Natalie Portman is one of the most recognizable actresses of the 21st century.

The 36-year-old actress, who celebrates her birthday Saturday, is incredibly versatile and has been acting since she was a pre-teen. On top of her acting achievements, she is a Harvard graduate and has been published in multiple scientific journals. 

Here's a look at her incredible career. 

Natalie Portman was born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem on June 9, 1981.

The family moved to the United States when she was three.

She chose to go professionally by Portman, her grandmother's maiden name, to protect her family's identity, according to Rolling Stone. 

She was scouted for modeling in a pizza shop but wanted to focus on acting.

Someone looking for a model for a Revlon campaign approached her in a Long Island pizza shop when she was around 10. She ended up getting an acting agent and was eventually cast as an understudy in an off-Broadway musical called "Ruthless," where Britney Spears was also an understudy. 

She made her film debut shortly after in Luc Besson's "Léon: The Professional."

She played a young 12-year-old orphan who forms a relationship with a hit man. 

The NBA has never seen a player like Stephen Curry.

Curry doesn't possess the other-worldly athleticism of LeBron James or all-around skill set of Kevin Durant, but his shooting has changed the NBA forever.

The two-time MVP and three-time champion is on pace to shatter the all-time record for made threes. His ability to shoot from any distance, off the dribble, has forced both defenses and other offenses to change their schemes.

Curry's rise to becoming the best shooter in the NBA comes from a pattern of hard work and intense preparation that has paid off immensely.

Here's some of how he did it.

His father, Dell, played 16 seasons in the NBA and shot 40% from three for his career.

So maybe some of of Steph's skill comes from genetics. His father, Dell, was widely considered one of the best shooters in the NBA when he played.

ESPN's Tom Friend wrote a profile in 2015 detailing Steph and Dell's relationship. Dell told Friend that when he played for the Bucks, he and 11-year-old Steph would regularly compete against other NBA players in H-O-R-S-E competitions and the two would consistently win.

He's hard-working and focused on getting better.

It takes an exceptionally determined person to become, perhaps literally, the best at any one skill.

Curry told ESPN's Jackie MacMullan of his dedication to getting better:

"I don't think everybody enjoys practicing and lifting and running and doing all that stuff. If you love the game, if you want to appreciate those moments when the lights are on and every shot counts, then you better be prepared for those moments.

"As you evolve, it's almost like a game within a game. When you get to college, then the pros, everything resets and it's an equal playing field. You've got to figure out how to differentiate yourself. You've got to figure out how to get to a certain level and how to stay there. The time you put in is what will determine that.''

He's also a fierce competitor, something that helped him excel from a young age to the pros.

According to Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins, Curry was torching people on the court before he was even in high school. Dell told Jenkins that he once left one of Curry's eighth grade games early because he was beating the other team so badly.

"I had to get out of there," Dell said. "I felt bad for the other team. I couldn’t watch what he was doing to those kids."

Steve Kerr once said: "What goes unnoticed is Steph is a killer. He is an unbelievable competitor. Maybe people are fooled because of the way he looks, or his demeanor. Everything seems to be so easy for him. But he is an absolute killer competitor."

US officials are reportedly bracing for China to covertly make its presence known at the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

As the June 12 meeting in Singapore draws near, US intelligence officials are reportedly expecting China — which is believed to have conducted intelligence operations in the country — to keep close tabs on their affairs.

"Chinese intelligence collection could be amped up around the summit," Jeremy Bash, a former chief of staff to CIA director Leon Panetta, told NBC News this week. "They have prioritized surveillance in recent years and their technical prowess has really advanced."

"What they would want to get is to know what people in the meetings said and what happened," another former senior US official said.

Relations between China and the US have remained largely cordial, but the two powers are seen by some as having competing interests as it relates to negotiations with North Korea, and other matters.

