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Murder on Live Television, China Rebounds

Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Live Shot: Television news journalists across the country are reeling after a reporter and cameraman from WDBJ television were shot dead yesterday morning as they were live on the air outside Roanoke, VA. They were killed by a reporter …

China Still Shaky, Donald Ejects Reporter

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

SkyFall: China stocks slowed their slide today, but still closed off by 1.3 percent. Futures indicate that the American markets will open higher, but they also did that yesterday and it was a false promise. The Down Jones averages opened …

World Rises as China Falls, God Forgives Cheater

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

SkyFall: Easy come, easy go. European stocks jumped today even though China’s main index dropped another 7.6 percent and Tokyo’s Nikkei was four percent lower. US stock futures are up 600 points this morning after the drama that began last …

Stocks Crashing, ISIS Blows Treasured Ruin

Monday, August 24, 2015

SkyFall: Carnage is expected on Wall Street today after a big selloff in China led global stocks on a continuing downward slide. Futures on the Dow Jones were off as much as 700 points this morning. China’s Shanghai index closed …

Biden Thinking About It, The Twitter Campaign

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Politics: Vice President Joe Biden met quietly with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Washington yesterday as he weighs whether to run for president. Warren is seen as an influential democrat and one of the brains of the party. Her support …

Americans Tackle Terrorist, The Market Corrects

Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Americans: Three Americans including two US service members are being called heroes today for taking down a gunman who had opened fire yesterday on a train bound from Amsterdam to Paris. They rushed him and grabbed him by the …

Global Stock Slide, The Graceful Jimmy Carter

Friday, August 21, 2015

The China Syndrome: Stock prices around the world are sliding on worries about the Chinese economy. China’s main index dropped 4.3 percent today. Yesterday the Dow Jones dove 350 points. Investors are worried that emerging markets in China, Brazil, and …

Hillary Server Wiped, Cheaters Revealed

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Trash: Hillary Clinton’s lawyer has told a Senate committee that emails and other information on her computer server were wiped before the device was handed over to federal investigators. Clinton said earlier this week that she had no idea whether …

Thai Suspect, The Ugly Preppy

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Bangkok: Thai police have released a sketch of a man who is the suspect in a central Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people. They say don’t know where he is from, what his motive was, or whether he is still …

Women Become Rangers, “Dear Amazonian”

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Tough: Two women have become the first female soldiers to beat the fatigue, sleeplessness, and hunger to pass the Army’s difficult Ranger training at Ft. Benning, Ga. The 62-day Ranger course is in three phases – woodland, mountain, and swamp. …