| Have We Lost Our Humanity?
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 This past weekend, anti-immigration actions swept the country; on Tuesday, Texas Governor Rick Perry sounded the call for the immediate deployment of 1,000 national guardsmen to the U.S. border; and our leaders are currently considering gutting a bill that allowed for the humane treatment of child migrants from non-contiguous countries. Republican Congress members have made it clear that immigration reform is effectively dead this year. But these women and children are effectively dead if we do nothing. These refugees are facing life and death while Republican Congress members worry about ...
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| Air Algérie Flight Likely Crashed in Mali
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 An Air Algérie jetliner with 116 people on board traveling from Burkina Faso to Algeria has likely crashed in Tilemsi, Mali, according to airline officials. WSJ's Stacy Meichtry reports on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty
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| Facebook Shares to $100? Options Traders Weigh the Odds
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 Associated Press With Facebook Inc. trading at new highs and a $200 billion market cap in sight, the next key number to watch: a triple-digit stock price. The social network's stock, already up more than 180% over the past 12 months, rose as much as 7.6% Thursday as it set a new high of $76.64 following the company's strong quarterly results. A big push into mobile advertising has driven the company's results and left Wall Street stunned by Facebook's recent success. With shares trading in the mid-$70s, the stock would need to rally roughly 33% for it to reach the $100 level. Andrew Wilkinson, chief market analyst at Interactive Brokers, turned his eye to the options market to determine when investors think the stock will cross $100. Options traders assign a 10% probability that Facebook shares will jump above $100 in six months, based on the January 2015 options settlement, according to Mr. Wilkinson. The odds improve to 22% that Facebook will hit $100 by January 2016, he says. Over the short term, ...
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