• At least 15 retailers were hacked and likely had information stolen from them since January 2017.
• Many of these were caused by flaws in payment systems taken advantage of by hackers.

At least 15 separate security breaches occurred at retailers from January 2017 until now. Many of them were caused by flaws in payment systems, either online or in stores.

Data breaches are on the rise for both retailers and other businesses. According to Business Insider Intelligence, data breaches are a real danger for both brands and customers, and they can affect a customer's trust in brands.

According to a study by KPMG, 19% of consumers would completely stop shopping at a retailer after a breach, and 33% would take a break from shopping there for an extended period.

Here are 15 retailers that have been affected by data breaches since January 2017:

SEE ALSO: Bed Bath & Beyond customers are starting not to care about the best reason to shop there

Macy's

Macy's confirmed that some customers shopping online at Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com between April 26 and June 12 could have had their personal information and credit card details exposed to a third party.

Macy's did not confirm exactly how many people were impacted. However, a spokesperson for the company said the breach was limited to a small group of people. 

Macy's said in a statement: "We have investigated the matter thoroughly, addressed the cause and, as a precaution, have implemented additional security measures. Macy’s, Inc. will provide consumer protection services at no cost to those customers. We have contacted potentially impacted customers with more information about these services."

Adidas

Adidas announced in June that an "unauthorized party" said it had gained access to customer data on Adidas' US website. Currently, the company believes only customers who shopped on and purchased items from the US version of Adidas.com may have been affected by the breach.

The data that is potentially at risk includes customer contact information, like email addresses and physical addresses, as well as login information, like usernames and passwords. The passwords were stored with an encryption, however, which would need to be unencrypted before they could be used.

Adidas did not say exactly how many customers could have been affected by the breach, but an Adidas spokeswoman confirmed it is likely "a few million."

Sears

Sears alerted customers on April 4 of a "security incident" with an online support partner [24]7.ai that may have resulted in up to 100,000 people having their credit-card information stolen.

The incident affected shoppers who bought items online from September 27, 2017 to October 12, 2017

• A New York wedding is a dream for many, but city is the most expensive place for weddings in the US.
• The average cost for a wedding in Manhattan is $76,944, according to The Knot's 2017 Real Wedding study.
• Two wedding planners said the most popular New York wedding venues include The Plaza Hotel, where cost per person starts at $350, and Cipriani, which has multiple locations throughout Manhattan.

In 2016, the wedding industry racked up $79 billion in revenue, according to anIBISWorld report. Every detail from venue and entertainment to guest count and time of year impacts thecost of a wedding.

The average American spends $33,391 on their wedding, Business Insider previously reported citing the Knot's 2017 Real Weddings study, and the bulk of that money goes toward a venue. But in New York City, where the cost of housing, food, entertainment, and everything else is higher, you can expect wedding budgets to balloon too.

The average price for a wedding in Manhattan is $76,944, making it the most expensive big city to get married in the US. To find the most popular and priciest wedding locations across the city, we consulted Andrea Eppolito and Jove Meyer, two New York City wedding planners.

"The iconic city of New York remains a favorite for couples who are seeking a beautiful blend of lavish, over-the-top styling in timeless spaces," Eppolito said.

The typical American couple spends just over $15,000 on a venue, while a high spender can drop as much as $42,801, according to the Knot's study. In New York, venues charge either per person — the average cost is between $300 and $500 — or a flat fee — which can range massively, from $6,000 to $50,000, depending on day of week and time of year, and of course, the location, Meyer said. Lights are not always included in venues and can cost an extra $1,000 to $5,000, Eppolito added.

Check out the map below for a quick look at New York's most popular venues, and keep scrolling for more on pricing and perks.

SEE ALSO: 30 unique wedding songs for your first dance as newlyweds

SEE ALSO: 25 beautiful and intimate award-winning photos show the reality behind weddings around the world

Cipriani: $285 - $325 per person

Locations: 55 Wall St.; 25 Broadway; 376 W Broadway, Manhattan

Pricing starts at $285 per person and averages $300 to $325. There is also a 24% end tax on all bookings. 

The cost covers six hours, including the ceremony, reception, dinner, and dancing. Cipriani provides suites for the couple to get ready, a personal attendant, food, and beverages. For guests, Cipriani serves hor d'oeuvres and food stations. Guests are served a three-course dinner, wine, and champagne. 

Source: Deborah Mella, Cipriani

The Plaza: Begins at $350 per person

Location: 768 5th Ave., Manhattan

The starting price for a wedding at The Plaza is $350 per person and varies depending on additional factors. The Plaza declined to provide any additional details about wedding packages.

Source: Ariana Swerdlin, Fairmont

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden: $1,250 - $11,000

Location: 9900 Washington Ave, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden prices vary based on date, time, and season. The Palm House ranges from $1,500 to $11,000 depending on month and day of the week. The Palm House also has a guest minimum and maximum. The Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium has similar restrictions and ranges from $1,250 to $7,000.  

