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U.S. stocks saw their highest trading volume in about four years Monday as stocks posted their worst declines of the year in a fifth straight day of brutal declines for the market sparked by China growth fears. More than 13.9 billion shares changed hands on exchanges linked to the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange , marking the highest level of activity since Aug. 10, 2011, according to Dow Jones data. Back in 2011, fears of European contagion rattled stock investors, and around that time... Читать дальше...

John Bowlen, the son of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and once considered a possible heir to the team, pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges Monday. According to Jesse Paul of the Denver Post, Bowlen’s trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 15. The 29-year-old has worked in several capacities, but the team placed him on an…

Bill Nygren says there are some big household names that are really attractive today.

Ukraine vows to increase troops to fend off rebel attacks KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday. Poroshenko warned that Russia is wary of carrying out an outright invasion and is instead developing another strategy: sow discord across all of Ukraine and thus spoil its relations with its Western allies.

The Giants have been losing safeties to injuries left and right this summer and their defense took another hit on Saturday night when linebacker Jon Beason was forced from the team’s game against the Jaguars with a sprained knee. Beason’s timeline for recovery is unknown at this point, but his long injury history says that…

Stoners may enjoy relish in the gluttony of visits to fast-food joints and the supermarket chip aisle, but that does not mean it's affecting their waistline. A new study in the Journal of Obesity has found that marijuana users are less likely to be obese than those who abstain from the drug.

Shares of Apple Inc. and some other technology companies briefly roared back Wednesday as analysts pointed to the tech sector as one likely to outlast a possible rough patch in the global economy.

The federal judge who called for the Obama administration to shut down family detention centers knows the issue of immigration personally. 

A group on a wine tour in California says they were thrown out for laughing too loudly

Taylor Swift is great at bringing people together. The singer has been entertaining the crowds of Los Angeles for her 1989 tour this past week, and among the numerous famous...

Pakistan government has achieved major successes against militants who are now unable to operate from the country, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar claimed today.

The early selloff, an intra-day record, sparked circuit breakers such as the rarely used Rule 48, which eases some rules to make it easier for market makers to open trading in stocks when pre-market activity is unusually volatile. The Shanghai composite index closed down 8.5 percent, earning the nickname Black Monday. Experts have cited slowing growth in China and its currency devaluation earlier this month as a main source of investor concern. [...] plummeting oil prices, slowing corporate earnings... Читать дальше...

Collapsing markets in China heighten fear demand will falter, aggravating a glut

The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rallied at mid-day but ended with a decline of 3.9%, writes Phil van Doorn.

The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rallied at mid-day but ended with a decline of 3.9%, writes Phil van Doorn.

Road rage isn’t just frustrating, it can also be deadly. One San Diego driver recently learned that road rage can also land you in some serious legal trouble after he was arrested for angrily crashing his truck into at least two other cars. If you are accused of a crime related to road rage, please call […]

Leah Musgrove was last seen on Saturday.

BOSTON - Two men from Iowa made online threats against Pokemon competitors - referring to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Columbine High School massacre - then drove 25 hours to Boston, where they were stopped as they tried to register for the World Pokemon Championships, police said Monday.

BOSTON (AP) — Two men from Iowa made online threats against Pokemon competitors — referring to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Columbine High School massacre — then drove 25 hours to Bost…

The president could endorse a candidate in the Democratic primary.

On Sept. 9, actress Scarlett Johansson and SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk will appear, with Kendrick Lamar performing and being interviewed

'I was at the top of my academic game,' she said. But the excitement withered when she realized all she ever did was work or recover from work

PARIS — The president of France pinned his country’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur, on three Americans and a Briton on Monday, saying they “gave a lesson in courage” by subduing a heavily armed attacker on a high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris. All took part in subduing the gunman as he moved through the Amsterdam-to-Paris train with an assault rifle strapped to his bare chest. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and U.S. Ambassador Jane Hartley also attended the ceremony... Читать дальше...

You love video essays, we love video essays, everyone loves video essays. And why not? There's lot of video essayists out there doing great, illuminating work: Tony Zhou, the folks at IndieWire blog Press Play and Nerdwriter1 (who's recent Wong Kar-Wai video essay is amazing and helps you view the work in a new light or at least maybe one you haven’t considered). Using video context for a visual medium is a no-brainer, but it's time consuming, so generally those who are good at it, like some of the aforementioned folks... Читать дальше...

Arsenal vs. Liverpool ended 0-0, but could have just as easily been a thriller at 2-2 or 3-3.