilfoyle graduated Magna Cum Laude from UC Davis and received her law degree from the University of San Francisco. She interned for the San Francisco district attorney, and modeled for Macy's and Victoria's Secret while she was in law school.

Sources: SF Gate, New York Daily News



After graduating law school, Guilfoyle worked as a prosecutor in San Francisco before spending four years in Los Angeles as a deputy district attorney. She then returned home to San Francisco where she served as assistant district attorney for four years.

Source: SF Gate



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Wayne Rooney is in talks to come to MLS — Here is how the English soccer legend makes and spends his millions

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Wayne Rooney is in talks to make the jump from the English Premier League to D.C. United of the MLS this summer with a deal that would reportedly pay him nearly $21 million per year.

The contract would undoubtedly help Rooney and his wife maintain their lavish lifestyle.

Rooney may not have the Hollywood appeal of David Beckham or Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but he and his wife have expensive tastes with homes all over the world and an extensive car collection with high-end price tags.

Below we take a closer look at the fabulous life of Wayne Rooney.

While Rooney is best known for his time with Manchester United, he got his start playing for Everton when he was just 17.



When Rooney was transferred from Everton to Manchester United, he was making £45,000 a week or about $3.9 million a year.

SOURCE: The Guardian



In 2014, Rooney caused quite a stir when he was given a new 5.5-year contract that would pay him £300,000 a week, or about $21 million a year through 2018.



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10 affordable men's workwear essentials every recent college graduate should have in his closet

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As the spring semester comes to an end, college seniors all over the country are preparing for graduation. It's definitely a time of celebration, but the work doesn't end with your last final exam.

Whether you're taking on an internship, starting a career, or beginning the application process, you're going to need a decent amount of professional essentials to carry you through interviews and beyond.

While dressing professionally might seem hard to many, it doesn't have to be. With the right selection of clothes, you won't find yourself scratching your head in front of the closet in the morning or recycling the same boring outfit every day.

In order to execute a stylish and professional look every day in the office, you're going to need suits, shirts, ties, shoes, dress socks, a watch, and a bag suitable for the office. If you don't have the slightest clue about where to begin building your professional wardrobe, or if you're shopping for a recent graduate, you're in luck.

During my time at Insider Picks, I've had the opportunity to sample a huge selection of clothes, shoes, and accessories at variety of price points, so I rounded up my favorite professional essentials. Not only did these brands pass our tests for features on the site, they're also all fairly priced. After all, most recent college graduates are still on a college student budget.

Check out some of the best affordable professional essentials, below: 

Performance dress shirts

Twillory Performance Dress Shirts, $54 each when you buy four or more.

Traditional dress shirts wrinkle quickly, often fit poorly, and look pretty horrible once you begin to sweat — all things that don't bode well when it comes to looking professional. Performance dress shirts are a easy way to fix that, but they can be rather expensive. Fortunately, Twillory's shirts are a lot more affordable than most brands. When you buy four or more they're only $54 each — nearly half of the original $99 retail price. Check out our full review here.



Ties

The Tie Bar sells the 7 ties every man should own — all for just $19 each.

If you work in a profession that requires you to wear business or dress attire every day, it goes without saying that you need to own a decent amount of neckties. Choosing the right ones to add to your wardrobe can be an endless process simply because there are so many options available. Luckily, The Tie Bar offers every kind of tie you need for a well-rounded wardrobe, with most ties priced at only $19. Buying multiples of your favorites from The Tie Bar is still cheaper than a single tie from most brands.

 



Dress pants

The Tie Bar Dress Pants, $75, available in five colors.

The Tie Bar is best known for its huge selection of affordable ties, but its dress pants shouldn't be overlooked. They're made of high-quality, lightweight wool blended with 3% spandex for just the right amount of stretch. To appeal to men of more shapes and sizes, The Tie Bar Dress Pants come in two fits (trim and athletic) and waist sizes 28-38. On top of the premium quality and vast sizing options, The Tie Bar Dress Pants are affordably priced at $75. Pick up a few different colors and you'll be able to create plenty of professional outfits without breaking the bank.