Here's a look at some of the ways China may try to keep eyes and ears on the summit, and ways the US will be combatting them in Singapore:

Waiters and other workers at restaurants and bars

US officials were reportedly concerned that China may have employed informants working as waiters and other staff at restaurants and bars in Singapore. If true, these potential staff members would compensated to eavesdrop on US citizens and then pass on information to China.

Source: NBC News

Bugged devices in meeting rooms

The Capella Hotel, the venue in which Trump is expected to meet Kim Jong Un, will reportedly be swept for covert listening devices, particularly in rooms where side conversations may occur.

Source: NBC News

Hidden cameras

Hidden cameras could be used to photograph classified documents. Tents are one way to prevent any covert spying from afar.

Source: NBC News

On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her official 92nd birthday.

While she turned 92 back in April, Her Majesty has two birthdays each year — her real one on April 21, and her official public one on the second Saturday of June.

In her 92 years, the record-breaking monarch has pretty much seen it all — she has undertaken more than 260 official overseas visits and has lived through 20 British prime ministers and 16 US Presidents.

In celebration of her official birthday, we've found a photo from every single year of her remarkable life.

Scroll down for a look at the most important photo from each year since Her Majesty was born.

This is an updated version of a story by Charles Clark.

1926: The Queen was born at 2:40 a.m. on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in London. This photo shows the newly born Princess Elizabeth with her father and mother, the Duke and Duchess of York — later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

1927: She was the couple's first child and was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in Buckingham Palace's private chapel. She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Mary after her grandmother Queen Mary, and Alexandra after her great-grandmother Queen Alexandra.

1928: No one ever thought Elizabeth would become queen. This became apparent only once her father's elder brother Edward abdicated, putting her father on the throne and making her first in line.

Destiny 2 is getting a big new expansion in September, called "Forsaken." It looks fantastic.

The upcoming release will change many aspects of the game, but Bungie also changed how future Destiny 2 content is priced from here on out.

Here's a first look at all the changes coming to Destiny 2 starting September 4:

SEE ALSO: The next 2 weeks could make or break the 'Destiny' franchise

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"Forsaken" introduces a decidedly darker and grittier tone to Destiny 2.

"We embraced that western, revenge vibe," Bungie said in a video revealing Forsaken.

We don't know much about Forsaken's story just yet, but Bungie says it starts with a prison break. One could assume that it's your job to bring the escaped inmates to justice.

Apple made a ton of important announcements at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote.

But while some announcements were fun and exciting, others laid important groundwork for developers, consumers, and Apple itself.

And so, here are the 5 most important announcements Apple made at WWDC 2018, its biggest conference of the year:

SEE ALSO: 21 game-changing announcements Apple made at its biggest conference of the year

1. In its effort to bring augmented reality (AR) to the mainstream, Apple teamed up with Pixar to make a new compact file format that's optimized for sharing GIFs and videos that feature 3D graphics and animations.

Why it matters: Augmented reality could one day kill the smartphone, and Apple is doing everything it can to push this new technology to the masses.

AR, for those unfamiliar, lets you see virtual images as if they existed in the real world. You can see examples of AR in popular smartphone apps like Snapchat and Pokémon Go, where your phone places virtual images on top of whatever your camera is capturing, but lots of companies — including Apple — are reportedly working on AR smart glasses that don't require a smartphone. 

Last year, at WWDC 2017, it introduced ARKit to let developers build their own augmented-reality experiences. And this year, Apple is addressing the second half of that equation by helping developers create experiences that can easily be shared on popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter thanks to this new compact file standard, called USDZ.

Once people on social media start seeing more AR videos, there's a good chance others will want to get in on the action. This could be how Apple finally makes AR go mainstream.

2. Apple is making Siri much more useful, thanks to Siri Shortcuts, a new feature born from Apple's acquisition of the excellent Workflow app.

Why it matters: Apple's Siri assistant has been a laughing stock for years. Compounding the problem  is the fact that other virtual assistants, like Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant, are constantly getting better every year. Google, for instance, showed off a version of its Assistant at its own developers conference this year that can place calls for you and even book reservations. It was a wild demonstration, but it also showed how far behind Apple was in those same efforts.

