Greece is giving everyone the willies as financial talks don’t seem to be going well. Stocks closed slightly lower Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.78%, the S&P 500 down 0.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index down 0.62%. Next week the Federal Reserve meeting will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, brace yourself for interest rate news.
Lindsey Graham is a “bro with no ho.” Or so said his friend, Sen. Mark Kirk. Kirk says he now regrets his hot mic slip joking with fellow senators about presidential candidate Graham’s lack of first lady. Politico
Hackers take all from federal employees. Chinese hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee. The stolen information does not include military, intelligence executive branch, or Congressional employees. AP
Naked tourists spend three days in jail. Four Western tourists were sentenced to three days in jail for posing for photos while naked at the top of Malaysia’s highest peak. Ten total tourists took part in the act that local officials say disrespected the sacred mountain and caused an earthquake last week that killed 18 climbers. Huffington Post
First American killed fighting ISIS. Massachusetts citizen Keith Broomfield was killed fighting with Kurds battling ISIS. Hundreds of foreigners are believed to have joined Kurdish forces over the past two years, and at least 100 Americans are currently fighting in Syria. Christian Science Monitor
Search for escaped New York murders continues. An upstate New York prison seamstress will be arraigned Friday evening for her role in the escape of two convicted murderers. The search for the fugitive duo has continued as tracking dogs have picked up the scent of both prisoners not far from the prison. CNN
Keep busy this weekend by binge watching the new season of “Orange Is The New Black,” out on Netflix. If you’re more an outdoorsy type, check out the Wall Street decathlon happening at St. John’s University Saturday and Sunday. New York’s annual Big Apple BBQ will be in Madison Square Park all weekend as well.
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