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For the second time in two months, Piton de la Fournaise is erupting.

The post Volcano Erupts on the Island Where MH370 Debris Washed Up appeared first on WIRED.

For the second time in two months, Piton de la Fournaise is erupting.

The post Volcano Erupts on the Island Where MH370 Debris Washed Up appeared first on WIRED.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. To think that a few years ago the beltway media and the conservarazzi were universally celebrating Christie's bullying of teachers that it made their eyes well up in tears. What a man, what a conservative hero. Earlier this month he continued his assault on our educators and said that the national teachers union deserved a punch in the face.

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With all three U.S. stock market indices down on Monday by an average of more than 12 percent from their peaks earlier this year, investors are uncertain about what direction the economic winds are blowing. But behind the blizzard of red numbers is a fundamental truth of global stocks: After a six-year bull market, which has lined investors' pockets with nice returns and fat dividends, the recent global sell-off isn’t an economic Armageddon. It’s simply what everyone knew was coming.

Telsa Motors Inc. stock officially entered bear market territory on Monday, falling more than 20% from its July peak. The electric car-maker finished the regular session down 5.2% at $218.87, down 22% from $282.26, its closing level on July 20. The move came as Wall Street suffered one of its most volatile sessions in years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1,000 points in early trade, before roughly halving that loss by the close. The S&P 500 fell into correction territory... Читать дальше...

Since Twitter Inc. last year dropped “timeline views” as its primary measure of how much users engage with the social network, analysts have been eager for a replacement. It turns out the Securities and Exchange Commission also was curious.

Since Twitter Inc. last year dropped “timeline views” as its primary measure of how much users engage with the social network, analysts have been eager for a replacement. It turns out the Securities and Exchange Commission also was curious.

A Sikh group has asked for protests at mixed-faith weddings to stop for six months while new guidelines are tried out.

Gov. Jerry Brown, in the midst of a tense political battle over climate change legislation, sharply criticized oil companies on Monday for selling a "highly destructive" product.

The trooper's family had a tradition of law enforcement.

Plane crash victim in Arkansas was South Carolina doctor (AP) — A coroner has identified the man killed in a plane crash in south-central Arkansas as a doctor from South Carolina.

Acura Pharmaceuticals' board of directors approved a one-for-five reverse stock split late Monday as the small-cap company works to maintain its listing on the Nasdaq. The move, which will reduce the number of shares of the company's common stock by roughly 59 million, is an effort to increase the market price per share of the company's stock. Shares of Acura closed down 6.2% to 58 cents on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $36 million.

Wide receiver Arrelious Benn entered the NFL as a second-round pick in 2010, but injuries continue to get in the way of his attempts to find a lasting home in the league. The Jaguars placed Benn on injured reserve Monday after he fractured his collarbone in Saturday night’s game against the Giants. Reports out of…

Can you identify the airport codes for 9 of the world's biggest cities?

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — No. 19 Oklahoma has named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback over last year's starter, Trevor Knight.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — No. 19 Oklahoma has named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback over last year's starter, Trevor Knight.

Flextronics International, Ltd received shareholder approval to repurchase up to 20% of its outstanding shares on August 20. The company's board of directors has given Flextronics' management approval to purchase an aggregate amount of shares totaling up to $500 million. The share repurchase decision doesn't obligate the company to purchase any particular number of shares and, according to the announcement, may be suspended or stopped "at any time without prior notice." Any share repurchases... Читать дальше...

A science fiction play about people who swap bodies to cheat death has won a £10,000 prize for outstanding new drama.

Could USC sign a sixth receiver in the 2016 recruiting class?

Is Donkey Kong the best? Or Galaga? The owner of a ‘videogame museum’ decides.

The fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet and the Cold War-era A-10 attack aircraft will square off in close air support tests planned by the US Defense Department.

A leak spilling sewage across three floors of a Queens housing complex has outraged tenants and their local city councilman.