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The best shaving cream for women

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The Insider Pick:

  • If you shave any part of your body on a regular basis, you’re probably familiar with razor burn or at least mild irritation. Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin gives you a close shave while preventing post-shave inflammation — for less than $5 a bottle.

Today in dark confessions: I kind of enjoy shaving my legs. The entire process, from the lathering up to the meditative strokes of the razor, to the fact that it’s a great excuse to spend five extra minutes in the shower on cold winter mornings, is therapeutic to me.

What I don’t enjoy, however, is razor burn. My skin is sensitive, so even in the summer, I slather my legs in about a gallon of moisturizer to avoid the dry sting that comes after shaving. I’m not saying the shaving creams on this list eliminate the need for moisturizer, though I did skip it while testing them to get a clear idea of how hydrating the formulas really were. But they will ensure that you need to apply a lot less.

There are amazing shaving creams to be found at just about every price point. Whether you’re shopping drugstore brands or fancy ones, it’s important to pay close attention to the ingredients before making a purchase. All of my top picks have soothing components like aloe, vitamin E, and essential oils to keep even desert-dry skin feeling soft and smooth after an encounter with a razor.

Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin is our top pick for a close, comfortable, and cost-effective shave, but you’ll also want to check out the Meant The Do-All Conditioner, the Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel, the Malin + Goetz Vitamin E Shaving Cream, and the Barbasol Soothing Aloe shaving cream in the slides below.

SEE ALSO: The best shaving cream for men

The best shaving cream for women overall

Why you'll love it: Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin delivers a smooth shave and cuts down on razor-induced discomfort for an excellent price.

I was initially skeptical that Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin was going to be as soothing as it claimed. Since I began shaving my legs and underarms about 15 years ago, I’ve been (razor) burned by many creams and gels in the process — all of which promised to give me a close shave and silky skin free of bumps and redness.

But the Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin lives up to the hype. Of all the shaving creams I tried for this buying guide, this one left my sensitive legs and even more sensitive underarms the smoothest and least irritated. That's likely thanks to the aloe, oats, and lavender butter in the formula. It also lacks one major irritant found in many beauty products — added fragrance. I can personally tolerate a bit of a scent in my shaving creams, but if you get itchy just thinking about it, consider picking up a bottle of this stuff.

I skipped moisturizer while testing all the options for this guide, and while I still craved my usual layer of body lotion, Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin did cut down on my usual post-shave hypersensitivity in a major way.

I’m not the only fan, either. Seventy-five percent of the 558 Influenster reviews give the product 5 stars, and it has an overall rating of 4.6 on the platform. “Usually creams create little red bumps on me but because this product is so gentle and fragrance-free, there is absolutely no irritation,” one fan writes.

Pros: No razor burn or irritation (even without moisturizer), less than $5, no added fragrance

Cons: Creamy texture might take getting used to if you typically use gel

Buy Eos Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin at Target for $4.49



The best travel shaving cream for women

Why you'll love it: Meant The Do-All Conditioner minimizes the number of products you have to stuff in your carry on by acting as a conditioner, hair mask, and shaving cream all-in-one. 

Someone explain to me why, in the year 2018, we still have to deal with packing toiletries we travel? Wake me up when Amazon invents the technology necessary to ensure that I never have to stuff a week’s worth of toiletries into a quart-sized plastic bag again. Until that day, I’ll be bringing The Do-All Conditioner by the multitasking skin care brand Meant on all my vacations.

The entire concept behind Meant is innovative. As Refinery29 points out, all the products in the range do double-duty. The Do-All Conditioner, in particular, acts as a conditioner (or “moisturizing everyday hair mask”) and a shaving cream for both face and body. Shaving with conditioner is a commonly cited beauty hack, so this product makes sense.

