Bearish investors who’ve been shorting Tesla stock – betting its price would fall – lost big time when Elon Musk’s electric car company shocked Wall Street with positive news that sent the stock soaring 20%. Source
Author Archives: Stonecom Interactive
60 Minutes reports on the giant panda’s comeback from the brink of extinction
A partnership between superpowers is helping save giant pandas from the brink of extinction. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday Source
Judging presidents, past and present
Mo Rocca talks with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, and with David Rubenstein, author of “The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians,” about presidential leadership. Source
Strong, deadly earthquake rocks southern Philippines
Some deaths, dozens of injuries reported from 6.6 temblor in region of President Duterte’s hometown Source
Manhunt on for rapist-child molester freed “in error” in Georgia
Authorities say Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, serving a life sentence, was released by mistake Friday Source
Teen sentenced to prison for stealing lemur from zoo
The animal, named Isaac, is the oldest ring-tailed lemur in captivity in North America Source
New fire breaks out in the hills north of Santa Monica
A new fire broke out in the hills north of Santa Monica. More than 10,000 homes and businesses were evacuated in what’s called the Getty Fire. Power is out Monday night to about a million homes and businesses in the state. Carter Evans reports. Source
Kincade Fire burns 74,000 acres, prompting containment concerns
Meanwhile, the so-called “Getty Fire” threatened hundreds of homes near world-famous Getty Center in Los Angeles Source
White House official on Trump’s Ukraine call reported concerns to lawyer
Alexander Vindman, who listened to the president’s July 25 call, will tell lawmakers he “did not think it was proper” for Trump to encourage investigations Source
Red Cross provides relief as fires burn across California
Dozens of fires are burning across California. Evacuations and precautionary power outages are in effect as firefighters battle the blaze on opposite ends of the state. American Red Cross spokesperson Cynthia Shaw joins CBSN to describe the organization’s relief efforts. Source