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ABCNews4 

Life details of Tenn. shooter emerge, but motive elusive

Bits and pieces have emerged over the past few days about Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's troubled life. But two significant pieces of the puzzle are missing: Why did he ambush two military sites, killing four Marines...

Reuters 

S.Korea won falls to 2-year low; shares hold steady

By Yeawon Choi SEOUL, July 21 (Reuters) - The South Korean won slid to a two-year low on Tuesday on offshore dollar demand, mirroring the stronger dollar after a top Federal Reserve official added to expectations that U.S. interest rates could be raised as early as September. The won was down 0.5 percent at 1,157.9 on the dollar as of 0239 GMT after falling as low as 1,158.9, the weakest since June 25, 2013. "The won could extend losses as market participants are betting on possibil

Reuters 

On cusp of breakout? Vietnam equities outperform Southeast Asia

By My Pham HANOI, July 21 (Reuters) - Vietnamese equities are outperforming the rest of Southeast Asia ahead of a long-awaited move in September by the government to finally dismantle a 49 percent foreign ownership cap on a number of listed companies.

The Post and Courier 

City working on plan to rein in roadside panhandling

Sweat drips down a woman’s face and arms as she holds a rumpled cardboard sign in the searing afternoon heat, begging for money from drivers at a stoplight on the Septima P. Clark Parkway.

Reuters 

False dawn? China economy steadies, but some fear it won't last

KUNSHAN/BEIJING, China (Reuters) - Business is roaring at Qiu Bangsheng's factory in eastern China, where whizzing machines churn out long, white strips of polypropylene that are rolled into cylinders and turned into nappies and other hygiene products.

The Post and Courier 

Issues trump GOP personalities at Chris Christie town hall

MOUNT PLEASANT — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kept rotating 360 degrees around a restaurant here, fielding questions about terrorism, the economy and Social Security — almost everything except the other GOP presidential candidate from his region who has dominated the news as of late.

Reuters 

Faulty metal brace likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A faulty metal brace in an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely triggered the explosion that destroyed the booster minutes after liftoff from Florida last month, company chief Elon Musk said on Monday.