In fact, the old shaving with conditioner trick inspired Meant founder Lindsay Knaak-Stuart to create this product in the first place. She told Women’s Health, I had heard of people using conditioner in a pinch when they ran out of shaving cream. If you consider both are hair, then it seemed really logical to me.”

I’m happy to report that the concept works like a charm. I got a nice, clean shave with this and my skin felt calm and soft after I dried off. Although you can shave with whatever hair product you currently have in your shower, I like using The Do-All Conditioner because it was formulated with ingredients like aloe leaf juice, babassu oil, and apricot kernel oil specifically to moisturize and soothe the skin.

Pros: All-in-one conditioner and shaving cream, lovely gel consistency, amazing for travel because it cuts down on packing

Cons: Clogged up my razor more than other formulas I tried

Buy Meant The Do-All Conditioner at Neiman Marcus for $33



The best shaving gel for women

Why you'll love it: Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel helps minimize the appearance of hair over time, and it’s gentle enough to use on even the most sensitive skin types. 

You shouldn’t judge a beauty product by its fragrance, but the fact that Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel smells, to me, like a hot cup of chai tea makes it one of my favorite things to put on my body. It helps that it’s a great shaving cream, with or without the glorious scent.

Made with natural ingredients like moisturizing soy extract and soothing aloe leaf juice, Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel is gentle-yet-effective. It was the first shaving cream I ever really got excited about, and I’ve been using it on and off ever since I discovered a bottle in my parent’s bathroom.

This comes out of the can as gel and works up to a foamier consistency as you rub it in, so it’s great for fans of lather. Despite the texture, it doesn’t dehydrate skin the way so many shave gels do. I never nick myself while using this stuff (unless, of course, I press down too hard on the razor).

Not only is Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel one of my personal favorites, it’s popular online, too. Best Products named it one of nine best shaving creams for smoother legs and it has 878 Influenster reviews. I can’t speak to the claim that this shave gel prevents hair from growing back quickly, but several online reviewers said that as one of the reasons they loved it so much.

“I really do believe it keeps my legs smoother longer. I've noticed that I can longer in between shaving when using this compared to other brands,” says one Influenster user.

Personally, I notice fewer ingrown hairs on my legs when I shave with Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel.

Pros: Lathers up nicely, prevents cuts, ingrown hairs, and razor burn, soothes sensitive skin, could help hair grow back less noticeably

Cons: Strong scent could be a drawback if you are sensitive fragrance

Buy Aveeno Positively Smooth Shave Gel at Walgreens for $4.99



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Uber is aiming to make its 'flying taxis' available in the next 10 years, which will pick up and drop off passengers at 'Skyports'

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Uber recently revealed that it would like to make its UberAIR service available to passengers by 2028.

There's already a prototype for the futuristic taxi itself, but another major challenge will be finding a way to support a system of flying taxis that deliver passengers. The solution will involve what UberAIR refers to as "Skyports," or structures for take-off and landing, where passengers can be picked up and dropped off. 

On day two of Elevate 2018, Uber's second annual conference for urban air transportation, six architect and design teams showed off their finalist Skyport proposals, which were created based on a few requirements. Each Skyport design had to be able to handle more than 4,000 passengers an hour and stay within a three-acre area — a little under one and a half football fields. 

Here's what the Skyport designs looked like:

BOKA Powell's wedge-shaped concept accommodates 2,000 take-offs and landings per hour and allows vehicles to move in reverse to accommodate for wind changes.



Humphrey's & Partners' Mega Skyport is inspired by beehives, according to the firm. Screens positioned on the exterior are supposed to help it blend in with the surrounding area.

Humphrey's & Partners have a concept for a Skyport and a Mega Skyport. The simpler "Skyport" sits on top of an existing parking garage, which the firms says is a "solution to the ever-pressing developer’s question of what to do with existing parking garages and lots."



