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be expected to trigger new rounds of regulatory scrutiny on computer-driven trading. Investors' shaky confidence in the markets also took another hit.
• Questions about potential dangers of the super-fast electronic trading systems that now dominate the nation's stock markets ripple again through Wall Street and Washington. Stock trading now relies heavily on computer systems that exploit split-penny price differences. Stocks can be traded in fractions of a second, often by automated programs. That makes the markets more vulnerable to technical failures.
• The Nasdaq episode cracked the midday calm of a quiet summer day on Wall Street, sending brokers and traders scrambling to figure out what went wrong.
• The shutdown appeared to occur in an orderly fashion and didn't upset other parts of the stock market.
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Manning asks to be known as a woman named Chelsea, creating potential problems for military
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- By asking to be known as a woman named Chelsea, Bradley Manning has created a host of possible challenges for the military as the soldier began serving a 35-year prison sentence for giving secrets to WikiLeaks.
• Manning's gender-identity struggle -- a sense of being a woman in a man's body -- was brought up by the defense at the court-martial, and a photo of the soldier in a blond wig and lipstick was submitted as evidence.
• But the latest twist, announced Thursday, surprised many and confronted the Pentagon with questions about where and how the Army private is to be imprisoned.
• The former Army intelligence analyst disclosed the decision in a statement provided to NBC's "Today" show.
• "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible," the statement read.
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Beastly fire disrupts Idaho vacation heaven; smoke casts shadow over economy
• SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) -- For rockers Huey Lewis and the News, smoke from the massive Sun Valley, Idaho, wildfire known as "the Beast" had band members who famously worried about the heart of rock and roll worrying about their lungs.
• They canceled their show, as did the novelists, poets and journalists who con (Continued on page 29)
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