By Lauren Weber
Wednesday August 26th, 2015
TOP STORIES
U.S. STOCKS DROP, ALONG WITH HOPES FOR STABILITY "For most of Tuesday, U.S. stocks looked like they would rebound from a week of China-driven woe after Beijing cut interest rates and flooded its banking system with cash, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up big early gains to tumble 1.3% in the final minutes of trading. The late-day selloff shattered the veneer of stability that had settled over global markets following the latest moves by China’s central bank to battle a deepening economic slowdown and its worst stock-market rout in decades." Here's why the crash has highlighted the previously hidden risks in the U.S. economy. And take a look at eight of the stocks that were shellacked. [WSJ]
TRUMP KICKS JORGE RAMOS OUT OF PRESS CONFERENCE Ramos, one of the most prolific Mexican-American journalists, was trying to ask Trump about his immigration plan. And CNN postponed its 10-year Katrina anniversary special for more Trump coverage. [Elise Foley, HuffPost]
NEW FRANCE TRAIN HERO EMERGES American Mark Moogalian was shot while lunging at the train gunman. He is set to receive the Legion of Honor. And the attacker, Ayoub El-Khazzani, has been charged with terrorism. [Nick Robins-Early]
MASS SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE "The majority of mass shootings in the U.S. take place in private. They occur in the home, and the victims are predominantly women and children. The untold story of mass shootings in America is one of domestic violence." [Melissa Jeltsen, HuffPost]
TURNS OUT GOOGLE ISN'T KILLING BRAIN CELLS A recent study showed that when subjects searched Google, it "increased activity in the regions of the brain dealing with decision making, complex reasoning and vision." [Alexis Sobel Fitts, HuffPost]
SORRY, DISH SUBSCRIBERS You just lost over 100 channels in a contract dispute. [Reuters]
HATE TRAFFIC? Don't move to our nation's capitol, which just topped the list of cities with the worst traffic in the country. [U.S. News and World Report]
WHAT’S BREWING
'THE MEANING OF SERENA WILLIAMS' "Serena’s grace comes because she won’t be forced into stillness; she won’t accept those racist projections onto her body without speaking back; she won’t go gently into the white light of victory. Her excellence doesn’t mask the struggle it takes to achieve each win." [NYT]
MOBILE CONTENT BLOCKING IS HERE It speeds up your mobile speed by cutting out the ads and excess data. And potentially destabilizes content producers’ livelihoods everywhere, but hey. [The Next Web]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MICROSOFT'S NEW PRIVACY TERMS Let's just say pirating things got a bit harder. Not that you would do that or anything. [HuffPost]
WHY 'SLOW JOURNALISM' NEEDS TO TAKE ROOT "More and more journalists are catching up with slowing down, espousing a new form of 'slow journalism' that takes its time to tell stories, even as social media’s nanosecond news cycle increases pressure to be fast and first." [Nieman Reports]
REMEMBER MAVIS BEACON? Are you starting to get stressed about your typing speed right about now? [Vice]
OUR BRAINS ARE FRIED After looking at these photos where famous logos switch colors with the competition. [Adweek]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THE CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN-FRIENDLY MOSQUES "Whenever Muslim feminist Hind Makki sees photos of a stunning mosque, she wonders, 'Would there be an adequate place for me to pray?' For years, Muslim women activists like Makki have been calling attention to the state of women's prayer spaces in mosques. There's an incredible variety in America -- some mosques have beautiful prayer halls for women, while in other mosques, women are relegated to crowded basements or asked to watch the service on television from an overflow room." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
'LOSING MY HUSBAND AT 24' "There are many lessons I take from his passing, but the biggest is that though we may feel invincible, we never know how much time we have left. Life is too short for outdated dogmas to impede our own pursuit of happiness." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ The 9/11 survivor famously photographed covered in ash has died of stomach cancer.
~ IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died of a head injury this week, has saved the lives of six people with his donated organs.
~ These Bangladeshi child bride photos will break your heart.
~ A history of Wingdings font.
~ It's hard not to love this "Star Trek" tribute to Leonard Nimoy.
~ What nutritionists do after vacation.
~ Uber, the future of mass transit.
~ No, Billionaire Magazine, it's not a good idea to cite a fake Gandhi quote in an article about wealth. Also, Billionaire Magazine? Really, people?
~ Take a look at the world's biggest heart.
~ Nah, Curt Schilling, comparing Muslims to Nazis is not a good idea.
~ Photographing redheads of color.
~ Every Batman kill, and every Jason Stratham punch. You're welcome.
~ If Under Armour's latest ad doesn't motivate you to hit the gym, not much will.
~ Yes, we're still watching "Bachelor in Paradise" with the ladies from "Here To Make Friends," and those folks are still up to no good.
~ People-person jobs are here to stay.
~ Global warming is messing with Hollywood's movie shoots.
~ And this dog's got it right -- the hot tub is the place to be.
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