S&P 500 negative for year; stocks plunge as yuan extends slide
U.S. stocks quickly fell more than 1 percent as a second day of decline in the yuan against the dollar increased concerns about global growth.
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After 2 nights of tension, a peaceful protest in Ferguson
Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Tuesday night.
High mental illness rates, little help for youth in detention
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Many youth caught up in the juvenile justice system are hospitalized for mental illness because they aren’t getting psychiatric help before they’re arrested or while they’re in detention centers, a study in California suggests. From 1997 to 2011, researchers found, 63 percent of detained youth who were hospitalized had a primary diagnosis of mental health disorder, compared to 20 percent of their counterparts in
Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in Syria
By Mariam Karouny and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in two frontline areas on Wednesday after unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some of the main regional backers of the opposing sides. Three officials close to Damascus described the truce as a result of mediation by Turkey, which backs rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad, and Iran, whose
Feeding Infants While Flying
By Megan Boyle, Editorial Director, Healthy Child Healthy WorldReproduced with the permission of the Environmental Working Group, www.healthychild.org.For parents, feeding a new baby can feel like a full-time job.Add to that the stress and complications of airplane travel, and it can feel like a downright headache, whether you’re breast- or…
Feeding Infants While Flying
By Megan Boyle, Editorial Director, Healthy Child Healthy WorldReproduced with the permission of the Environmental Working Group, www.healthychild.org.For parents, feeding a new baby can feel like a full-time job.Add to that the stress and complications of airplane travel, and it can feel like a downright headache, whether you’re breast- or…
Car and Driver’s Cars and Coffee 2015: The Biggest Yet [Gallery + Video]
Another summer, another Car and Driver Cars and Coffee event! Every event we’ve run has been bigger than the last, and despite some dreary rain and ominous clouds early in the morning this past Saturday, we had more attendees than ever before. Cars filled up nearly our entire office park (total parking space for about 700 cars). We brought a McLaren 650S Spider, a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 convertible, and a
Group behind anti-abortion videos is something of a mystery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The organization whose hidden-camera videos set off a debate this summer over federal funding for Planned Parenthood calls itself the Center for Medical Progress.
Rapper Lecrae leads Dove Awards nominations with 7
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian rapper Lecrae leads the pack of nominees for the 46th annual Dove Awards with seven nominations, including artist of the year, thanks to his chart-topping album, “Anomaly.”
Hulkbuster is the only GTA 5 mod that matters
GTA 5 already has its fair share of incredible mods, but the new Hulkbuster mod might be our favourite one so far. The mod recreates Iron Man’s special armour from the comic books (most recently seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron) and lets you unleash total carnage on Los Santos, chucking cars, taking down police helicopters, and just generally being a nuisance. If you want to try it for yourself,