A selection of photos from some of this week's biggest news that you might have missed.

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A B-2 Spirit performing a flyover during the National Anthem at the 2016 Rose Bowl on January 1, 2016.

President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2016.

A crane is seen next to a giant statue of Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong under construction near crop fields in a village of Tongxu county, Henan province, China, January 4, 2016. According to local villagers, several entrepreneurs spent nearly 3 million yuan (460,000 USD) to build the 36.6-metre-high statue covered in golden paint, local media reported.

Winter is an extreme season in many climates. Make sure your wardrobe can handle the elements as well as the temperatures.

We've put together a list of 16 of the most important pieces no guy should even think of braving the year's coldest season without. From sweaters to scarves, these are the items that will have you battling the elements in style.

Keep in mind that these are only the basics — there are no deep cuts here. If you don't have all of these, we suggest scooping up the holes in your closet quick.

Have a burning men's style question? Ask me and I may answer you in a future post. Email me at dgreen@businessinsider.com with the subject line "Men's style question."

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A seasonally appropriate tweed sport coat.

Cold weather and tweed go hand-in-hand, which means a tweed sport coat is an absolute necessity.

You don't have to go for a classic brown or tan, either. This smart gray blazer from J. Crew is perfect for when you need an extra layer during a night out on the town.

A patterned sweater adds personality.

This Fair Isle pattern by Polo Ralph Lauren is fantastic, but if it's not up your alley, find one that speaks to you.

Go anywhere with a chunky wool sweater.

A chunky cardigan will be your best friend this winter. 

This chunky knit cardigan from Everlane fits the bill perfectly.

More than a million ice-loving spectators are predicted to attend this year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China's Heilongjiang province.

Artists from all over the world have come to sculpt gigantic snow and ice sculptures, including an ice palace that glows every color of the rainbow.

The festival officially opened on January 5 and will last until the end of February. Take a look at its magical first few days.

The festival is in Sun Island park in Harbin, a city in northeast China. Temperatures regularly dip to two degrees Fahrenheit during January and February.

It's the largest winter festival in the world.

There are snow castles...

This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas featured drones of all shapes, sizes, and feature sets.

But the cutest one we saw was a “nano” drone called Onagofly, which can fit in the palm of your hand, and has raised $1.3 million on Indiegogo. The drone's main purpose it to follow you around and snap photos.

The emerging market of “nano drones,” in general, presents a bit of a mystery. What do people actually want out of a nano drone?

Many of the more eye-popping and attractive uses of bigger drones just don’t apply. A nano probably isn’t going to follow you down the mountain while you're on a snowboard, or take beautiful footage soaring over cliffs

But nano drones have some obvious benefits: they don't have to be registered, they are ultra-portable, and they are much better to use in the house.

The details

Onagofly connects to either an iOS or Android phone using Wifi, and is good up to 98 feet, according to the company.

It has a 8-megapixel camera, which can shoot 1080p HD video and save it right to your camera roll — or livestream.

One of the drone’s key features is that it can “auto-follow” you by connecting to your phone’s GPS. While the company claims this can be used in an extreme sports environment, from what I saw at CES, it would have to be fairly controlled. That said, it could definitely work for something like skateboarding or BMX.

But what you’d probably most use that function for is for taking photos or video of yourself. The drone is designed for "advanced" selfies or group photos, which is why it has baked-in smile recognition to know when to take the picture — unless people in your group start smiling at different times.

As for the average flight time, it stands at around 15 minutes, and 12 minutes while recording video. It takes around 30 minutes to charge back up again.

You can pre-order one for $199.

Here are some more photos of the drone:

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In some jobs, you have to wait until you've got some experience under your belt before you begin to see a substantial payday — but when it comes, you'll be thankful you paid your dues.

PayScale recently looked at salary data from this year's College Salary Report and analyzed the difference between starting (less than five years of experience) and mid-career (10 or more years of experience) pay by college major.

While salary-growth potential shouldn't necessarily encourage students to pursue a particular major, it's an important consideration to make when thinking about the future.

Here are the 20 college majors with the greatest increases in wage between early- and mid-career.

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20. Physics

Common jobs: Research physicist, electrical engineer, professor

Starting median pay: $55,500 

Mid-career median pay: $106,000 

Increase in pay: $50,500 / 91%

19. Advertising

Common jobs: Advertising account supervisor, media manager

Starting median pay: $41,300

Mid-career median pay: $78,900

Increase in pay: $37,600 / 91%

18. Biology and chemistry

Common jobs: Biologist, chemist, professor

Starting median pay: $41,100

Mid-career median pay: $79,600

Increase in pay: $38,500 / 94%

President Barack Obama teared up on Tuesday while discussing the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20 young children dead.

"Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," Obama said as tears slid down his face. "And by the way, it happens on the streets of Chicago every day."

Obama was in the middle of an emotional speech at the White House, in which he unveiled his new executive action that he said would help curb gun violence.

But Obama was hardly the first world leader to cry in public.

On Wednesday, Reuters published the following package of photos featuring other politicians tearing up, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

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Vladimir Putin

Kim Jong Un

Justin Trudeau

Goldman Sachs doesn't see a whole lot of upside for the stock market in aggregate. 

For some stocks, the firm sees a whole lot of downside.

In a new chartbook for the first quarter, Goldman Sachs' David Kostin and his team have compiled a list of stocks that are priced much too high compared to the firm's analysts' price targets.

The companies whose valuations are too rich include luxury retailers, offshore drillers, and tech manufacturers.

We've compiled the top 8 most-overpriced stocks. To be included on our list, the company had to have 20% or further to fall to its Goldman Sachs price target. We've also added a comment on the business outlook from management during the company's most recent quarterly earnings call.

Check out the whole list below.

8. TripAdvisor

Ticker: TRIP

Industry: Cyclical Consumer Goods & Services, Leisure & Recreation

Recent Price: $85.25

Downside to Goldman's Target: 20.2%

Comment: "TripAdvisor delivered the right ad with right reservation opportunity to the right user at just the right moment at massive global scale,"said CEO Steve Kaufer. "As proud as we are of this growing influence, we believe that our revenue share represents only a small percentage of the transaction value we're driving for our partners."

7. Coach

Ticker: COH

Industry: Cyclical Consumer Goods & Services, Handbags & Luggage Retailers

Recent Price: $32.73

Downside to Goldman's Target: 20.6%

Comment: Despite some macro slowdown and stock market gyrations in China, we remain confident in our $625 million forecast for FY 2016 even at current exchange rates and optimistic on the prospects for this market over the long-term as the drivers we've consistently mentioned are more relevant than ever,"said CEO Victor Luis.

6. Boeing

Ticker: BA

Industry: Industrials, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing

Recent Price: $144.59

Downside to Goldman's Target: 23.9%

Comment: "Air cargo traffic remains a watch item for us as the gradual market recovery continues amid modest overall global economic growth rates,"said Dennis A. Muilenburg."Airplane order activity and customer discussions are continuing at a moderated but historically healthy pace. Deferral requests and cancellations remain well below the historical average."

The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball is at an estimated $800 million as of this writing, a record high.

The odds of winning are slight — one in 292.2 million, USA Today reports— but someone's 2016 will start off in style.

As the Powerball jackpot brews, we rounded up the stories of 11 past lottery winners. They don't all have happy endings. In fact, many lottery winners end up blowing it all.

Read on to see what these lucky folks spent their millions on: 

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John Kutey built a water park.

After cashing in a $319 million Mega Millions jackpot for a share of $28.7 million in 2011, Kutey and his wife Linda decided to donate a portion of the winnings to building a water park in honor of their parents.

They donated $200,000 to construct Spray Park in Green Island, New York, The Albany Times Union reports.

Evelyn Adams took her winnings to Atlantic City.

Against all odds, New Jersey native Evelyn Adams won the lottery in back-to-back years — 1985 and 1986 — for a grand total of $5.4 million, AskMen.com reports.

Feeling lucky, and rightfully so, she took her extra cash to the tables and slot machines in Atlantic City.

She pushed her luck. Today, she's penniless and residing in a trailer park after gambling it all away.

Louise White created a trust and named it after her lucky dessert.

In 2012, an 81-year-old Louise White of Newport, Rhode Island bought rainbow sherbet at Stop N Shop just before purchasing a lottery ticket that would end up being worth $336.4 million, ABC News reports.

In honor of the lucky dessert, she created "The Rainbow Sherbert Trust," a trust that would benefit her family.

A new year calls for new travel plans.

If you haven't started planning your winter getaway yet, take a look at TripAdvisor's recently compiled list of the top winter destinations for US travelers.

The list is based on TripAdvisor site search data and also includes the average cost of a one-week winter trip, determined by average nightly hotel rates, average fare for a round-trip domestic flight, and average meal and tour costs.