There are several packages to chose from at additional cost that include food and drinks.

Source: Michelle Hagan, Patina Restaurant Group

There are 417 national park sites in total in the United States, and chances are good that you’ve been to at least one of them before. While we all know about some of the biggest national parks in the US (like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon), what many people don’t realize is that there are national parks in countries all over the world, and they are all worth visiting.

There are hundreds of national parks all around the world, but the below options are some of the most stunning and interesting, giving you a view at untouched nature, exciting wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. If you’re ready to get a little adventurous, then you’ll absolutely want to add these parks to your bucket list.

Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya will let you see local wildlife.

There is so much to explore outside all over Africa, but Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya should be at the top of your list. It’s located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, and while it’s considered a little small for African standards, there is so much to see. The park is home to lions, leopards, hippos, and flamingos, to name just a few of the wild animals you might spot. Because of the size, you’ll get a more intimate safari.

Kakadu National Park in Australia is huge.

Some of the best national parks are the ones that also teach you something about history, and you’ll certainly find that here. Kakadu National Park is full of history, as it has been home to Aboriginal people for 65,000 years and is the oldest living culture on earth.

The park is also gigantic at 20,000 square kilometers, so there is a ton of exploring to be done. You can get a taste of culture by viewing Aboriginal Rock Art, and you can also see some stunning views of rivers and wetlands.

Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand has hundreds of species of birds.

Doi Inthanon National Park is known as "The Roof of Thailand," and is located near the Himalayan Mountains just outside of Chiang Mai. The park is famous for its gorgeous views of waterfalls, caves, and mountains.

There are over 360 species of birds that call it home, making it a bucket list destination for bird-watchers. If you visit during late January and early February, you’ll get to see the blossoms of Siamese sakura flowers covering the trees in pink. It’s something that only lasts a few short weeks, but is a huge seasonal attraction.

10 years ago, Apple revealed the App Store, a curated marketplace that represented the one and only way for iPhone owners to buy and install software. 

Since then, Apple has paid over $100 billion to app developers, it announced last week. 

Although much of that revenue comes from in-app purchases and a new subscription option, a lot of it — at least in the beginning — came directly from app purchases. Angry Birds and other apps cost 99 cents or more just to download.

App analytics firm Sensor Tower put together a list of the apps that spent the longest at the top of Apple's paid app charts, both in the United States and around the world.

Although these aren't the apps that made the most money — some apps cost more than others, and some are free with premium paid features — the lists do show which apps were popular enough to be top paid app for the longest periods of time. 

While the winner won't surprise you, there are a few interesting apps on the list. Let's start with the United States: 

SEE ALSO: These are the top 10 free apps that have spent the most time atop Apple's App Store charts

10. Five Nights at Freddy's

Five Nights at Freddy's is an indie horror game that has built a surprisingly huge fanbase — enough people paid to download it in the United States that it spent 44 days on the top of the paid charts. It costs $2.99. 

9. Trivia Crack

Trivia Crack is free now, but it was a paid app when it was first released. It spent 44 days atop the paid charts. Download it from Apple. 

8. Where's My Water

This puzzle game spent 47 weeks in the top spot. It costs $1.99. 

• There are five numbers related to finances that everyone should remember.
• These important five numbers are: your credit score, net worth, savings rate, tax rate, and monthly take-home pay and expenses.
• Knowing these by heart will help you make informed decisions so you can make your money work for you. 

We tend to remember numbers that are important to us.

Everyone knows how much they weigh. If you were so forward as to ask, the person might say that they don't know or don't remember, but they know. We remember numbers that are important to us.

Ask someone for their credit score and unless they just applied for a loan, chances are they honestly don't know. Your credit score is important but it's not important every day. It's only important in very specific situations and even then, someone else will tell you what it is!

I argue that your credit score is one of those critical numbers you need to know if you wish to succeed financially. It's your key to accessing other people's money. Leverage is how you can borrow time from your future self and your credit score is the key to that time machine.

Today, I want to share with you some financial numbers of yours that you really need to know by heart. They're like your pulse, your blood pressure, and your weight. You don't need to know the exact number at any moment of the day… but you should know the ballpark range.

By the way, this is different than my post on money ratios, which are guidelines as to how much you should be spending on what, how much in savings you need, and things of that nature. That list prescribes the ratios like X% on rent/mortgage, this post is about broader numbers you should know about your finances so you can make informed decisions.

SEE ALSO: 7 simple rules that will make you better with money immediately

1. Your savings rate

Your savings rate is how much of your take-home pay you're saving. This can be saved to a regular old savings account or for your retirement, but it's a measure of what you are not spending each month.

The Federal Research Bank of St. Louis maintains a Personal Saving Rate figure and it's routinely in the low single digits (Jan 2018 was 3.2%). It is the percentage of disposable personal income (DPI), which is similar. It takes your income and subtracts "personal outlays" and "personal taxes" to arrive at your savings, which is then calculated as a percentage.

Why is this number important?

