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Vice President Kamala Harris is losing momentum, as former President Donald Trump appears to be closing the gap, according to an Emerson College survey released on Thursday. The latest national survey of the presidential race found Harris leading Trump with 49 percent among likely voters — two points higher than Trump’s 47 percent. However, that is well within the survey’s ± 2.9-3 percent margin of error. It also reflects a shift away from Harris over the last month. In August, Harris saw 50 percent support from likely voters, and Trump came in four points behind, with 46 percent support. In...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sank on Thursday, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest one-day percentage drop since April 10 on news that a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet crashed near the Ukraine-Russia border. Investors sold stocks in a move to avoid risk and poured money into safe-haven investments like gold and U.S. government bonds as the crash stoked concerns that the conflict in Ukraine might widen after U.S. sanctions against Russia were announced late Wednesday. The United States said the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was "blown out of the sky," probably by a ground-launched missile. The jet had...

Britain's economy slid into its second recession since the financial crisis after official data unexpectedly showed a fall in output in the first three months of 2012, piling pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron's embattled coalition government. The Office for National Statistics said Britain's gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 after contracting by 0.3 percent at the end of 2011, confounding forecasts for 0.1 percent growth. Most economists had expected Britain's $2.4 trillion economy to eke out modest growth in the early 2012, but these forecasts were upset by the biggest fall in construction...

Most people have no idea what “E-6” is. To avid baseball fans, E-6 is the way to record an error by a shortstop on your scorecard. But there is another E-6, in photography. This E-6 is the developer in which color slides are processed. Recently, I received an e-mail from Chromatics, a photo lab used by professional photographers in Nashville, saying that they will be discontinuing the developing of color slides and color transparencies in general after September 9. This was sent to me as an old customer of theirs. The passing of E-6 is the passing of an era,...

This video was emailed to me recently by a friend, who told me that the owners of this adorable dog thought that the neighborhood children were sneaking into their pool when they were gone. So they decided to set up a hidden camera to catch the little pranksters. Only problem is that the prankster turned out to be their dog. The great thing about this video is the way the dog is actually enjoying his frolic down the slide and into the pool so much that he is actually running back up and down the slide time and time...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled in their worst three-day slide since March on Friday on fears the White House's plan to curb bank risk-taking would cut profits and Google Inc's (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News) disappointing results hit technology shares.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil extended its sharp drop to below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, nearing a 3-and-a-half year low after OPEC's decision to leave output unchanged sent it tumbling a day ago and as gloom about the global economy grew. Japan's Nikkei average slid 5 percent on Tuesday, with exporters hit by a stronger yen after signs the U.S. economy has been in a recession for a year heightened risk aversion. U.S. light crude for January delivery fell 53 cents to $48.75 a barrel by 0056 GMT, following Monday's over 9 percent dive to the lowest settlement since May...

Sliding down memory lane (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published April 13, 2003.) Recently, my little brother Phil (he's only 50) gave me a box that wound up with him some years ago, when our mom died and a bunch of family flotsam drifted down one generation. The box contains slides. For you young digital readers, I should explain that slides are transparencies made from photographs. They used to be very popular. When you wanted to look at big, bright images of your vacation, you'd get out your slides, spend a few seconds thinking about what a pain...

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker are briefing Congress this week on their assessment of the security situation in Iraq. Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq | Slides "The military objectives of the surge are, in large measure, being met. In recent months, in the face of tough enemies and the brutal summer heat of Iraq, Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces have achieved progress in the security arena." Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Sept. 10, 2007

Seeking recommendations on a 35 mm slide and negative film scanner in the < $300 price range. I have googled the following: 1- PrimeFilm 1800i USB Film Scanner 1800 dpi $100.00 2- Konica Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual IV 3200 dpi $220.00 3- Plustek OpticFilm 7200 Film Scanner 7200 dpi $190.00 Any comments or recommendations on these three product or any other film scanner greatly appreciated.

<p>Another powerful storm is expected to hit Northern California on Thursday, the National Weather Service forecasts.</p> <p>The upcoming storm will produce strong winds and significant rains and mountain snow.</p> <p>Winds are forecast to increase along the coastal range late Wednesday night. Winds will continue to increase over the interior Thursday as the storm moves inland.</p>

<p>Carlsbad Detective Sgt. Bob Wick, left, looks for evidence as tow truck driver Rusty Russell helps remove a car from the Auga Hedionda Creek in Carlsbad early Tuesday. Three women died and two were injured trying to cross the swollen creek Monday night after heavy rains.</p>