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Yesterday, the first time ever. Tom right now, we need to go to the bloomberg first word desk. The rain ending in South Carolina, but floodwaters are rising. It may be weeks before state officials decide which are washed out roads and bridges are safe. Deathst 13 storm related in the carolinas. The committee wants american troops to stay in afghanistan. Lawmakers were asked the u. S. Commander if president obama should changes plan for recalling u. S. Troops. There are 10,000 at afghanistan, tha...

We are very international. I want to start with germany. Manufacturing fell to 5. 7 . What a contrast between our unemployment going down to 5. 9 and their manufacturing falling the most since 2009. China, india, turkey, egypt, all closed for various holidays. Out thatt to point samsung reports tomorrow. Ahead of that report, samsung does it is building a new Million Dollars factory. But it is a semidoctor it is a semiconductor like factory, right . Trying to go up against apple. President obama...

The wind at his back. The biggest rally in greek stocks since the days of the druckman, of the dropped my jordan has hanged does prisoners after the Islamic State released a sickening new video showing the jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage. The pilot was captured in syria in december and was on a mission fighting the Islamic State. One of the condemned iraqis was a failed suicide bomber. Astonishing video of a Trans Airways plane crash. The turboprop clipped a taxi on an elevated road...

Because Dennett Nokia have a banana phone that was a little curved because didnt nokia have the banana phone that was curved . Willdont know, hopefully be different. The olympics will air on tape delay. We have figure skating, ski jump and speedskating. We go to the major question of the day. It is not jobs, apples Share Buyback, are we going to spoil . Do we have a Company Policy . Are we going to be breathless at 1 00 p. M. And say scarlet fu won the luge tournament . If you want to avoid it, ...

Much as people had expect it. Demand obviously easing. Economic data, 8 30 a. M. , retail sales, initial jobless claims and import price index. Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 10 00, business inventories, 2 00, and the budget. Earnings before the bell, power weeral and at 2 30 p. M. Will hear president obama deliver remarks on potentially increasing over time. Over tominimum wage overtime pay. He certainly has a mission right now. And the little bit of electioneering moving to the first tuesday...

Mountain coffee. Janet yellen will be speaking at 10 00. She is addressing. . The joint Economic Committee and its a big deal. Everybody will hang on every word. Nobody is really paying attention to this. Thats usually when a bombshell gets dropped. It bears scrutiny this morning. Its been a steady range on the 10year note. Obama will travel to little rock and survey the storm damage in arkansas. He then moves on to los angeles where he has a fundraiser. Lets do a data check. 1, the euro is abov...

Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding this year, China Daily asked prominent international figures to reflect on their relationship with the country and to talk of the direction in which they see it going.

A man attempting to photograph moose calves was killed by their mother over the weekend, authorities in Alaska said Monday.

A man is dead after he tried to photograph the calves of a cow moose in Alaska on May 19. Dale Chorman was looking for the moose with a friend in Homer, Alaska.

The 70-year-old was charged and injured by a cow moose on Sunday while walking through brush near his home, Alaska State Troopers said Monday.