The key to prosperity is to spend less than you earn and then invest that amount so it can work for you. It's important to know how much you're saving and to work on increasing it when you can.

2. Your net worth

Your net worth is simply a measure of your assets minus your liabilities. Take everything you own, subtract it from all the debt you owe, and you have yourself a nice figure known as your net worth.

Why is this number important?

It's like your weight. Your weight is important but it's not the most important. If you suddenly start losing weight, with no clear cause, that's a concern even if you're happier weighing less. The same goes for your net worth.

It's a valuable measure of progress. If you are trying to gain muscle, you will likely see your weight increase and the amount of weight you lift increase as well. If you're trying to get leaner, you'll likely see your weight decrease. There are a million underlying causes but weight, like net worth, is a useful barometer.

3. Your marginal tax rate

Our taxes can be confusing but one key thing to remember is that we have a progressive system of marginal tax rates. You are not taxes the same percentage on every dollar of income.

You start with the marginal tax brackets for 2018, but that's taxable income — you aren't taxed on every dollar you make. You reduce your taxable income by (this is not an exhaustive list, just common ones):

· Your exemptions for you and dependents — $4,150 per dependent, and you, but there are phaseouts

· The standard deduction — $12,000 for single, $24,000 for MFJ (or your itemized deductions, if you sum them up)

· 401(k) and Traditional IRA contributions – up to $18,500 per year for the 401(k)

Take your income, subtract all those, and you have your taxable income.

Boom!

Why is this number important?

When you know your marginal tax rate, you can make smarter tax-related decisions.

If you know you're in the 25% tax bracket, you save $25 in tax on every $100 you contribute to your 401(k). That $100 will grow tax-free until you start taking disbursements, which will be taxed at your tax rate in retirement. That's powerful knowledge.

When you try to imagine a murderer, your brain likely conjures an image of a man. That's probably because, statistically as far as we know, women are responsible for around 11% of all murders. But that doesn't make the murders any less heinous.

The women on this list have gone down as some of the most terrifying killers of all time. 

Editor's note: A warning some of these accounts feature graphic depictions of violence, sexual abuse, and murder.

Countess Elizabeth Bathory killed over 600 young girls.

Elizabeth Bathory used her wealth and position to torture those she considered beneath her, according to The History Channel. Bathory came from a prominent noble family in Hungary, and she married into another one when she wed Count Ferencz Nádasdy in 1575.

Sources say she convinced her husband to build a torture chamber in the castle they shared. She is said to have killed over 600 girls, mostly aged 10 to 14, after torturing them by "jamming pins and needles under the fingernails of her servant girls, and tying them down, smearing them with honey, and leaving them to be attacked by bees and ants."

Her powerful position kept her out of prison until 1610 when she moved on from servant girls to targeting the daughters of local nobles. She was convicted for 80 counts of murder in 1611 and confined to a room of the castle that is said to have only had slits for food and air. She died three years later in 1614.

Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children.

The story of Andrea Yates, the Houston woman accused of killing her five children, captured America's attention in 2001. Yates was convicted of murder on five counts after she had methodically drowned all of her children one by one in the span of an hour, according to Time. The youngest was six months old, and the eldest was 7 years old.

A first trial in 2002 convicted Yates of two counts of capital murder, but an appeals court later reversed this decision and she was found not guilty by reason of insanity in her second trial in 2006. 

She will likely spend the rest of her life in a Texas mental hospital.

Aileen Wuornos went on a killing spree in Florida.

Aileen Wuornos was responsible for the murders of six different men. Between 1989 and 1990, she later confessed to shooting men who picked her up hitchhiking in self-defense after she claimed they beat or raped her, a claim that she later recanted.

Wuornos was sentenced to death in 1992 and was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002. Her story was portrayed in the film "Monster," with Charlize Theron playing Wuornos.

Whether you get weekly manicures or save them for a special occasion, prefer pricy salon offerings or love to treat yourself to an at-home spa day, the end result of having a glossy new manicure is something we can all appreciate from time to time.

And though most polishes are designed to last a matter of days (or weeks, if you’re lucky), it’s understandable if you want to make your manicure last as long as possible … especially if you’ve paid a pretty penny for that polish job.

But there are plenty of unexpected things you’re probably doing that might actually be ruining your manicure, leading to chipped nails and dull color before you can even take that perfect Instagram shot to show it all off.

Here are the most unexpected things that are probably ruining your manicure

Taking a relaxing nightly bath can cause nail polish to flake off.

If part of your self-care not only involves a mani/pedi but also a steamy hot bath, we’ve got bad news: Soaking in water is one of the worst things you can do for your manicure.

According to Byrdie, soaking your tips in hot water allows the water to “seep into the nail plate, which causes the polish to lift up and even peel off altogether.” Switching to cooler showers helps, but even running fingers through your hair in the shower or tub can cause chips in polish.