Many wondered what Apple would have for Siri at WWDC 2018, and the answer to that question is Siri Shortcuts.

With Siri Shortcuts, you can create unique phrases that perform multiple actions in either one or several apps. For example, you could create a shortcut for the phrase "I lost my keys," which could automatically trigger your Tile app to play an alarm so you can find your device.

You can also have a single phrase trigger a series, or sequence, of actions. Maybe when you tell Siri "I'm coming home," it can automatically text your wife the same message, pull up directions to your house on Apple Maps, and set the thermostat so it's perfectly cool when you arrive.

Siri is also more proactive now, too. If Siri notices you have a meeting, but you're physically nowhere close to the location, it could suggest you text the meeting organizer with a pre-set message that you're running late. Or if it recognizes you bought movie tickets for a certain day and time, it could recognize those things and automatically suggest you turn on Do Not Disturb. These are nice touches that require minimal effort on behalf of the user.

Siri may not be at the level of Google Assistant or Alexa just yet, but Siri Shortcuts is a vast improvement to one of the core components of Apple's ecosystem.

3. MacOS Mojave introduces several new features to Mac computers, but perhaps the best among them is a new feature that automatically organizes your desktop files for you, called Stacks.

Why it matters: We could all use a little help staying organized. Thankfully, in macOS Mojave, a new feature called "Stacks" easily organizes all the random contents on your desktop into neat little batches of documents located on the right side of the screen. Stacks can be arranged by file type, date, or tag. 

If you click on a stack, you'll see all the contents. From there, you can double-click to open a document, or click the stack again to put everything away.

And the best part is that Stacks will stay organized, regardless of how many documents you add to your desktop. If you continually take screenshots, for example, macOS Mojave will automatically categorize them for you, rather than scatter them everywhere. This is a great example of how Apple's software can make tedious processes much easier for users.

The latest BlackBerry phone has arrived — and it has a physical keyboard. 

TCL, the Chinese electronics company that manufactures BlackBerry phones, on Thursday announced a new premium smartphone called the BlackBerry Key2, which features a dual camera, a nearly edge-to-edge display, and, of course, a keyboard. 

The BlackBerry Key2 is intended to be an update to last year's BlackBerry KeyOne, and there are some upgraded specs and features. The camera is better, the keyboard is bigger, and it's thinner and lighter than last year's model. 

Here are all the new features of the BlackBerry Key2:

SEE ALSO: Apple just announced iOS 12. Here are all the major changes coming to iPhones and iPads

The BlackBerry Key2 comes in all-black ...

... or black and silver.

It has a 4.5-inch LCD display above a full physical keyboard.

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Dads are — for good or bad — known for their humor.

Whether he really is the funniest guy you know or his dad jokes are simply hall of fame worthy, he might appreciate a good joke (and some lighthearted sentimentality) more than anything else on Father's Day.

Especially if he's hard to shop for, these 21 funny gifts are a good jumping off point. Pair them with one of our favorite Father's Day gifts or keep them short and sweet on their own. And if you're looking for some more guidance, check out these posts:

• 17 Father's Day gifts under $25
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• 16 personalized Father's Day gifts
• 20 Father's Day gifts for new dads
• 21 unique Father's Day gifts from Etsy
• 30 cool Father's Day gifts from Nordstrom
• 20 useful grooming gifts for Father's Day
• 20 last-minute Father's Day gifts that are Amazon Prime-eligible
• 18 last-minute Father's Day gifts that are still thoughtful and unique

Below are 21 funny Father's Day gifts dad will love this year:

A Beeropoly board game

Beeropoly, $35

For a fun night in with his family and kids or for the next get-together with friends, this is something he'll get a kick out of (and probably won't already have). 

A meat bouquet

Olympia Provisions Salami Bouquet, $50-$85

If a bouquet of delicious meat is more his speed than flowers, he's going to really love this one filled with salami. 

