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    The VIX Exploded Today (VIX)
    Jul18

    The VIX Exploded Today (VIX)

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The volatility index, or VIX, gained 32% today. The VIX, commonly referred to as the “fear index,” measures expected volatility in the S&P 500 over the next month. Amid the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine and late afternoon reports that Israel has begun a ground operation in Gaza, stocks sold off as “safe...

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EET) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Local residents and rescue workers saw smoldering debris litter miles of sparsely populated Ukrainian farmland after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The New York...

    Joe Biden: Malaysia Plane ‘Apparently Shot Down’ Over Ukraine, ‘Not An Accident’
    Jul18

    Joe Biden: Malaysia Plane ‘Apparently Shot Down’ Over Ukraine, ‘Not An Accident’

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    DETROIT, Mich. — Vice President Joe Biden said the United States is working to confirm reports that Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was “apparently shot down” over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. “A Malaysian aircraft traveling from Western Europe to Kuala Lumpur … was apparently shot down,” Biden said, telling the...

    U.S. Believes Malaysia Airlines Plane Hit By Surface-To-Air Missile, Official Reports
    Jul18

    U.S. Believes Malaysia Airlines Plane Hit By Surface-To-Air Missile, Official Reports

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. official said the United States believes a surface-to-air missile brought down the Malaysian airliner that crashed on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing all 295 people aboard. The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the origin of the missile was unclear. The official declined...

    What is known about the crash of Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine
    Jul18

    What is known about the crash of Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EET) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Here’s what is known, and what has been claimed, about Thursday’s crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 295 people in eastern Ukraine: ___ THE PLANE A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, which the carrier said was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members on Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. …read more...

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine
    Jul17

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine.Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday the time of the meeting has not been set.The request follows Wednesday’s downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane...

    Rebels may have arms capable of hitting Malaysian jet
    Jul17

    Rebels may have arms capable of hitting Malaysian jet

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EET) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Pentagon officials say Russia provides Ukrainian separatists with weapons. …read more Source: USA...

    295 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine
    Jul17

    295 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EET) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    A Ukrainian official claims the plane was hit by a missile …read more Source: USA...

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul17

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EET) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Though Ukrainian military aircraft have been shot down over eastern Ukraine by rebels, and the area has been the scene of fierce fighting, the route taken by the Malaysian jet appears to have been subject to no flight restrictions, the International Air Transport Association, an industry group, said. Eurocontrol, a European air safety...

    Cor Pan: Facebook Post From Dutch Man and Malaysia Airlines MH17 Passenger Shows Plane
    Jul17

    Cor Pan: Facebook Post From Dutch Man and Malaysia Airlines MH17 Passenger Shows Plane

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EET) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    A Facebook post from Cor Pan, a Netherlands resident, appears to show Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before it took off from Amsterdam on July 17. He posted the image from the Schipol airport just moments before the plane took off. “If it disappears, this is what it looks like,” he said. It appears that Pan and his girlfriend Neeltji...