As cosmetic chemist Joseph Cincotta told Allure magazine, "Your polish is softer when you get out of the water, so it can easily flake off if it gets caught on a strand of hair." Use a wide-tooth comb or brush made to de-tangle wet hair (such as the Wet Brush) to help lessen any accidental polish chips during your daily routine.

Much of what salons do may not actually help.

If you’re leaving your hands to the pros, you might be surprised that many salons help accelerate mani chipping without your even realizing it.

First off, that pre-polish hand soak is possibly the worst thing your salon can do, even though it’s surprisingly common.

You can simply ask to skip the soak, because a dry manicure actually is best. But other common salon practices are equally terrible for your mani, such as when technicians shake the bottle (you should roll the bottle between your palms instead to prevent air bubbles), use quick-dry topcoats (which often contain chemicals that actually break polish down faster), and have you pay at the end, since rifling through your purse or wallet can cause an accidental nick on freshly painted fingernails.

Rushing through each coat will cause your mani to erode faster — as well as using too thick a layer, both of which happen all too often in busy salons. "You absolutely must let each layer — base coat, first polish application, second polish application and top coat — dry completely before doing the next," said nail expert Deborah Lippmann, who told Harper’s Bazaar magazine, "When you paint on your next coat before the layer before is fully dry, you get peeling in sheets."

She added, "You want each layer to be very thin — it's okay if the first coat is streaky, you'll cover that the next time."

Lastly, you might want to bring your own polish as well, because plenty of salons add thinners to polishes to extend their usage … which unfortunately leads them to last on your tips much less longer.

Carefree vacation days could lead to chipping.

Getting a fresh manicure before going on vacation is one of life’s best little luxuries, but if you want your manicure to last longer than your first piña colada, you’ll want to avoid certain easy manicure mishaps.

As you’re packing, be sure to watch how you zip and unzip your luggage so you don’t hit a snag on your shiny tips.

And when you’re away, you’ll want to be extra cautious when you apply sunscreen, because "the ingredients in chemical sunscreens dull nail polish," says Cincotta, who told Allure that mineral sunscreens are the better choice.

Sand is also super gritty and can cause chips in polish, so be sure to regularly hydrate with lotions and oils while you’re away to keep your tips in tip-top shape.

No matter if you're moving neighborhoods or moving cross-country, moving is expensive.

It's stressful too. You're forced to make tough decisions like what to keep and what to get rid of.

While there's no way to get around these facts, it will help if you go into your move with some awareness. We consulted two professional organizers, Laura Cattano and Lisa Zaslow (who is also the founder of Gotham Organizers), about some of the less obvious expenses that come along with a move.

From parking tickets to stair fees, here are 16 hidden costs you should know about prior to moving day.

SEE ALSO: 26 things you should never throw out before you move

DON'T MISS: 18 things you should always throw away before you move

Not getting your security deposit back

According to Cattano, getting your security deposit back isn't always a given. It's possible — and even likely — that you've done things, like put holes into your walls, that will be hard to cover up once moving day rolls around. "When you've lived somewhere for a certain amount of time, you don't even realize all the damage you've done to a space," Cattano says.

Plus, Cattano says that some landlords will try their best to find a reason not to give you your deposit back.

Spending more money on a better moving company

Cattano says that when it comes to choosing a moving company, many of her clients make the mistake of trying to save money. "Cheap movers can cost you more," she says. "Movers are expensive for a reason, and a good mover is not going to damage your things. If a good mover does damage your things, they're going to fix it."

So, although you might not have been planning on spending a few hundred extra dollars on your movers, you, and your valuable items, will be happy you did.

Packing supplies (if you're packing yourself)

Cattano recommends letting movers do the packing for you, but if you're moving on a budget and decide to do the packing yourself, don't forget that you'll need to invest in supplies like bubble wrap, boxes, and tape.

These items can add up quickly, and Cattano says that being cheap here won't help in the long run. The better quality — and therefore more expensive — supplies you buy, the more protected your things will be.

There are a lot of reasons why someone might break up with their partner. Maybe there was infidelity. Maybe they were too incompatible. Maybe they were growing apart. Or maybe, their partner had a super gross way of putting mustard on fries and it was totally unacceptable.

INSIDER dug through Reddit for some of the weirdest reasons people have broken up with their significant others (yes, the mustard story actually happened). Prepare to enter the trenches of some subtle —  yet understandably annoying– relationship deal-breakers.

It's worth noting that these are just for fun and INSIDER cannot independently authenticate them. 

She said street signs when driving by.

"She would constantly say the names of the stores we passed by while driving."– Redditor I_Say_I_Say

"Super petty but I stand by my decision."

"The way this one dude ate pad thai – slurping up the noodles loudly. It was super petty but I stand by my decision."— Redditor VarlaThrill

"I decided it proved that he wasn't very smart."

"I was dating a really nice guy when I was 21. We got along pretty great and he was an all around decent dude. Unfortunately he used ‘touche’ as his go-to response for everything. The way some people say ‘yeah’ or ‘dude’ when there's nothing to say, he said ‘touche.’ It drove me crazy and I decided it proved that he wasn't very smart, so I dumped him."– Redditor [deleted]

Apple's App Store — the first and still only way to install software on iPhones and iPads — first launched 10 years ago exactly, as of Tuesday.

