Dow plunges 600 points after China devalues its currency
The Dow tumbled more than 600 points and global stocks were in disarray on Monday after China escalated the trade war with the United States.
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Airbus is testing a plane with flapping wingtips inspired by the albatross
Since the dawn of aviation, birds have been an inspiration for visionaries of flight. And now, engineers are once again looking to feathered friends to inspire the next generation of aircraft wings.
Why You Shouldn’t Book a ‘Hidden-City’ Airline Ticket
In February, German airline Lufthansa sued a passenger for intentionally missing one leg of his flight, taking advantage of a much-whispered-about “hidden-city” loophole.
U.S. Ends Cold War Missile Treaty, With Aim of Countering China
Trump administration officials say that the treaty tied their hands on China and that Russia was not complying with it, but its demise raised fears of a new arms race.
‘I was offended’: Woman claims mechanic told her to lift up shirt in exchange for discount
A Missouri woman is “offended” after she says a local auto shop employee sexually harassed her by offering her a discount if she agreed to lift her shirt up for him.
Amazon allegedly scammed out of $370K by 22-year-old’s return shipments of dirt
A 22-year-old has been arrested in an alleged scam of the largest internet retailer that totaled nearly $370,000 by sending return packages filled with dirt.
This Irish teenager may have a solution for a plastic-free ocean
(CNN)A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem. A walk on the beach led Fionn Ferreira to develop his project on microplastic extraction from water for the annual Google Science Fair. The project won the grand prize of $50,000 in educational funding at this year’s event.
A Cambridge student fell to her death after opening an airplane door midflight
Police say a 19-year-old British student fell to her death from a small plane in Madagascar after opening a door in midair.
A Sexually Transmitted Cancer in Dogs Is Even Weirder Than We Thought
Our precious pooches can carry one of the strangest diseases known to exist—a sexually transmitted form of cancer that’s jumped from host to host for thousands of years.
Dem lawmaker says Trump right to take on China, but needs ‘allies’ at table: ‘Nobody wins a trade war’
President Trump was correct to call out China on trade, but shouldn’t have imposed tariffs or taken on Beijing alone, according to Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich.