Scotch-infused toothpicks

Scotch-Infused Toothpicks Gift Set, $35.95

For the man who has everything, scotch-infused toothpicks take his love of the stuff to the next level. 

Every second, millions of emails, clicks, and searches happen via the world wide web with such fluidity that the internet seems almost omnipresent. As such, people often mistakenly assume that internet traffic happens by air — our mobile devices, after all, aren't wired to anything.

But satellites carry less than 1% of human interactions, and in some ways the truth is far more impressive than messages sent by tower signal.

The internet — arguably the most important resource in the modern world — is very tangible and fairly vulnerable. It exists in large part under our feet, by way of an intricate system of rope-thin underwater and underground cables hooked to giant data storage units so powerful, they're capable of recalling any piece of information at a moment's notice. 

Here's what the infrastructure of the internet actually looks like today:

In the most basic sense, the internet's job is to carry information from point A to point B.

Those points are IP addresses — the unique codes that identify locations around the world — and they're what your devices are linked to when you're connected to the internet. Curious what yours is? If you type "My IP address" into Google, the search engine will bring it up. 

As it travels, any information transferred over the web arrives at internet data servers, which live in data centers around the world. In 2008, an estimated 9.5 trillion gigabytes passed in and out of the world's servers — but more on those later.

Moving information to and from servers often involves crossing oceans. We rely almost entirely on cables for internet traffic because they're faster and cheaper than satellites, but laying them across bodies of water is a tedious process that's taken almost 200 years and requires a lot of maintenance.

The high-rise mixed-use tower at 181 Fremont in downtown San Francisco houses Facebook's new headquarters and residents of 55 multi-million-dollar condominiums, as well as a top floor $42 million penthouse.

What is instantly recognizable about the tower is its encasement of large ivory-colored beams zig zagged along its exterior before tapering on one side into a skyward spire. The aluminum exoskeleton serves as a giant shock absorber, improving the chances of the building's survival in case of high winds and seismic events. As a result, the tower has come to be lauded as being invincible to earthquakes.

But risk and resilience engineer Ibrahim Almufti at Arup, the company that designed the tower, told Business Insider that's not entirely true. 

"Every time I read [earthquake-proof] I cringe," Almufti said, a sentiment he said is echoed by most engineers.

Still, the high-rise might just be the tallest most resilient residential building in a seismic zone.

Here's how it works:

SEE ALSO: Inside the multi-million-dollar condos of San Francisco's newly-opened $850 million residential tower

The mixed-use tower is divided into two sections around the middle: above the V-shaped zone are the 55 condos, priced at or north of $4 million each. Below is occupied by the tower's sole commercial tenant, Facebook.

The ivory-colored exoskeleton hugging the tower is architectural and purely for aesthetic purposes. Behind the facade is where the heavy-duty, earthquake-fighting hardware is.

Tucked away inside those zig-zagged beams are sets of three parallel steel braces that run diagonally up the building's sides.

The braces make up the secret sauce to the building's resilience against seismic activity. Within the outside braces of the sets of three are viscous dampers, which in this case are devices used to cushion the blow of a seismic event.

They act as giant shock absorbers to combat the impact of a rumbling earthquake and allow the tower some room to sway. They're not unlike ones you would find on your car, except that they're stories tall.

• Around £9 billion ($12 billion) worth of players will be on show at this year's World Cup in Russia.
• The world's top three players — Neymar, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo — are worth more than the nine least valuable teams combined.
• Scroll down to see how much each squad is worth, from lowest to highest.

In football, cash is king, and while the World Cup is a welcome break for most of us from the ludicrous transfer fees and ever rising price of replica shirts, there's still an awful lot of money involved.

But which team at this summer's World Cup, which starts on Thursday in Moscow, is worth the most money in the market?

Using data from football data site Transfermarkt, analysts at Dutch bank ING have calculated that around £9 billion ($12 billion) will be on show at the tournament, with Spain being the most valuable team — it's worth more than £900 million ($1.2 billion).