This has gotten a lot of people thinking about their first iPhone (or iPod Touch) and the apps they installed. The app landscape was far different in 2008, or 2010, or whenever you happened to buy your first iOS device.

Some of those first apps no longer exist, and almost every single one of those early apps have seen major changes.

It's easy to take this trip down memory lane. If you've got an iPhone, you can check right now the first apps you ever downloaded.  

Here's how you do it on an up-to-date iPhone:

Go to the App Store, on your iPhone. Tap your picture on the upper right corner. Tap Purchased. Scroll all the way to the bottom. That's it! 

Here's a screenshot of where to find your profile: 

After you're done, you can take a screenshot and share it with your friends or coworkers. My coworkers had a lot of fun reminicing about our first apps on Tuesday afternoon.

Here are mine. One of these apps no longer exists, and there's only one I still keep installed on my phone: 

Facebook, Amazon, and Google were common early apps among Business Insider staff.

Some of us liked the gimmick apps — like iBeer, which is no longer available, and let you pretend to drink a beer through your phone.

Some Apple bloggers shared their first apps, too.

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• Amazon Prime Day 2018 begins July 16 at 3 p.m., but there are many early deals worth shopping now.
• Included in those deals are, unsurprisingly, many discounts on Amazon's private labels. 
• You can find deep discounts on home decor and furniture brands like Stone & Beam and Rivet as well as 30% off everyday essentials from brands like Presto!, Mama Bear, and AmazonBasics. While there are some deals on Amazon devices, there are sure to be more to come.
• Sign up for a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime to take advantage of the deals if you aren't already a member.

The fourth annual Prime Day is almost upon us, and the deals have already begun to pile up.

Unsurprisingly, many of the best deals are reserved for Amazon’s own private labels.

This proposes a win-win opportunity for Amazon — customers want things like affordable movie rentals, cheap everyday essentials, and deep discounts on big expenses like furniture, and Amazon can give that to them while also supporting in-house brands. But it also proposes a huge win for that average customer.

If you like the look of their private labels — which, in our opinion, are deceptively upscale for their price points— or love their affordability and ease of shopping with your Prime account, you benefit as well on what may already be the cheapest, best option on the market without a sale.

As of now, customers can also rent digital movies for $2 or buy for up to 50% off, get Amazon Music Unlimited for four months for $1, get three months of Audible for $5 per month, and get an Echo Show for $100 off among other things. 

Below are 13 of Amazon's private labels and the discounts we're already seeing for Prime Day:

SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime Day is expanding to a full day and a half this year — with deals starting on July 16

AmazonBasics

Save up to 20% off home, kitchen, and more with AmazonBasics

Amazon Devices

Take $100 off an Echo Show and save on a certified refurbished Fire HD10, Kindle Paperwhite, and Fire HD8. 

As we get closer to Prime Day 2018, there are likely to be many more deals on Amazon Devices, so it might be worth bookmarking the page for easy access. 

Rivet

Save up to 20% on Rivet furniture and lighting

Find 23 noteworthy furniture and lighting deals you can get through Prime Day here.

The US Supreme Court declared abortion was legal and that women had a constitutional right to the procedure with the landmark case Roe v. Wade in 1973.

But the reality of that right today varies considerably across the states.

Since then, antiabortion activists and lawmakers have found ways around Roe to make it as difficult as possible for women to get the procedure in most states.

Many legal scholars don't think the Supreme Court would outright overturn Roe — even if President Donald Trump gets his second nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on the bench. The more likely route is that abortion rights will slowly erode over time until only women in blue states (or rich women who can travel there) can get them.

Here's a look at some of the major state laws that are restricting access to abortion across the country:

SEE ALSO: The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade isn't the biggest threat to abortion rights

DON'T MISS: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's stance on Roe v. Wade could be hinted at in an undocumented teen's abortion case

Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers (TRAP) Laws

Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers— or TRAP — laws impose strict requirements on abortion clinics and providers. The standards are frequently so specific that clinics often can't afford the changes, and end up closing down altogether.

Nine states specify the size of the procedure rooms, seven specify the width of the clinic corridors, and eight require physicians to have admission privileges at a nearby hospital in case complications arise — even though less than 0.5% of abortions result in complications that require a hospital visit.

An Alabama law mandated that abortion clinics cannot be within 2,000 yards from a school before a judge struck it down.

The most famous law, Texas's HB2, went all the way to the Supreme Court in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. In June 2016, the high court struck it down in a 5-3 decision.

The justices concluded that the law "provides few, if any, health benefits for women, poses a substantial obstacle to women seeking abortions, and constitutes an 'undue burden' on their constitutional right to do so."

Though SCOTUS deemed Texas's TRAP law unconstitutional, 23 states still have laws on the books that "regulate abortion providers and go beyond what is necessary to ensure patients’ safety," according to the Guttmacher Institute, a leading research and policy organization on reproductive health.

