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• Stocks tank — Dow ends day nearly 350 down
Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 2.50 percent, Germany’s DAX index fell 2.91 percent, and France’s CAC-40 shed 3.22 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock closed down 1.04 percent.
• Microsoft Will Cut Xbox Prices in the U.S.
There, gamers in each of four markets -- North America, France, Germany, and Britain -- will be able to play against one another. One of the first games: a trivia battle called 1 vs. 100, created by Deal or No Deal producer Endemol.
• 62 mph! Cops hunt highway skateboarder
BERLIN - Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of highway at 62 mph, far above the speed limit. The man who raced down southern Germany's Ulm-Stuttgart highway for two miles before he stopped and fled ...
• Book reveals Roald Dahl’s secret mission
The Battle of Britain, Germany's first air assault on England, intended to pummel them into submission prior to invasion, had been won the previous fall, but only just, and the city had paid a hell of a price.
• Where your dollar hasn’t been hammered yet
From Germany to Australia and Brazil to Canada, the once-mighty greenback has been in a downward spiral for years. Fortunately, there are still safe havens out there — countries where our currency and the host country’s currency move in lockstep ...