Big European and South American sides dominate the upper echelons of player worth, while minnows like Panama and Saudi Arabia dwell at the bottom end of the charts.

In fact, the world's top three players — Neymar, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo — are worth more than the nine least valuable teams combined, ING calculated.

"Some say the football market is highly inflated — and it's certainly astonishing to see the significant increase in team values from the last World Cup," Ian Bright, a senior economist at ING said. "But whether you truly get value for money is a question that only fans can answer."

Check out how much every squad at the World Cup is worth below.

SEE ALSO: The one player you need to know from every country competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

32. Panama

Squad value: £8.7 million ($11.7 million)

31. Saudi Arabia

Squad value: £15.1 million ($20.2 million)

30. Peru

Squad value: £32.6 million ($43.6 million)

• Costco and Boxed are both bulk retailers that sell pretty much everything. 
• Boxed has been called the "Costco for millennials" because it's an online-exclusive store with mobile ordering and speedy delivery. Costco also has an online store and mobile ordering, but its prices can be as much as 20% more there than in the physical warehouse stores.
• Costco shoppers can shop online without a membership, but a 5% surcharge is applied at checkout.
• The websites themselves have some obvious differences, and we found that one was much easier to use than the other.

Costco and Boxed — the so-called "Costco for millennials"— sell everything and anything in bulk.

Unlike Costco, Boxed is digitally native. It has mobile ordering and one-to-three-day delivery. It also offers free two-day shipping if you spend more than $49, and it doesn't require a membership to make a purchase.

Costco has an online store in addition to its physical warehouses, but products across all categories tend to cost more online than in stores. Though the website allows shoppers to order from Costco without paying for a $60 annual membership, a 5% surcharge is applied at checkout. However, Costco has been taking some steps to reach more millennial shoppers, like offering two-day delivery through Costco Grocery and one-day delivery through a partnership with Instacart.

One of the most clear differences between Costco and Boxed is that Boxed members don't need to pay an annual fee to access the savings. But the company did recently launch Boxed Up, a premium service that costs $49 a year and provides shoppers with perks like free shipping on orders over $20, 2% cashback rewards, and price matching with competitors.

Both websites offer major savings for bulk shoppers, but upon trying both, I found one was easier to use than the other. See what it's like to shop at each: 

SEE ALSO: We shopped at Forever 21 and H&M to see which was a better fast-fashion store, and the winner was clear for a key reason

Costco was the first site I went to. On the homepage were members-only savings deals, buyers' picks, and a selection of different featured products in a variety of categories.

It was hugely different from the Boxed homepage, which was very simple and sleek. Scrolling down on the Boxed homepage, there were links leading to more information about bow Boxed gives back to different causes.

Costco had far more departments on its website, but it was cluttered and hard to navigate compared to Boxed.

• The job market is booming, but experts say there won't always be an abundance of jobs.
• As many as 96.2% of graduates from these 50 universities find themselves employed 10 years after graduation.  
• Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech made the list for best colleges for employability — see if your school did as well.

Recent graduates are entering one of the best job markets in decades, but economists say that cheery circumstance won't last forever.

Almost all graduates of these 50 colleges across the country find jobs.

Career site Zippia used data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and CollegeScoreCard to find the schools in each state where the highest percentage of graduates had full-time jobs 10 years after graduation. Note that type of job or salary was not specified, only whether or not graduates were employed.

The best college nationwide for job placement is Lebanon Valley College in Annvile, Pennsylvania. It has a 96.2% placement rate. Here are the 49 other best schools for the post-graduate job hunt. 

SEE ALSO: College grads should have a relatively stress-free job search this year — but economists worry for the Class of 2019

Alaska

College: Alaska Pacific University

Placement rate: 84.7%

Alabama

College: Auburn University

Placement rate: 90.7%

Arkansas

College: University of Arkansas for Medical Services

Placement rate: 92.5%

"The Americans" ended last week with an incredible, thrilling finale that was the perfect cap to a phenomenal series. 

