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A man looks at an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Tuesday. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years.

Asian, European Markets Follow Wall Street, With Stocks Suffering Sharp Losses

After the Dow shed 4.6 percent on Monday, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng both dipped by about 5 percent. European shares were also down sharply in early trading.

New Type Of Drug To Prevent Migraines Heads To Market

An antibody-based drug reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, according to data reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. The agency approved Aimovig, priced at about $6,900 a year.

A member of the Syrian government forces stands at the entrance of Yarmouk refugee camp on Monday, the day that the military announced it had full control of Damascus and its outskirts.

Syrian Military Retakes Full Control Of Damascus

The army said it captured two ISIS strongholds. And after a series of surrenders in rebel-held areas, Assad's government is regaining power in the country.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California walks to the House floor Thursday. In a letter to Democratic lawmakers she announced the House would "reluctantly" pass a Senate version of an emergency immigration aid package.

House Passes Senate Version Of New Funding To Ease Border Crisis

The $4.6 billion bill passed in a 305-102 vote after the Republican-led Senate refused to adopt sections of the House version. The House would have added requirements for care of migrants.

Cars line up last month at a rapid coronavirus testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida's agencies have cut ties with the testing lab Quest Diagnostics over the delayed reporting of tens of thousands of test results to the state.

Florida Cuts Ties With Large Coronavirus Testing Lab, Citing 75,000 Delayed Results

Quest Diagnostics accounts for roughly 30% of Florida's total of some 4.6 million tests. The state calls the release of results from weeks or months ago an "unacceptable dump of test results."

Nine-year-old Abby Grace holds up the card she made to go along with the cookies she delivered to former FBI Director James Comey.

It's Been A Rough Week for James Comey, But At Least He Got Some Cookies

A 9-year-old who lives in Comey's neighborhood dropped off the treats earlier this week, after she saw reporters swarming the former FBI director's house.

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