Skittish trading in Asia...Trump goes after Oreos...Tropical Storm advisories

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TOKYO (AP) — It appears investors in Asia are in for another white knuckle day despite China's move to cut its key interest rates. Wednesday's trading has been moving in and out of negative territory so far. That's what happened on Wall Street on Tuesday. An early rally dissipated and the Dow wound up losing 205 points.

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeated his claim that he'll stop eating Oreos because the cookie's maker is closing a Chicago plant and moving it to Mexico. Oreo's parent company says the Chicago plant will remain open. But a representative for the company, Mondelez, says half of the 1,200 jobs will be cut. It also says Oreos will still be made at U.S. plants.

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama mayor has lost a bruising re-election bid. Five-term Talladega Mayor Larry Barton, who once served time for defrauding the city, is recovering from a recent assault outside a barbershop where he works part-time. Barton denied the beating was over an affair with the suspect's wife. He lost to Talladega's city manager -- Patrick Bryant.

MIAMI (AP) — Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are under a tropical storm watch because of Tropical Storm Erika. It's headed toward the Leeward Islands. It's centered less than 500 miles east of Antigua. Forecasters say it's poorly organized and has top sustained winds of 40 mph.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight people across the U.S. who registered to use Ashley Madison are suing the website for cheaters because hackers released personal and detailed information of millions of users. The lawsuits, which seek unspecified damages, claim negligence, breach of contract and privacy violations. They say Ashley Madison failed to take reasonable steps to protect the security of its users.