Saturday, 22 December 2018

Markets Right Now: Stocks plunge again, Dow sinks 464 points

Markets Right Now: Stocks plunge again, Dow sinks 464 pointsNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):




How a Government Shutdown Could Affect You

How a Government Shutdown Could Affect YouIf Congress and President Donald Trump are unable come together on a stopgap spending measure by a midnight deadline tonight, the federal government could be forced to partially shut down—the thi...




Student who vandalized roommate's property with racist slur also slowly poisoned him, prosecutors say

Student who vandalized roommate's property with racist slur also slowly poisoned him, prosecutors sayYukai Yang turned himself in Thursday for allegedly attempting to kill his longtime roommate by slowly dosing him with toxic amounts of thallium.




Car bomb claimed by al Shabaab kills at least five in Somali capital

Police said at least five people were killed and four wounded in a car bomb attack claimed by al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab close to the president's residence in the Somali capital.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BAzINL

Exclusive: India anti-Vedanta protesters killed by shots to head, chest; half from behind - autopsies

Twelve of the 13 protesters killed when police opened fire on a demonstration against Vedanta's copper smelter in southern India in May were hit by bullets in the head or chest, and half of those were shot from behind, autopsy reports show.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BDX3hE

British police arrest two over Gatwick Airport drone disruption

Police have arrested two people after rogue drone operators crippled London's Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the airfield, playing cat-and-mouse with the army.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QMyLMu

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