Keep scrolling for inspiration for your next vacation.

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10. New Orleans, Louisiana

Average cost of a one week winter trip: $2,591

9. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Average cost of a one week winter trip: $2,667

8. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Average cost of a one week winter trip: $3,637

Obviously, college is more than just football games and dorm parties — it's also a lot of work. But some students are working harder than others.

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, analyzed its data to find the colleges where students work the hardest.

To come up with this ranking, Niche looked at the academic rigor and student workload at traditional four-year schools in the US.

It took the academic grade for each school based on the quality of the professors, academic achievements of incoming students, graduation rates, and student reviews of their academic experience. Niche also calculated a composite score of users' responses to questions pertaining to study habits, class attendance, homework, office hours and study sessions, and overall workload. Each factor was given equal weight and combined into Niche's final score out of 100.

Visit Niche for more college rankings, and read on to see the top 50 schools where students hit the books the hardest.

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50. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Niche score: 90

From day one, UVA students put in tremendous effort.

"You'll be working your [butt] off, but you should be learning, too," one freshman said.

A sophomore agreed: "The professors for the most part are extremely approachable, libraries are a great and beautiful option for studying, and classes are extremely difficult but worthwhile if you put the necessary time into them."

Visit Niche for more information on the University of Virginia.

49. Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Niche score: 90.1

"The workload is difficult, but there are exceptional professors who make it worthwhile," one sophomore reported.

Students also point out that time-management skills are key to handling the workload.

"Emory is definitely not an easy school in terms of academics, but what you get out of your education is very rewarding," one freshman said. "As long as you manage your time well, you should be able to manage your workload while keeping up with your social life."

Visit Niche for more information on Emory University.

48. Colgate University

Hamilton, New York

Niche score: 90.3

"My classes are heavy in reading and writing and I have a rather large workload," one freshman noted.

But there are upsides.

"Teachers are great and always there to help you, and my biggest class is 30 people," they added.

Visit Niche for more information on Colgate University.

Quinceañeras, which celebrate a girl's 15^th birthday and her official transition into adulthood, have been a part of Latin America tradition for centuries.

Now, thanks to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba, in addition to reforms that have permitted small-scale private businesses, trips to Cuba are becoming more and more common among girls who are finding that lavish parties can be had at a cheaper cost on the island.

Quinceañera celebrations in Cuba typically include photo sessions with dozens of elaborate ensembles and the chance to ride to their party in gorgeous classic cars.

A photographer with the Associated Press recently documented what the world of quinceañeras is like on the island, revealing the age-old traditions that remain as well as those that have shifted over the years.

SEE ALSO: We sent 3 reporters to Cuba for a week, and it was a wild adventure from the moment they arrived

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Here, Estefania Hernandez Perera, who lives in Cuba, has her photograph taken by FotoEcos, a studio specializing in quinceañera photography in Havana. According to AP, many studios are operated by former state sector professionals who were able to purchase cameras through the help of their US relatives.

Source: AP

Camila Lopez Rivas poses on a beach in Havana while an assistant lifts the train of her dress to make it seem as if it's moving with the wind. Currently living in Miami, Rivas left Cuba with her father at a young age. She wanted to return to get her photos taken, as is typical for 15th birthday celebrations in Cuba.

Gladys Barroso Quintana has her photo taken while tourists watch. While some of the older traditions — like the waltz — remain, the focus of quinceañeras in Cuba is the photographs.

This week is the most popular time for job seekers to apply for new gigs, according to Monster.com.

The lucky ones will be invited in for interviews, and will probably be asked questions like "What's your biggest weakness?" and "Why do you want to work here?"

Another common one people should prepare for: "Why should we hire you?"

Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," says this question is likely the single best opportunity you have to seal the deal in the job interview. "But because it's so broad, it can also lead you down a slippery slope if you're not concise."

When interviewers ask this question, they want you to convince them that you're the best candidate for the job. To ace the response, you must do your homework on the employer and job description so you can align your skills and experience with their specific needs.

"This is an opportunity to say, 'You need X, and I am the best person for the job because of Y.' You want to convey that not only are you a safe choice with minimal risk — but also a great choice," says Taylor.

Before you arrive at the job interview, you should have a general sense of how to communicate this, she suggests. "One useful technique is to have three major points in mind on why you're an excellent choice. This is a default framework you can come back to in the interview to sell yourself. It will become more refined as the interview proceeds."

