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French President Francois Hollande says that European countries have to unite and to adopt a unified policy to solve the migrant crisis in the European Union.

The agency announced Monday it is taking over Wickford Junction in hopes of saving more than $375,000 each year. The agency says it will use the savings to offset costs associated with increasing the number of daily bus trips between Wakefield and Providence.

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More than 2,000 stocks listed on the two largest U.S. exchanges hit new 52 week lows Monday, according to WSJ Market Data Group. The New York Stock Exchange had 1,322 stocks fall to their lowest prices in at least a year, including such stalwarts as Chevron , General Electric , Berkshire Hathaway and PepsiCo . The tech-heavy Nasdaq saw 765 companies hit new intraday lows including the world's most valuable company, Apple , which fell as low as $92.

It was a pretty dreadful day for technology stocks, but optimists can point to the fact that it actually ended a lot better than that way it started. The technology-friendly Nasdaq Composite closed down 3.8%, to suffer its first 10% correction since November 2012. But that's less than half the 8.8% loss it was suffering at its intraday low of 4,292.14, which was hit soon after the open. The PowerShares QQQ , the ETF tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index , plunged as much as 17% intraday before closing... Читать дальше...

England beat Italy 2-0 to remain unbeaten in pool B of the EuroHockey championships in London.

The new Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 promotional banner is called "Fallen Snow." It's easy to see why.

The new Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 promotional banner is called "Fallen Snow." It's easy to see why.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The next beer in the Taproom Series from Black Raven Brewing is described as a Berliner Weiss style of beer with a twist. It’s the brewery take on a French cocktail called a kir. What’s that, you’re likely asking? Kir is a cocktail made with crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)... The post Beer Release – Kraven’s Kirweisse, Black Raven Brewing appeared first on Beer News.

American distance runner Molly Huddle thought she had a bronze medal wrapped up at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Monday. Flying down the last straightaway of the 10,000-meter race, a then third-place Huddle watched Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot and Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka finish first and second, respectively, before lifting her arms in a classic v-for-victory pose. 

When Tom Cruise was promoting "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" this summer, The Wrap reported that the actor's PR team banned journalists from asking him about the Church of Scientology, at least in order to secure an interview. Out of those who did talk to Cruise (The Huffington Post was not among them), no one seemed to pop the forbidden questions. Both Salon and The Atlantic questioned why the media, who voraciously covered Alex Gibney's Scientology doc "Going Clear" (us included) earlier this year... Читать дальше...

The Institutional Limited Partners Association, the body that represents investors in private equity funds, is taking steps to raise its profile in the U.S. capital, as the industry faces scrutiny over transparency.

Three major national gun rights groups, along with two local gun dealers, sued Monday to block and overturn the $25 local tax on firearms purchases voted unanimously by the Seattle City Council earlier this month. Using an analogy to the civil rights movement, Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, argued:  “We’re battling what amounts to a poll tax on gun owners and retailers.” AR-15, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle, pictured on wall of a gun store.  Its sale would be taxed $25 under new Seattle ordinance... Читать дальше...

The United States will deploy three B-2s on a scheduled rotation amid rising tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang.

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The reaction to Tuesday's breakthrough agreement between the two Koreas was clearly optimistic as many viewed it as the start of a new chapter in inter-Korean ties following a years-long standoff marked by a cycle of provocat

Donald Trump wasn’t content to tweet once or even twice about Monday’s market rout. The billionaire frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination took to Instagram to rip China, saying ‘be careful — they’ll bring us down.’

Twitter faced SEC queries on change in engagement measures

Despite the markets dropping a lot in recent days, this isn't the time to sell stocks and freak out over the long haul.

Last Thursday (Aug. 20), Los Angeles’ El Rey theater played host to a concert that featured the diverse sounds of hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, singer/...

The former Spain international has revealed that he is heartbroken that the Viola will not agree to his desire to be reunited with his family in Spain

MIAMI (AP) — The wife of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the highly personal fight she waged against drug addiction as Florida's first lady would remain one of her top prioriti…

MIAMI (AP) — The wife of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the highly personal fight she waged against drug addiction as Florida's first lady would remain one of her top priorities in the White House. Noelle was arrested in January 2002 and accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. In Nevada, where Bush noted that overdose fatalities had grown 80 percent since 1999, she praised the work of a drug treatment clinic founded by casino magnate Sheldon G. Читать дальше...

Minneapolis Public schools started classes today.

Merl Reagle, a beloved crossword puzzle maker whose work anchored the magazine of the San Francisco Examiner and later The Chronicle, died suddenly Aug. 22 in his hometown of Tampa, Fla. Mr. Reagle had been admitted to the hospital after an attack of pancreatitis, and sent his wife, Marie Haley, home to fetch his puzzle tools so he could get some work done while convalescing. Mr. Reagle was such a force in the word game industry that he was once featured on “The Simpsons” and was a subject of the... Читать дальше...

Jeremy Renner is all smiles as he hits the stage during day four of 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Chicago on Sunday (August 23) in Chicago, Ill. The 44-year-old actor talked about Avengers and confirmed that his character Hawkeye will be siding with Captain America in Captain America: Civil War – Watch the clip below! [...]