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NEW YORK (AP) — Global markets are being rattled by investors worried about the economic slowdown in China. The U.S. stock market suffered its biggest drop in nearly four years today. The Dow lost more than 530 points, or 3.1 percent of its value. Oil also slid today, briefly plunging below $40. At the end of the day, U.S. crude fell 87 cents to close at $40.45 in New York.
UNDATED (AP) — Two presidential hopefuls are trying to strengthen their appeal to voters in the South. Republican front-runner Donald Trump appeared before a large crowd tonight in Mobile, Alabama, promising to "repeal and replace Obamacare." In South Carolina, Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced "institutional racism" in the American political and economic system.
PARIS (AP) — Two Americans are being praised for preventing a bloodbath on a high-speed train traveling through Belgium. Officials say the Americans, one of them a member of the military, subdued a 26-year-old Moroccan man who opened fire on the Amsterdam to Paris train Friday, wounding two people. One U.S. military member is hospitalized with non-life- threatening injuries.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says officials will review the case of a white police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man and consider whether to retry it. A North Carolina judge declared a mistrial today after a racially diverse jury deadlocked in the trial of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Thousands of bus riders in Tucson are still without steady public transportation. The strike by bus drivers, mechanics, operators and other Sun Tran workers began Aug. 6.after negotiations between the union and Sun Tran broke down. It's the longest strike in recent history. Management is working with a federal mediator to schedule a meeting with the union.
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