Specific week bans

One of the most common ways to restrict abortions is to set limits on when women can get them. Specific week bans, the most popular of which is the 20-week ban, only allow abortions before 20 weeks into the pregnancy, for example.

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court didn't specify when abortions were legal, deciding at the time to vaguely make it unconstitutional to outlaw them up until the fetus was "viable," since the science hadn't (and still hasn't) determined at the time when that was, medically speaking.

States have seized on this ambiguity and passed specific week bans. A whopping 43 states have passed some type of gestational limit, usually only allowing exceptions to if the mother's life is in danger.

According to 2014 data, 89% of elective abortions occur in the first trimester of pregnancy. The vast majority of the 10% that occur after are for medical reasons.

Three specific examples of week bans include fetal heartbeat, fetal pain, and personhood restrictions.

Fetal heartbeat limits

In December 2016, the Ohio legislature passed a bill that would ban abortion after the fetus' heartbeat can be detected.

Gov. John Kasich vetoed the so-called heartbeat bill, saying it was "clearly contrary to the Supreme Court of the United States' current rulings on abortion," and that signing it into law would ensure the "State of Ohio will be forced to pay hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars" in a losing lawsuit. (He also signed a 20-week ban into law that same day).

Doctors can detect a fetus' heartbeat as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Women usually don't find out they're pregnant until four to seven weeks in — meaning the bill could have left many women unable to get a safe, legal abortion in the state because they wouldn't have known they were pregnant.

Several other states have passed or tried to pass fetal heartbeat laws, but governors have vetoed them, the bills have died in committee, or courts have struck them down. No state currently has such a law on the books.

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As you think about what you want to buy and save big on this Prime Day, a few obvious categories probably come to mind: Amazon devices, small kitchen appliances, tech and tech accessories, and home devices. You might even seek inspiration from the list of the most popular products that your fellow Insider Picks readers bought on Prime Day 2017. 

We don't blame you. You can expect some of the best deals of the year on these items, so we won't hold you back from taking advantage of them. In fact, we'll be right there with you rounding up the deals you should shop in these popular categories. 

However, there are also some underrated products you should be shopping on Prime Day. Sure, they can't monitor your workouts or cook your entire dinner in one pot, but they're simple, useful, and great discounted buys you shouldn't pass up. When your friends ask you what you bought on Prime Day, you can brag that you got enough toothpaste (at 40% off!) to last you at least a year. Sometimes, it's the little things.

Here are the things you don't think to buy on Prime Day, but should. Visit these pages on Prime Day 2018 to find the final deals. 

Check back frequently for Insider Picks' curated selection of the best and most up-to-date Prime Day deals to shop, and sign up here for a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime so you can access Prime Day.

1. Household supplies

One Insider Picks editor's sole objective on Prime Day 2017 was to buy as much toilet paper as she could. Stocking up on supplies you'll always need around the house becomes an even better idea on Prime Day when bulk packs will be discounted. Make the space for these household essentials and you won't regret it. 

Shop all paper and plastic household supplies here

• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Trash bags

Shop all household cleaners here

• Bathroom cleaners
• Kitchen cleaners
• Disinfectant wipes

Shop all laundry supplies here 

• Laundry detergent
• Stain remover

Shop all dishwashing supplies here

• Dish soap

2. Health and personal care products

Along the same thought process, it's never fun to realize you're out of shaving cream or contact lens solution at the moment you need it the most. 

Shop all oral care products here

• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Mouthwash

Shop all vision care products here

• Contact lens care

Shop all men's shaving products here

• Razors and blades
• Shaving cream

Shop all women's shaving products here 

• Razors and blades
• Shaving cream

3. Back-to-school supplies

Midway through summer, back-to-school season is already kicking into gear. Be proactive by shopping for everything on your list this Prime Day so you can cruise into the first day of school worry-free. 

Shop all office and school supplies here

• Writing supplies
• Calendars and planners
• Notebooks
• Paper
• Ink and toner

• Natural disasters have taken the lives of millions of people throughout history.
• China is home to some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time.
• The 2004 tsunami in Indonesia killed 227,898 people.

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Natural disasters claim the lives of thousands of people in the world every year.

It's hard to say which natural disaster is the most deadly. Hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes each have their own classifications, but there is no denying that they all cause major destruction, and take the lives of many. 

Here's a look at some of the deadliest natural disasters that have taken the lives of thousands.

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China's Huang He floods — Millions of deaths

China's second-longest river, the Huang He (Yellow), is the source of the three deadliest floods in history. Flooding in 1887, 1931, and 1938 killed millions of people and caused an incalculable amount of damage. 

The 1931 flood was the most destructive. An area equivalent to the size of England was deluged by flood waters that carried debris, diseases, and destroyed crops.

Severe destruction and chaos prevented officials from determining an exact death toll, but it's estimated that 850,000 to 4,000,000 people were killed by the flooding and its lingering effects. Approximately 80 million people were left homeless. 