Here are five tips for answering the common "Why should we hire you?" interview question:

SEE ALSO: What to say when an interviewer asks, ‘How much money do you want to make in your next job?’

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Listen for real-time cues 

"As you hear the finer details of job requirements, jot down some key words from your background that will help you provide a targeted response once the hiring manager asks this question," Taylor says. "If, for example, organizational skills are paramount, you may jot down certain related software programs you use." As you make minor notes, still try to maintain good eye contact and stay in an active-listening mode.

"Since you now have more data on the real requirements, it's time to turn up your pitch a notch," she says. For instance, know your unique selling proposition. What makes you particularly qualified for the job among your peers? What does the firm present publicly and in the interview? How does your unique background align with their mission?

"If, for example, the company's advertising tagline is about service excellence, you can address how your customer-service expertise resulted in quantifiable results, such as in expanded business, training you provided, or client recognition you received," says Taylor.

Focus on key points 

1. Offer the big picture. This is a general overview of the overall match, says Taylor. "You're setting a general comfort zone here." For example, you'll want to talk about how long you've been doing X at what types of companies, your applicable specialty areas, technical skills, training, and education. "Maybe you've been promoted frequently or have been given increased responsibility or staff — which objectively attest to your big picture value," says Taylor. "Share that information."

2. Discuss your accomplishments. This is your opportunity to talk more specifically about a couple of specific projects that showcase your related skill sets and experience. "Results are what count, however, so be sure to mention how the contributions helped your company, and how your expertise could similarly make a significant impact for them," says Taylor. But remember to be concise!

3. Communicate that you have excellent people skills. If you have a few soft-skill attributes that you feel would be an asset to the position (such as team player, motivational leader, strong work ethic, reliable), tell them. 

"By addressing the low turnover in your department, for example, you underscore that you have strong management potential," says Taylor. "Oftentimes, slightly stronger people skills trump minor weaknesses in technical expertise. Unlike technical skills, it's virtually impossible to teach attitude."

Prove you'd be a great investment

"Every manager wants to be assured that you'd offer a good return on investment," she says. "They want to mitigate risk and avert being in the hiring doghouse. This is your chance to use bottom-line examples of why the company will benefit from hiring you. What are some specific, applicable accomplishments that illustrate this? Where possible, give dollar percentages or raw numbers (sans inflation)."

For instance, did you:

• reduce expenses by a certain percent or dollar figure? 

• streamline certain processes?

• develop new programs that increased revenues? 

• reduce turnover?

• secure new accounts or expand on existing business?

"This is not to downplay your overall awards, recognition, kudos, soft skills, and overall success; they still support your market value in a credible way," says Taylor. "A combination of the two is ideal."

You can learn to do almost anything, if you have the time.

Unfortunately, most of us don't. But there are still plenty of useful skills you can pick up in just five minutes or less.

Last year, the question-and-answer website Quora polled people about some of their favorite easy-to-learn skills. We've pulled some of most popular skills from that list — plus a few of our own — and nailed the science behind each. Check them out:

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How to tell when fruit is ripe

The best way to tell if strawberries are ripe, according to Quora user Cyndi Perlman Fink, is to give them a sniff. "If they smell like strawberries, buy them; they will taste divine. If they look gorgeous but have no smell, they will have no taste."

Why? When a fruit ripens, chemical reactions take place that break down its complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars, and these are what we smell when we walk by the produce isle, food scientist Shirley O. Corriher told Fine Cooking.

How to remember everyone's name

You've just been introduced to someone, and you've already forgotten their name. Luckily, there are some strategies you can use remember names more easily:

When you first meet someone, take a mental picture of them. This will helps encode or store it in your brain as a longterm memory. Use creative associations — if a person named Joy looks happy all the time, think "Joy-ful person" when you see her, and you'll remember her name. Finally, and look up their name ahead of time, if possible — studies suggest it helps!

How to keep reheated pizza from getting soggy

No one likes soggy pizza. But Quora user Wassim Ferose offers this tip for reheating a leftover slice: Microwave it alongside a glass of water.

Microwaves work by zapping your food with electromagnetic radiation, which is absorbed by water, fats, and sugars and converted into heat. But some waves get reflected and bounce around. Adding a glass of water to the microwave acts as a sink for all that extra energy, so it doesn't vaporize your pizza crust.

