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A trader claps on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the close of the day after trading was paused for nearly four hours due to a "technical glitch" on Wednesday.

A Day Filled With Market Jitters, But Not Panic

5:24pm July 08, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

If you were thinking about stuffing your money into your mattress, Wednesday gave you plenty of reasons to do so. But if you're an optimistic investor, the day gave you new reasons to be confident.

Namwali Serpell, this year's winner of the Caine Prize.

Caine Prize Winner: Literature Is Not A Competitive Sport

4:50pm July 08, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Namwali Serpell promised to split the award's winnings with her fellow nominees. For the Zambian writer, it's one step toward changing the structure of the prestigious prize for African authors.

A Washington Redskins football helmet lies on the field during NFL football minicamp.

Federal Court Rules Against Redskins In Legal Battle With Native Americans

4:42pm July 08, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The decision takes the team one step closer to losing its trademark protection over the name, which the judge agreed "may disparage" Native Americans.

This is guacamole, the way we love it, not The New York Times recipe with fresh peas, about which the Twittersphere had something to say — a lot to say, actually.

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POTUS Weighs In: No Peas In Guacamole

4:20pm July 08, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The online debate began after The New York Times published a guacamole recipe that includes fresh peas.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York before trading was halted on Wednesday.

Trading Resumes On New York Stock Exchange

4:04pm July 08, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Trading on the exchange was halted at 11:32 a.m. and restored at approximately 3:10 p.m. ET. The NYSE said the issue was technical and not due to malicious activity.

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Subway Suspends Ties With Pitchman Jared Fogle

3:36pm July 08, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Authorities raided Fogle's home, but he has not been arrested or charged. Tuesday's raid puts a spotlight on Fogle's ties to the former head of a foundation he created to fight childhood obesity.

Was This Past Supreme Court Session 'A Liberal Term For The Ages'?

3:08pm July 08, 2015

Adam Liptak of The New York Times discusses the court's most recent session and says the rulings reveal deep philosophical differences regarding the role of judges and the Constitution.

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Top Pentagon Officials Defend Islamic State Strategy Before Lawmakers

2:50pm July 08, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, defending the Obama administration's strategy on the self-declared Islamic State.

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Negotiators Continue Talks On Iran's Nuclear Program Past Deadline

2:50pm July 08, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Arms sales to Iran and inspections of military sites were two of the sticking points that pushed negotiators past their deadline in Iran nuclear talks on Tuesday.

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Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Makes 1st White House Visit

2:34pm July 08, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Nguyen Phu Trong, the head of Vietnam's Communist Party, and the most powerful man in the Asian nation, met with President Obama on Tuesday. It is the first time a general secretary of the country's Communist Party has visited the U.S., and a good opportunity for the Obama administration to nurture an ally as it makes its' so-called pivot to Asia.

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