1556 Shaanxi province earthquake — 830,000 deaths

The Shaanxi earthquake is believed to be the deadliest quake of all time, killing an estimated 830,000 people. The tremor decimated the Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces of northern China by 60%, leveling mountains, inducing flooding, and starting fires in mere seconds. 

In the months following the quake, survivors began to look for ways to protect themselves from future earthquakes in the area by replacing stone buildings with earthquake-resistant materials like bamboo. 

1976 Great Tangshan earthquake — 650,000 deaths

In 1976, the Great Tangshan Earthquake decimated the Chinese coal and industrial city of Tangshan located just 68 miles east of Beijing. Shortly after the initial shock, a 7.1 magnitude aftershock rocked the city and prevented rescue efforts to the original quake site. 

The official death toll totaled 242,000 people, but some believe the disaster could have been responsible for upwards of 650,000 deaths. 

A few years ago, Nikon released the Coolpix P900 that had an 83x zoom that could make the moon appear close. 

On Tuesday, Nikon announced the P900's successor, which can zoom even further. 

The Nikon Coolpix P1000 has a built-in lens with an astounding 125x zoom.

Nikon's executive vice president Jay Vannater calls it a "compact" camera, and he's not that far off. The P1000 is the size of an entry-level DSLR camera, but it weighs 50 ounces, or 1.4kg, which is pretty hefty. Still, nothing a tripod couldn't handle. 

Check out the absurb zooming capabilities of the new P1000:

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The Nikon P1000 looks like a small enough camera from this angle.

But it's hiding a massive zoom lens.

Here's a side-by-side look at the Nikon P1000 with the zoom extended.

• Thousands of Buddhist monks in Mongolia were killed under Communist leadership in the 1930s.
• Today's millennial generation is the first to come of age since democracy was introduced, and young monks are finding a new set of challenges to keep their religion alive.
• The leaders of one revered monastery are in their 20s and 30s, and are struggling to attract new students.

In Mongolia, the future of one of the world's oldest religions is in the hands of millennials.

Young Buddhist monks are increasingly being given control of Mongolia's monasteries as the religion struggles to find new blood.

The millennial generation of monks is the first to come of age since democracy was introduced to Mongolia in 1990. Prior to that, Buddhists in this sparsely-populated country faced deadly persecution — an estimated 17,000 monks were killed in Stalinist purges in the late 1930s.

Now, monks in their 20s and 30s are tasked with leading the next generation of Buddhist religious leaders. At one monastery in northern Mongolia, the monks alternate hours of religious study with games of basketball and the occasional phone call, a privilege reserved for people older than 25.

Here's what life is like for Mongolia's generation of millennial monks.

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The millennial generation of monks in Mongolia is the first generation to come of age since democracy came to the country in 1990. Before, under communist leadership, Mongolia lost thousands of monks to bloody purges.

Source: Reuters

Religious centers like the Amarbayasgalant Monastery are shells of what they once were. Before the purges, 800 monks resided at the monastery. Just 40 live there today.

Source: Reuters

Located in the seemingly endless grasslands of northern Mongolia, the monastery is struggling to attract and retain students.

Source: Reuters

With over 37 million residents, Greater Tokyo is the most populous metro area in the world today.

Urban growth is not unique to Japan. By 2030, the United Nations predicts that the world will have 43 megacities, defined as metro areas with more than 10 million people. Most of them will be in developing regions in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

The UN recently released its annual World Urbanization Prospects, which estimates which metro areas will have the highest populations by 2030.

On World Population Day this Wednesday, let's take a look at the top 13:

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13. Greater New York, New York — 20 million

Population in 2018: 18.8 million

Note: The NY metro area includes New York City, Long Island, and the Mid and Lower Hudson Valley in New York state; Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Edison in New Jersey; and Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury in Connecticut.

12. Karachi, Pakistan — 20.4 million

Population in 2018: 15.4 million

11. Lagos State, Nigeria — 20.6 million

Population in 2015: 13.5 million

Note: Lagos State includes eight local municipalities.

By the year 2050, 70% of the world will live in cities, according to the Population Reference Bureau.

The most population-dense cities grapple with unique challenges. They fight for resources, like housing and personal space, and they put infrastructure to the test.

Here's just a taste of what life is like.

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New York City is the densest city in the US. One square mile contains more than 27,000 people, and it's led to countless delays for commuters. But claustrophobic as it may seem, it barely stacks up against the world's most crowded cities.

Source: NYC Population

Consider Manila. With a population density of 107,000 people per square mile, it's the most crowded city in the world.

Manila's fertility rate is 3.1 children per woman. Experts predict the population will double by 2025, despite fears the city's infrastructure can't sustain the boom.

