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China astronauts float water blob in kids' lecture

  Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young people.Full story

End to Fed stimulus, China slowdown spark world sell-off

  LONDON (Reuters) - The clear signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy and data pointing to Chinese growth slowing sparked sharp falls in bonds, shares and commodities on Thursday. Full story

Global Markets: Asia Equities Get Hammered

  CNBC's Eunice Yoon reports on all the market moving events from Asia, as possible unwinding of monetary easing in the U.S. and weak economic figures from China send stocks in retreat.

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  DreamWorks CEO's 'Really Good Arrangement' With Netflix

CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, about his company's partnership with the Chinese government, and its deal with Netflix.

  Cargo handler tosses boxes everywhere (but the plane)

A man in China is seen throwing more cargo boxes off a conveyor belt than onto it as he tries loading them onto a plane.

  China's Urban Hot Spots Look Like Ghost Towns

China has been going through a construction boom, but many of the properties are too expensive for most Chinese to buy, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon.

  Global Markets: European Stocks Pare Losses

CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe as talks of possible monetary easing from the central bank of China boosted investor confidence.

  Intelligence officials discuss four terror plots at hearing

Philip Mudd of the New America Foundation talks about the long-term and short-term impacts of Edward Snowden’s leaks and the future of the surveillance programs.

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