Articles from the August 11, 2019 edition
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Dow slumps nearly 400 points as trade war anxiety lingers
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Monday, knocking nearly 400 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The benchmark S&P 500 had its worst day in a week as the sell-off put the market deeper into the red for August. The selling was widespread,...
General orders ethics review of US special operations forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S. Special Operations Command has ordered an ethics review of his commando forces, in the wake of a number of recent incidents of bad behavior and criminal allegations against troops. Army Gen. Richard Clarke said t...
Verizon sells early social-media darling Tumblr
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is selling Tumblr, a darling of early social media, to the owner of blogging platform WordPress. Tumblr is known for its devoted fan base and has been home to angry posts from celebrities like Taylor Swift . It angered many u...
Supertanker narrowly misses ferry, alarming ferry passengers
PORT ARANSAS, Texas (AP) — A supertanker threw a scare into passengers boarding a ferry in South Texas when it bore down on the docked ferry, sounded its danger horn and narrowly missed the vessel. The incident happened about 9 a.m. Monday at the P...
US West struggles to hit goals of fighting fire with fire
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings River opened up to an ominous scene: flames in the trees and thick gray smoke shrouding canyon walls. Firefighters were on the job....
Car smashes into fitness center swimming pool in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A car smashed through the glass wall of a fitness facility and crash-landed into an indoor swimming in Seattle. KOMO reports the incident happened about 7:45 a.m. at an LA Fitness center in north Seattle. Kristin Tinsley of the S...