Series finales are difficult. They require an ending, but not too much of an ending, and often don't go well. After "The Americans" blew us away, we're fondly looking back on some of the best series finales from the distant and recent past. 

Here, we collected some of the greatest series finales that left us shaken, happy, or confused in the best way possible.

Here are 17 of the best series finales of all time, from "M*A*S*H*" to "The Leftovers":

SEE ALSO: 'The Americans' ended with one of the greatest series finales ever, and it marks the end of TV's Golden Age

"M*A*S*H*"— season 11 episode 16, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"

When it aired: February 28, 1983

After 11 years on the air, "M*A*S*H" lived up to expectations in its series finale. And it is still the most-watched TV series finale of all time. In the end, the characters finally get to go home, but that also means they won't be together anymore. It's a bittersweet ending that forever changed what a series finale for a TV show can be, because it doesn't always have to be the happiest ending possible.

"Cheers"— season 11 episode 26-28, "One for the Road"

When it aired: May 20, 1993

Besides the return of Diane, the series finale of "Cheers" is still so great because it isn't much different than a typical episode. All of the characters have similar problems: Jack and Diane get back together but then they break up (they were the original Ross and Rachel), and Cliff is annoying, as always. The series ends as most episodes of the show do: with the Cheers gang contemplating life at the bar. 

"Six Feet Under"— season 5 episode 12, "Everyone's Waiting"

When it aired: August 21, 2005

It's easy for a montage from the early aughts set to a indie song to age poorly, or just remind you of "Grey's Anatomy." But the "Six Feet Under" finale doesn't, after almost 13 years. It hammers in the theme of the show — death — but never feels ham-fisted. It shows the deaths of all the major characters on the show, but is somehow more sweet than sad. 

Stepping inside Instagram's brand-new New York City headquarters is like walking into a perfectly curated Instagram feed. 

There's the pastel-colored juice and gelato bar where you can get a fruity beverage served in a coconut, complete with an umbrella.

There's a living wall that stretches up to the second story where you can recline on a brightly colored pouf and gaze out the large windows overlooking downtown Manhattan. 

Or you can visit the library, a quiet, mid-century modern haven for reading and relaxing. 

In short, Instagram's new headquarters are incredibly ... Instagrammable.

Business Insider got a chance to see the new space in person shortly after employees had moved in. Here's what it's like:

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Instagram worked with architecture firm Gehry Partners to create its new headquarters. The space used to house Wanamaker's department store.

When you first arrive, you're greeted by a huge digital greeting wall. The screens change constantly to display photos from Instagram users. 

When Instagram first opened its NYC office in 2015, it had three employees working there at the time. Now, Instagram expects to have 350 people there by the end of the year.

More than a third of Instagram's engineering team will be based in New York by the end of 2018. 

Visitors to Instagram HQ have the option to snap a photo inside this colorful dome. The furniture inside is modular and can be moved around so you can capture your shot.

• Many place names are pronounced differently by locals and outsiders.
• They include places like New Orleans, Oregon, and Detroit.
• We found 17 of the most frequently mispronounced place names and broke down how locals say them.

It's not always obvious how to pronounce the names of some places in the United States.

And there's no easier way to give yourself away as an outsider than by pronouncing a city or state's name differently than how the locals do.

Getting a place's name right isn't just a matter of linguistic quibbling. It can help you fit in, get around, and in extreme cases, it can even shape elections.

We found 14 or the most frequently mispronounced place names in the United States — are you saying them like a local?

SEE ALSO: Taser, Xerox, Popsicle, and 31 more brands-turned-household names

SEE ALSO: 9 of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn

Nevada

If you're visiting Nevada, make sure you pronounce it with an "ad" in the middle, not an "odd." 

Even though "nuh-VAH-da" is closer to the original Spanish the name comes from, most locals in the Silver State pronounce it"nuh-VAD-uh." 

The consequences for mispronouncing the state's name can be dire: George W. Bush got roasted for getting it wrong in a 2003 speech in Reno, and Donald Trump got it even worse when he butchered the name in 2013.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama's name isn't pronounced"MO-bull" or "MO-bill" or "MO-beel."