Gannet Fleming designed a "modular and highly flexible" structure that can support all forms of urban transportation.



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Here's how much the typical worker makes at 15 retail companies, from Amazon to Walmart

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  • America's biggest public companies are now required to disclose their workers' median annual pay.
  • The median worker pay for a job at a public retail company varies across the board.
  • Based on 2018 proxy statements, we ranked the median retail worker's pay at different companies from lowest to highest.

Are you an underpaid employee?

This year, you might find out. For the first time, America's biggest public companies are required to disclose their workers' median annual salary— and how it compares to the pay of their CEO. The result is the company's pay ratio, which is the division of a CEO's annual compensation by the median employee's annual pay, in an aim to highlight the pay gap between executives and the typical worker. 

While not all companies have yet to release this data, some have gotten the ball rolling — and the median worker pay is quite enlightening, especially for those in retail jobs.

We took a look at the 2018 proxy statements released this year by Forbes 500 public retail companies to see how the median retail worker's pay compares across the board.

Scroll through below to see where companies rank from lowest pay to highest pay. Note that some companies define their median worker differently than others by including part-time and seasonal employees.

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15. Gap Inc.

Median annual worker pay: $5,375

GAP Inc. determined the median employee to be a part-time sales associate located in Alabama. The employee did not work the full year, but the company did not annualize employee compensation.



14. McDonald's

Median annual worker pay: $7,017

McDonald's identified its median employee by annualizing one month's base compensation for both full-time and part-time employees working for the company across the globe. It's median employee is a part-time restaurant worker in Poland.



13. Foot Locker

Median annual worker pay: $8,554

The median employee at Foot Locker is defined as a part-time sales associate who worked an average of 18 hours per week.



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We visited H&M and Zara to see which was a better fast-fashion store — and the winner was clear for a key reason

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  • H&M and Zara are two of the top names in fast fashion.
  • Zara's parent company, Inditex, reported a 7% increase in profits in 2017. H&M, on the other hand, has struggled in recent months, with operating profit dropping 62% in the first quarter of 2018.
  • Despite the striking difference in how each company is performing, we found that H&M had better deals to offer shoppers and greater variety in the products sold. 

Zara and H&M are in fierce competition with one another to be the best in fast fashion.

But things aren't looking good for H&M. In the first quarter of 2018, operating profit at H&M decreased 62%, following another massive sales drop in the fourth quarter of 2017. Business Insider's Mary Hanbury reported that analysts believe H&M has a brand issue — it's not the cheapest store, and its clothes are not the best quality nor the most fashionable. 

It's also facing the fact that it simply has too much clothing in stock. H&M currently has over $4 billion worth of unsold clothing, and it's rolling out some big technological changes to better streamline its supply chain. 

Zara, on the other hand, has been successful in part because it has found a way to avoid the inventory issue. Brand strategist Martin Roll wrote in March that Zara limits how much of each product is made, controlling inventory and creating artificial scarcity that drives up sales, in addition to offering more fashionable clothing. At the end of the 2017 fiscal year, profits at Inditex were up 7%.

To see which store was better to shop at, we visited neighboring Zara and H&M stores in Jersey City, New Jersey. Here's what we found: 

SEE ALSO: We shopped at Sephora and Ulta to see which was a better beauty store — and the winner was clear

H&M was my first stop.



The entire first floor sold women's clothing. Some of the styles at the front of the store were nice ...



... but others missed the mark, like this t-shirt that just read "Saturday" on the front. The selection was very hit or miss — some of the clothes were fashionable, and others were far from it. The quality also hugely varied, with some clothes feeling like they were about to fall apart and others seeming to be of higher quality.



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Incredible facts about Melania Trump that show she's completely unlike any other first lady

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First lady Melania Trump finally stepped into the limelight this week to debut her anti-cyberbullying initiative, "Be Best."