Source: World Population Review

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• The easiest and cheapest way to make a TV smarter is to buy a media streamer, and two of the best options are Amazon's Fire TV Stick and Roku's Streaming Stick.
• Both are fine choices, and have their own set of pros and cons, but the Fire TV Stick won out overall.
• The biggest deciding factors were that it can be used for non-video activities and has Alexa.
• Amazon Prime Day 2018 will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, July 16 and will run through Tuesday, July 17. Many devices as such the Fire TV stick may be on sale. Sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime here to access the deals.

Whether you're looking to make an older TV smart, or want to stop using the built-in streaming apps that came bundled with your current set, you're going to want a media streaming stick.

They're small, relatively inexpensive, packed with features, and pretty easy to understand and set up. But that begs the question: Which one should you get? Two of the most popular options are Amazon's Fire TV Stick and Roku's Streaming Stick, and we've compared them below to help you make the best choice. 

Some of it will come down to the other tech in your life, but the good news is there's no real bad choice. That said, read on to figure out the right streaming stick for you.

Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, $39.99, available at Amazon

Roku Streaming Stick, $48.64, available at Amazon

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The basic tech specs

Winner: This round goes to Amazon, since the Fire TV Stick has more memory and internal storage.

At first glance, the Fire TV Stick and Roku Streaming Stick seem to be very similar, but that's not the case under the hood. 

They do both connect to your TV via HDMI, support the latest Wi-Fi standard (802.11AC), tap out at 1080P video output, and get their power via a Micro USB cable, but that's where the similarities end. 

The Fire TV Stick has 8GB of internal storage and 1GB of memory, whereas Roku's Streaming Stick only has 256MB of storage and 512MB of memory. If you're only going to stream video from a couple of sources, the internal storage won't be a major issue, but having less memory is a distinct disadvantage for Roku.

I can't directly compare the processors in both because Roku doesn't list the clock speed or number of cores for the Streaming Stick, but the startup has been pretty good at keeping up with the pace of technology with its hardware revisions. 

That said, this round goes to Amazon, since the additional storage and memory make it more adaptable should your needs change.

Content

Winner: If you're only looking to stream video, either streaming stick will work, but games and Alexa skills give the Fire TV Stick the edge.

Roku has built its reputation on being the top platform for streaming video. Because it doesn't focus any resources on making content, the startup has charged full force into making sure everybody else's videos are available on its platform. With over 5,000 "channels," you're bound to find everything from top-tier streaming services to niche broadcasting. 

On the other hand, the Fire TV Stick has access to fewer video services — though every one I searched for was available — but can play games and use other apps, like Facebook. To be fair, I don't think the Facebook experience would be exceptional on a TV, but it's nice that the option is there if you want it.

In both cases, you'll get access to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vimeo, HBO Go, and Spotify, so really it'll come down to non-media apps.

Games made the bigger difference here, since it makes the Fire TV Stick a little more versatile. You may be able to get away with using this as a game system for casual players or kids. On top of that, you can use thousands of Alexa skills, since it's built right into the remote.

The interface

Winner: Roku won this round thanks to its more fun and approachable interface.

I have some experience with both interfaces, and this round is going to the Roku Streaming Stick. The Fire TV Stick's interface isn't bad, but it's a little clunkier to navigate and easier to get a little lost in. 

Roku's look is distinctly more "fun," which might be off putting to people who take their media very seriously, but is ultimately a win for less tech-savvy folks. I know this first-hand, since my mom has been using a Roku TV for nearly two years and hasn't complained about how it works once. 

If you're more tech-focused, you may appreciated the sleek look of the Fire TV Stick's interface, but it's a bit unfriendly. Roku's, on the other hand, is just as powerful and a little more inviting, which is what made the difference this round.

"Game of Thrones" is the most iconic HBO show, and it's based on a book series. But it's far from the only series, original movie, or miniseries based on a book from the network.

A handful of HBO's original shows and movies have been adapted from books, including the new series "Sharp Objects" starring Amy Adams, which is based on Gillian Flynn's book of the same name. The book was Flynn's debut novel, before "Gone Girl" became a bestseller (and a movie). The story follows a journalist who must return to her small Missouri hometown to report on a series of brutal murders.

Over the years, HBO has made its fair share of book adaptations. Some have been great, some good, and some really, really bad. Here, we took a look at HBO's most significant book adaptions from TV series to movies, and determined which ones are the best and the worst. 

Here are the best and worst HBO adaptations of all time:

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BEST: "Sharp Objects"

Painfully slow but with a purpose, the beautifully directed and acted "Sharp Objects" captures the darkness that hangs over a community after a tragedy. It's bleak and takes its time, but ultimately earns its tone and pace as the mystery unfolds. 

WORST: "Fahrenheit 451"

It's a shame that this movie failed so spectacularly, considering it starred two of the greatest working actors named Michael: Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. Unfortunately, the movie completely missed everything that is good about the source material by not providing a new and unique perspective on it. 

BEST: "The Leftovers"

The book "The Leftovers" is based on is what held it back throughout its first season. But once the show expanded and became more comfortable with its own ambition, it became one of the best and most underrated shows on television, with one of the best final seasons ever made.