Locals know that you have to place the emphasis on the second syllable: "mo-BEEL" is what they go with.

Oregon

As the University of Portland informs students on its website, the state of Oregon is pronounced "ORE-uh-gin," with the back half sounding like "begin." Definitely not "gone," despite what some outsiders may say.

• Target store employees know all about the best deals in the store.
• Business Insider asked 22 current and former Target team members for ideas on how to save money while shopping.
• A total of 11 current and former team members suggested downloading Cartwheel, the store's official app.

Target team members know all about how to save money.

Business Insider asked 22 current and former Target employee to tell us about the best deals in the store.

Half of them recommended downloading Cartwheel — Target's official app — in order to save when you shop. Others suggested different strategies, like shopping after the holidays or seeking out items on clearance.

Here are some tips on finding the best deals at Target, courtesy of store employees themselves:

SEE ALSO: 31 Target employees shared the most useful thing they've learned at work, and 5 lessons kept coming up

DON'T MISS: Target employees share the most ridiculous returns they've seen customers make

SEE ALSO: Target employees share the 7 biggest mistakes shoppers make at the retail chain

Consider buying Target's in-store brands

Five Target team members suggested springing for Target in-store brands like Archer Farms, Up & Up, and Market Pantry.

"Target brands are mostly just as good or better than the name brand," said a Target team member who's worked at the store for five years.

Describing the Market Pantry brand, an employee of eight months told Business Insider that "... Target's off-brand food — I think the quality is better, not to mention the cheap prices."

"The best deals in my opinion are the Target brand items," a Virginia-based employee told Business Insider. "The Target brand food and household items are pretty awesome."

Check out the items at the front of the store

At Target, Bullseye's Playground— previously known as "The One Spot"— is the section toward the front of the store featuring an assortment of smaller items. A Pittsburgh-area employee said these are often the best deals in the store.

"Yes, it's anything $5 or less — but honestly it has some really great products," the Target team member told Business Insider.

Get a Redcard

Five Target team members previously told Business Insider that it's a big mistake for shoppers to overlook the store's Redcard credit and debit cards.

One Target employee who works in California added that, used in conjunction with Cartwheel, the Redcard is the best deal in the store. Target's Redcard promises to offer customers an extra 5% off on most purchases, free two-day shipping, and an extended return policy.

"If you make the most of it, our prices are the best," a Target employee in Wisconsin told Business Insider.

"The Kissing Booth" is a bad movie. It's not a so-good-it's-bad movie, but an objectively bad movie. It's a teen rom-com built on the back of every tired cliche the genre has to offer.

Still, the fact "The Kissing Booth" is an unmitigated disaster hasn't stopped teens from absolutely loving it, and the Netflix original movie has garnered so much social buzz there's already rumblings of a sequel.

"The Kissing Booth" is the story of Elle (Joey King) and Lee (Joel Courtney), two best friends since birth, who follow a bizarrely long list of rules that govern their friendship. Chaos ensues when Elle breaks rule No. 9 and falls for Lee's older, hotter, bad-boy-with-a-temper brother Noah (Jacob Elordi). To be fair, it's not the love triangle you'd expect, but much of the movie is sexist and regressive and does disservice to some of the better teen film tropes it borrows from and alludes to.

Let's take a closer look at this ridiculous movie and of all its problems.

So much happens in "The Kissing Booth," yet the majority of the film is filled with expository monologues and montages.

In a four-minute voiceover, we learn that Elle and Lee were born on the same day, at the same time to mothers who were already BFFs. Audiences also discover they have a shared affinity for Dance Dance Revolution, Elle's mother has died, and Elle is totally crushing on Lee's brother Noah, who has some serious anger issues.

Lee and Elle have created list of "strict rules for best friends," which includes one rule that only seems to apply to Elle.

