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Voice of America 

The Great American Eclipse

A rare total solar eclipse began in the Western state of Oregon Monday, as millions of people across the U.S. are watching the phenomenon from the Pacific to the Atlantic for the first time in 99 years.

AOL.com 

Here's how stocks perform after a solar eclipse

Filed under: Finance, Business, Market

A total solar eclipse may represent a blockage of sunlight, but the stock market has historically caught fire after past occurrences.

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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

North Korea warns of clash as military drills begin

SEOUL — The United States and South Korea began their annual joint military exercises Monday, while North Korea warned that the drills will deepen tensions on the Korean Peninsula by “throwing fuel onto fire.” Both the United States and South Korea insist that the drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea has long condemned the joint exercises as rehearsals for invasion. During such drills, North Korea has often escalated its warlike rhetoric and lashed out with missile and other weapons tests. Читать дальше...

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Utah's Deer Valley sold in ski industry consolidation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Deer Valley Resort announced Monday it has been purchased by a new company that has brought 13 ski areas from Quebec to Colorado under one umbrella, marking the latest deal in an industry that…

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Utah's Deer Valley sold in ski industry consolidation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Deer Valley Resort announced Monday it has been purchased by a new company that has brought 13 ski areas from Quebec to Colorado under one umbrella, marking the latest deal in an industry that…

Asian Boxing 

Ishii and Sanpei make weight for Youth Tournament final!

Tomorrow Japanese fight fans will see the first ever set of Youth Tournament champions being crowned. At Super Featherweight we'll see ​Ryusei Ishii (7-3, 4) [石井龍誠] battle against the once touted Kazuma Sanpei (12-4, 4) [三瓶 数馬] in what looks like a real must win contest for both men.At the weigh in today for the bout both fighters made weight with no real issues.Ishii, the taller and naturally bigger looking man, was bang on the [...]

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Canadian man's body found along Appalachian Trail in Maine

WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Canadian man has been found along the Appalachian Trail in Maine. WABI-TV reports that the body of 55-year-old Gerald Gabon, of Ontario, was found Sunday evening by another hiker along the trail in Wyman Township in Franklin County. The Maine Warden Service says Gabon was hiking alone and may have suffered a medical episode. The section of the Appalachian Trail is rough, with rugged parts and no cellphone reception. A helicopter was sent to retrieve the body.

BusinessInsider.com 

Your attitude is more important to your success than your IQ

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LinkedIn Influencer Travis Bradberry published this post originally on LinkedIn.

When it comes to success, it's easy to think that people blessed with brains are inevitably going to leave the rest of us in the dust. But new research from Stanford University will change your mind (and your attitude).

Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her entire career studying attitude and performance, and her latest study shows that your attitude is a better predictor of your success than your IQ. Читать дальше...