Her campaign has been puzzling to some, given her husband's affinity for insulting his opponents on Twitter, and others ridiculed her for releasing an educational booklet that was virtually identical to one the Obama administration published.

But despite the criticisms, the first lady is generally well-liked among the public and is far more popular than her husband, polls show.

Though Trump is much more private than her predecessors, and spends much of her time away from the spotlight, 57% of Americans have said they have a favorable impression of her, according to a CNN poll released Monday.

Here are incredible facts about Trump that set her apart from other first ladies:

SEE ALSO: White House slams 'opposition media' for pointing out that Melania Trump's anti-cyberbullying booklet is a recycled Obama FTC pamphlet

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She is only the second first lady in American history born outside of the United States, in Slovenia. The only other foreign-born first lady was Louisa Catherine Johnson, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who was born in England.

Source: Business Insider



Trump is also the only FLOTUS who grew up in a Communist country, back when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Though money was tight for many people in the small town of Sevnica, people who knew Melanija Knavs back then said she was "always very fancy" and "never wore anything from the store."

Source: GQ



Trump is the only first lady to be her husband's third spouse. Donald Trump was previously married to Marla Maples until 1999, and before that, Ivana Trump until 1992.

Source: Business Insider



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10 military spouses who have made a difference

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Beside most members of the military is a spouse who keeps life going while a husband or wife serves.

While every military family serves their country with pride, some military spouses go above and beyond to help their communities.

Meet 10 inspiring military spouses are making a difference:

SEE ALSO: 10 celebrities, CEOs, and conservative provocateurs we know have been dinner guests at Trump's White House

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Taya Kyle

Taya Kyle, the widow of Navy SEAL and most lethal sniper in US history Chris Kyle, has been an advocate since her husband was killed in 2013.

In 2014, she started the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation with the goal of connecting military families and veterans, and providing interactive experiences to enrich family relationships.

Kyle and her husband's story became the subject of the Academy Award-nominated film "American Sniper".



Tiffany Smiley

Tiffany Smiley's husband, Army Major Scott Smiley, served in Iraq for six months until a car bomb in Mosul sent shrapnel into his eyes that would leave him blind for the rest of his life.

As an advocate for the power of military spouses, Tiffany speaks around the country to raise awareness about issues surrounding military members and their spouses.

In 2010, Tiffany and her husband published a book, "Hope Unseen," based on their experiences as a military family. She has met with Ivanka Trump to push for legislation supporting military families and spoke at a bank-run event about how and why companies should recruit veterans.



Krystel Spell

As the wife of an enlisted member of the Army, Kyrstel Spell had always wanted to share her experiences as a military spouse with others. Now, she has become a popular voice in the military blogging world.

Spell launched three sites: Army Wife 101, to cover military lifestyle, travel, and parenting; Retail Salute, to gather military discounts in one place; and SoFluential, to connect influencers from military families with businesses looking to hire them.



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TV shows you're watching that will probably get canceled, and the ones that will likely be renewed

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It's May! That means it's time for networks to decide what shows are staying and what shows are off the air for good.

Networks haven't announced tons of cancellations in 2018. So far, cancellations have mostly been made by streaming services including Netflix and Amazon. 

There are a lot of network shows — ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and The CW — on the bubble right now, so we collected a list and let you know what their status could be.

A few shows, such as "Marvel's Inhumans," have been waiting for an inevitable cancellation for months. Others will obviously be renewed. Expect to find out the status of a lot of these shows shortly.

We'll update the list as more news arrives. 

Here are all the shows that haven't been renewed or canceled yet, and what their chances are:

SEE ALSO: The 16 best TV shows of 2018 so far

ABC:



"Alex, Inc"

This comedy starring Zach Braff as a podcaster is still a little early in its run to tell if it will get renewed or canceled. 



"American Housewife"

The ABC comedy, now is in its second season, will probably get renewed for season three. 



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