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China’s decision to let the yuan weaken past the benchmark of 7 per U.S. dollar is roiling world markets, leading to a steep selloff. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 indexes were both down more than 2% by midday Monday. President Trump accused Beijing of “currency manipulation,” tweeting that the move is a “major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!”

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In an age when trans-Atlantic flights take place hundreds of times each day, its good to see a throwback to an era when that wasn't quite so common. In this video, we join a couple of pilots as they set off to traverse the Atlantic in a 1930s era Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Back then, such a flight was still a big adventure, and the spirit of that is found here as well. In order to make the crossing, the plane had to fly to northern Canada, then on to Greenland, before completing the flight. The project... Читать дальше...

Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel will be placed on the injured list. | Jeff Roberson/AP

Right knee inflammation will sideline the Cubs pitcher.

Dickerson made the surprising comment after speaking to Elliott's agent over the weekend

The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) runs many wonderful programs, but certainly one of the best is the Legends for Youth Clinic Series. Legends for Youth [...]

Manchester United could have a very new-look line up for the 2019/20 season if latest transfer gossip is to be believed. The Red Devils have become known for being big spenders in recent times, luring in some of the world’s most glamorous star players such as Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez. MORE: These Manchester United fans […]

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3. Hennepin County Attorney's office latest to charge R&B singer R. Kelly with sexual misconduct  Star Tribune
4. R. Kelly accused of soliciting 17-year-old girl in Minnesota  Chicago Tribune
5. R. Kelly faces sex crime charges in Minnesota  Duluth News Tribune
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Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images Liverpool Football Club are once more playing matches that count. It is finally here. The new season of Liverpool Football Club and an official end to matches that don’t count. Sunday’s Community Shield marked the end of Liverpool’s pre-season mark. And given the way the Reds scrapped it out with Manchester City, it’s clear the lads from Merseyside believed it was a real match with real implications. So, then, the summer that loomed so large in my brain has mostly breezed on by. Читать дальше...

The stock market is in shambles to start the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping more than 700 points after China retaliated against President Trump’s latest move in the intensifying trade war.

Temperatures again rise to about 90 tomorrow.

Cahill spent almost eight years at Chelsea and won the Premier League twice.

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Peter Atkins,66, was let out of Knesworth House Hospital in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire on Thursday to visit a nearby Tesco

A US citizen has told The Grayzone that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service detained him on his way home from Venezuela and violated his privacy.

More than one million electric cars are now zipping (quietly) around the United States. That's still a tiny fraction of the nation's 260 million-strong vehicle fleet, but EVs hit a sales record of 208,000 registrations in 2018. As more mass-market plug-in models hit the showrooms, more charging ...

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It's time for the mid-autumn festival, a time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest, according to ancient Chinese belief. The festival, which originated more than 1,000 years ago as a holiday to worship the moon, is celebrated with lanterns, family gatherings and most importantly mooncakes. Traditional mooncakes are small round pastries with a thin crust and a dense, sticky filling. Though...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Langston claimed the No. 14 ranking in the 2019 AFCA-NAIA Football Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) announced today.

Unlike the Cheongdam Sageori(crossroads) which has wide roads and colorful buildings, Biwon's site is located at the hill crossing which is on a 6-meter road. Buildings under redevelopment around narrow roads made the horizontal space more stuffy with uniform and dense mass and darkened the scenery of the landscape with their own closed language. The first task was to solve the stuffiness of the earth and has street expansion and vitality.

1. Ezekiel Elliott holdout: Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson says 'it really is possible' star RB misses games, per agent  CBSSports.com
2. Cowboys will 'blink first' and pay Ezekiel Elliott - Max Kellerman | First Take  ESPN
3. Rookie RB Tony Pollard gets Dak Prescott’s vote as one of Cowboys' 'most exciting' players  USA TODAY
4. REPORT: Ezekiel Elliott's Agent: 'Possible He Will Miss Some Games' (VIDEO)  Total Pro Sports
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If you’ve ever thought about having kids, I’m sure nothing you read and no one you talked to about it promised you it would be cheap. Quick reminder: It costs an estimated $233,610 to raise a child through age 17, according to government data.

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The UFC anti-trust lawsuit revealed a huge bonus that was available to former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.

Barack Obama speaks during a get-out-the-vote rally at the Cox Pavilion as he campaigns for Nevada Democratic candidates on October 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images

“No other developed nation tolerates the levels of gun violence that we do.”

The decline in the number of Japanese expatriates in Thailand is bringing about a change in the nature of demand for rental apartments in Bangkok, although the performance of the sector overall remains healthy.

Pathompawn Nadoo surprised many of his friends when he decided to pursue e-sports in university. Amid people who frowned upon his calling, the 19-year-old was certain it was the right decision. A freshman at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Pathompawn said he has always been passionate about video games and dreams of becoming a gamecaster in the future. Before enrolling in the...