Throughout the movie, audiences repeatedly see the ways both Lee and Noah try to control Elle. Lee insists on the inclusion of rule No. 9, which states that dating your best friend's relatives is strictly forbidden. This is a rule that seems to only apply to Elle since her own brother looks about 8 years old. If you're thinking that Lee included the rule because he's secretly in love with her, he's not. It's worse because he simply doesn't want his brother to be with her.

Much of the plot seems specifically contrived to get its characters in a state of undress.

There are plenty of stupid things about this movie, but it's hard not to roll your eyes at the backflips "The Kissing Booth" does to get Elle into a tiny skirt on the first day of school. She rips her school-issued pants and tries to convince everyone that wearing a skirt that she admittedly says she's outgrown is a more logical choice than wearing literally any other pair of pants.

Kitty Hawk, a aerial vehicle startup that's funded by Google cofounder Larry Page, opened its Flyer "flying car" for select test flights for businesses and social media influencers on Wednesday.

The Flyer, a recreational and lightweight aircraft, has been advertised as needing only an hour's-worth of training before pilots are ready to fly.

In many ways, it operates a lot like a drone you can pilot from on top of it — it's powered by 10 motor propellers that are self-stabilized, and is intended to be simple and easy to control. It's intended to be flown over water, hence the pontoons on the bottom of the aircraft. 

Here's a look at how the Flyer evolved, how it works, and what the latest version looks like in action.

Power

The Flyer is all-electric, powered by a lithium polymer battery. The battery lasts for about 20 minutes before it needs to be recharged. Because of the electric power, Kitty Hawk says the Flyer will be pretty quiet — about the sound of a lawnmower from 50 feet away, and the sound of a loud conversation from 250 feet. 

Operation

The Flyer is controlled by only two joysticks, so it's intended to be used by pilots with little to no experience with flying. For first-time flyers, the altitude is limited to 10 feet, and the speed is limited to 20 mph — although Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun says the vehicles should one day be able to fly at speeds of up to 100 mph. 

Stabilization

Similar to how consumer drones are self-stabilized to avoid tipping and to provide a smoother flight, the Flyer has an internal system that regulates the stabilization of the vehicle. 

• Paid vacation time allowance in the US, the only advanced country without a national vacation policy, is pretty miserable.
• Americans take less vacation time than a medieval peasant, in fact.
• Expert Market recently revealed the places around the world where workers have high salaries and a lot of vacation time.
• New York City is the only US city to make the top 15.

Vacation time allowance in the US after one year of employment is, arguably, pretty miserable.

In fact, the US is the only advanced country without a national vacation policy. The average American today takes less time off than a medieval peasant, who enjoyed anywhere from eight weeks to half the year off.

Just 18% of American workers receive at least 15 vacation days a year, 38% receive 10 to 14 vacation days, 30% receive five to nine vacation days, and 8% get less than five days off, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

To make matters worse, only 36% of Americans plan to use all of their vacation days this year, reports Bankrate. But that's for those who even receive days off. One-fifth of private US employers still don't offer their employees paid vacation time, according to a new report by Expert Market that reveals the best cities around the world for taking time off and earning high salaries.

In the report, Expert Market cross-referenced data from the Deutsche Bank Markets Research report and UBS to determine the ranking of 69 cities. Data for monthly net salary, paid vacation time, and hours worked were ranked, and individual rankings from each of these factors were combined to determine the cities that offer the most money for the least work.

New York City is the only US city that made the top 15, but failed to make it into the top 10. Those spots were dominated by Europe, making it the overall best place for working less and earning more money.

From Paris to London, see below for the top 15 cities around the world where workers get paid more to work less. All salaries are in US dollars.

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15. Geneva, Switzerland

Monthly net salary: $5,817

Working hours per year: 1,859

Paid vacation time per year: 27 days

14. Moscow, Russia

Monthly net salary: $999

Working hours per year: 1,647

Paid vacation time per year: 31 days

13. New York City, US

Monthly net salary: $4,304

Working hours per year: 1,847

Paid vacation time per year: 27 days