Model Gigi Hadid rocketed to superstardom in 2015, but it looks like she's on to even better things in 2016.

According to Curbed NY, the 20-year-old supermodel has kicked off the year with the sale of her 935-square-foot lower Manhattan apartment for $2.3 million. She listed it for $2.45 million just six months ago.

The two-bedroom apartment, which the California-born-and-bred Hadid bought via the Yolanda Hadid Family Trust for $1.94 million in 2014, is in a prime location in Nolita.

She was recently spotted shopping for real estate with her rumored new beau, ex-One Direction crooner Zayn Malik. Malik is no stranger to real estate, either, as he currently owns homes in Los Angeles and the British countryside. The pair reportedly checked out a property in the NoHo neighborhood going for $6.49 million, according to the New York Post. 

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The condo is part of 250 Bowery, a contemporary complex built in 2012 with only 24 units. It's just across the street from the New Museum, and blocks from Nolita's most fashionable bars and restaurants.

The five-room condo unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, going for $2,620 per square foot. To compare, Manhattan housing's median cost per square foot is $1,538.

The two bedrooms boast huge windows and plenty of bright light — not a bad deal for downtown bedrooms, which in Manhattan are notoriously small and dark. The master suite includes a walk-in closet, too.

Public colleges are significantly cheaper than private colleges: For state residents at public colleges, average tuition and fees added up to just $9,410, according to CollegeBoard ($23,893 for those out-of-state), while private schools cost an average of $32,405 for the 2015-16 school year.

How are public school graduates faring in the long term?

We looked at a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, which breaks down the median earnings of students from over 1,400 colleges 10 years after starting their studies, using data from the US Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Here, we've highlighted the 20 public colleges in the US where graduates go on to earn the most money after a few years in the workforce, as well as how much students pay annually between tuition, required fees, room, and board, from CollegeBoard.

Read on to see if your alma mater, or current school, made the list:

SEE ALSO: The 25 private colleges where students go on to earn the most money

20. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia

Annual cost (in-state): $20,751

Annual cost (out-of-state): $36,791

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling: $57,900

19. University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Annual cost (in-state): $21,426

Annual cost (out-of-state): $32,844

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling: $58,000

18. SUNY University at Binghamton

Vestal, New York

Annual cost (in-state): $22,251

Annual cost (out-of-state): $35,371

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling: $58,400

The was a time when the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was not about cars. But if you were a visitor at this year's event, you wouldn't have known it.

Car manufacturers flooded the program with current and future technology, all pointing to an automotive industry transformed by new ideas, from cars that will drive themselves to cars that run on electricity to cars that jettison rear- and side-view mirrors.

Electric-car startup Faraday Future, just to name one, made headlines with its visually stunning FFZero1 concept, based upon a modular architecture platform the company claims will be applied to a wide variety of new models.

Also in electric cars, Volkswagen premiered two all-electric concepts — right after CEO Herbert Diess apologized for the company's far-reaching diesel emissions scandal.

Driverless or driver-assist technology was everywhere, including a self-driving Ford Focus and GM's announcement of a $500 million investment in ride-sharing company Lyft.

For anyone interested in where the automobile — a 100-plus-year-old technology — is headed, CES 2016 provided some exciting predictions.

The biggest splash was made by Faraday Future and its FFZero1 concept, an out-there Le Mans racer that looks as if it could turn laps in space.

It's hard to say if anything will come of the design. It is a concept, after all.

BMW's "i Vision Future Interaction Concept," was an i8 spyder packed with tech — but with cameras and screens instead of traditional mirrors.

A great logo change can breathe new life into an old brand.

This year, several major companies changed their logos. To identify the best revamps, Business Insider looked through graphic-design publisher UnderConsideration's Brand New blog archives and picked our favorites. We only considered large, non-athletic-team or university brands that rolled out the changes in 2015.

Take a look below to see what caught our eye this year:

SEE ALSO: Did you notice that these 20 companies changed their logos this year?

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10. With the help of design firm Studio Tilt, IHOP changed the "Restaurant" bar in its logo to create a smiley face that adds a burst of cheer. The brand reinvention arrived two months before the popular restaurant chain reported its strongest second-quarter sales in over a decade.

9. The dinner-reservation service OpenTable worked with Tomorrow Partners for a logo that looks great on the current generation of smartphones. Its icon cleverly represents a diner waiting for a table.

8. Creative agency Troika updated Turner Broadcasting's logo with a modern look that still maintains its unique "r" shapes.

