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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
NYSE floor trading halted; no sign of cyberattack — CNBC's Bob Pisani reports on halted trading operations at the NYSE. — Trading in all symbols was halted on the New York Stock Exchange floor Wednesday due to an apparent technical issue. The NYSE tweeted that there was no sign of a cyberattack.
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New York Stock Exchange suspends trading — The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading at 11:32 a.m ET Wednesday. It's been down for over an hour. — In a brief announcement, the exchange said it was experiencing a “internal technical issue.” The NYSE said later in a tweet that it's “not the result of a cyber breach.”
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CNNMoney:
United flights resume after computer problem
United flights resume after computer problem
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Sam Mamudi / Bloomberg Business:
NYSE Suspends Trading in All Securities
NYSE Suspends Trading in All Securities
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Plays the Victim in CNN Interview — She may be the frontrunner in the presidential race, but Clinton still comes across as guarded, quibbling, and poker-faced under the TV lights. — Any Clinton supporters who hoped that a New Hillary would emerge from Tuesday's televised grilling …
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NBC News:
Donald Trump: ‘I Will Win the Latino Vote’ — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he believes he will win the Latino vote, slamming Hillary Clinton for promoting what he called an immigration policy that would “let everybody come in... killers, criminals, drug dealers.” — “I have a great relationship with the Mexican people.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Hillary Clinton Talks Trump
The Note: Hillary Clinton Talks Trump
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Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Federal judge orders cancellation of Redskins' trademark registrations — The Washington Redskins lost their biggest legal and public relations battle yet in the war over its mascot after a federal judge in Northern Virginia on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the NFL team's federal …
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Tom Selleck ‘drought shamed,’ accused of using hydrant water — Actor Tom Selleck had truckloads of water from a public hydrant delivered to his sprawling Hidden Valley ranch, according to court documents filed against the veteran actor by a Ventura County water district.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to ban Confederate flags at federal cemeteries — After just two minutes of floor debate late Tuesday evening, the House passed a measure to prohibit the display of Confederate flags on graves in federal cemeteries. — Despite the lack of fanfare, the vote marked the House's …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democrats' Views on Confederate Flag Increasingly Negative
Democrats' Views on Confederate Flag Increasingly Negative
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to ban sale of Confederate flag in Park Service stores
House votes to ban sale of Confederate flag in Park Service stores
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Dave Weigel returns to The Washington Post — Less than a year after joining Bloomberg Politics, Dave Weigel is making a surprise return to The Washington Post. — Weigel will cover national politics with a focus on grass-roots movements, traveling the country on the campaign trail …
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Dave Weigel joins The Post's Politics team
Dave Weigel joins The Post's Politics team
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The Nation:
Austerity Has Failed: An Open Letter From Thomas Piketty to Angela Merkel — Five leading economists warn the German chancellor, “History will remember you for your actions this week.” — The never-ending austerity that Europe is force-feeding the Greek people is simply not working.
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Eduardo Porter / New York Times:
Germans Forget Postwar History Lesson on Debt Relief in Greece Crisis
Germans Forget Postwar History Lesson on Debt Relief in Greece Crisis
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Emily Badger / Washington Post:
Obama administration to unveil major new rules targeting segregation across U.S. — Administration calls move “historic,” while conservatives decry it as “social engineering” — CHICAGO — When the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, it barred the outright racial discrimination that was then routine.
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Reuters:
China stocks tumble as regulator warns of ‘panic’ — Chinese stocks dived on Wednesday after the securities regulator said the tumbling stock market in the world's second-biggest economy was in the grip of “panic sentiment” as investors ignored a battery of support measures from Beijing.
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China stocks hammered as market crash continues
Caitlin Winner / Medium:
How We Changed the Facebook — Friends Icon — Facebook headquarters is an amazing place. The snacks are free, the sun always shines and everyone is full of the best intentions. During my first week I encountered hundreds of people earnestly trying to to make the world a better place.
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Katherine Timpf / National Review:
Students Told to Take Photos With a ‘Consent Contract’ Before They Have Sex — Apparently, just asking isn't enough. — A “yes means yes” advocacy group, the Affirmative Consent Project, is instructing college students to take a picture with a contract before they have sex with each …
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Microsoft:
Satya Nadella email to employees on sharpening business focus — Over the past few weeks, I've shared with you our mission, strategy, structure and culture. Today, I want to discuss our plans to focus our talent and investments in areas where we have differentiation and potential for growth …
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Flynn Murphy / Telegraph:
New Zealand makes internet ‘trolling’ illegal — Supporters believe it will help mitigate the harm caused by cyber-bulling but critics say it is a threat to free speech — Internet trolls face up to two years' jail in New Zealand under a controversial new law which bans “harmful digital communications”.
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David Hume Kennerly / Politico:
The (Real) Bank of America — The USA has a bizarre $3 trillion portfolio of loans on its books—and no one in charge. — By MICHAEL GRUNWALD JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 — Lead image by Oliver Munday. — David Matsuda had never been a mariner or an administrator before he became the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration in 2009.
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New York Post:
The IRS scandal just got even worse — So the Obama IRS wasn't just persecuting right-leaning nonprofits — it was out to prosecute them, too. And with the help of the Obama Department of Justice and FBI. — Via Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, the watchdog group Judicial Watch just got evidence of the plot.
Jaxon Van Derbeken / San Francisco Chronicle:
Gun used in pier killing had been stolen from federal agent — The gun used to kill a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco's waterfront was stolen from a federal agent in a car burglary in June, sources close to the investigation said Tuesday. — The .40-caliber pistol was stolen from the agent …
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Warren bill could create headache for Hillary — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has thrust anti-big bank policy into the 2016 presidential Democratic primary, presenting a new political challenge for frontrunner Hillary Clinton. — Warren's re-introduction on Tuesday of Glass-Steagall …
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Kipp Jones / BREITBART.COM:
Civil Rights Group Demands Kid Rock Denounce Confederate Flag... or Else — Unsatisfied with the removal of the Confederate flag from public places, stores and TV shows, activists are now calling for musician Kid Rock to stop using the banner at concerts. — The outspoken and politically …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israeli Minister Says Reform Jews Are Not Really Jewish — JERUSALEM — Israel's strictly Orthodox minister of religious services said Tuesday that he did not consider Reform Jews to be Jewish, inflaming internal discord over religious issues and underscoring tensions with American Jews …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Time Warner Cable owes $229,500 to woman it would not stop calling — Many people dislike receiving robocalls. Araceli King disliked receiving 153 of them from a single company. — Time Warner Cable Inc must pay the insurance claims specialist $229,500 for placing 153 automated calls meant …