One of the signature features of Donald Trump's campaign for president has been his unscripted moments at campaign rallies.

But one thing about his events always follows a similar pattern: the warm-up music.

Trump — who has shunned traditional small, town-hall-style events in favor of mega-rallies at stadiums and event spaces built for thousands — always sticks to a set list of musical warm-up selections.

The events themselves can occasionally feel like rock concerts. Hecklers and brawls have broken out at multiple rallies, while audiences at some events watched Trump speak while enjoying beer.

Like many Republican front-runners before him, Trump's musical choices don't always go over well with the artists themselves. Neil Young, R.E.M, and Aerosmith have all criticized Trump for using their songs at rallies without seeking permission.

But though Trump's music choices can occasionally inspire members of the audience to sing along, audiences at other candidates' campaign events don't always have the same desire for loud pump-up music. 

At a recent rally for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), several audience members asked a Business Insider reporter to tell Bush's campaign staff to turn the music down, a request that event organizers said that they got occasionally. 

Here's a look at the songs that Donald Trump plays to pump up audiences at his rallies.

SEE ALSO: High-profile polling analyst explains why Donald Trump is in a better position than you think

"Rocket Man"— Elton John

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Trump is a big Elton John fan — the singer-songwriter and Trump have known each other for years, and Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this year that the last concert he went to see was an Elton John show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Trump frequently plays "Rocket Man" at rallies, though he's also thrown "Tiny Dancer" into the set-list. 

Though John hasn't weighed in on Trump's political philosophy, Trump said the British pop musician told him that Trump gets "the biggest crowds in the world for a guy without a guitar."

"Hey Jude"— The Beatles

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"Skyfall" and "Rolling in the Deep"— Adele

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Trump likes Adele a lot. Perhaps because he hasn't had much time to attend concerts, he reportedly cut the line to attend a recent Adele show at New York's Radio City Music Hall, where audiences reportedly both booed and cheered his arrival. 

Recently, he's opted to put "Skyfall" in rotation at events, though he's also included "Rolling in the Deep."

On Saturday, there will be the second Powerball jackpot drawing this week.

It will be for about $800 million as of this writing, and counting.

A surprising number of Americans say they'd keep working were they to snag the winning ticket. What would you do if you won? More importantly: What would you buy?

We asked the staff of Business Insider, Tech Insider, and INSIDER what they'd do with such a major windfall (although we didn't go in on tickets, so the likelihood of our fantasies coming true is slim). Here's where that money would go:

SEE ALSO: 21 lottery winners who blew it all

Many of us would make a responsible choice first: pay off student loans.

"I'd pay off my student loans first before I could even think about buying anything!"

But then things get interesting ...

"The first thing I'd do is pay off my student loans, those of my friends and family, and set up a scholarship so at least one lucky student will never have to deal with them.

"I've often contemplated one day setting up a scholarship for Type 1 Diabetics, which is probably a purely selfish decision because I share this illness. But I know first-hand there aren't a whole lot of scholarships out there for people with this chronic illness, and the cost of managing this disease, especially when you don't have great health benefits, can be overwhelming at times.

"Take the financial pressure of paying off staggering student loans and add healthcare costs that more than double what the average American pays, and you have the recipe for some crippling angst."

... and a little more fun.

"I'd pay off my student loan debt in a heartbeat. Then a chrome-plated Lamborghini."

Few things in American culture are as inextricably linked as football and alcohol.

It's impossible to enjoy the NFL on Sunday without also watching a seemingly endless flow of beer commercials, and now you can chose from 28 different NFL team-specific cans of Bud Light — the official beer of the NFL until 2022— to enjoy while watching your favorite team, because simply wearing your jersey on Sunday in the living room isn't enough.

And like America itself, the imbibing proclivities of this country's football fans are diverse.

Luckily for us, we now have a way to track these patterns.

In December, Nielsen announced a strategic partnership with BARTRENDr, a data-analytics and social-network company focused specifically on the alcohol beverage industry. Together, they tracked the most popular beer and alcohol brands for all 32 NFL fan bases by looking at engagement across social media to see which brands were most talked about in each region.

Here is the most popular beer and liquor for each NFL team.

Arizona Cardinals

Beer: Blue Moon

Liquor: Evan Williams

Atlanta Falcons

Beer: Corona

Liquor: Jack Daniels

Baltimore Ravens

Beer: Bud Light

Liquor: Svedka