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Rio's Hilltop Favelas Seek to Boost Tourism

Rio’s culturally vibrant, working-class communties called Favelas are known for having their own parallel economies with bars, restaurants, hostels and grocery stores. Now with the 2016 Olympics in town, they’ve added a new business: tourism. Photo: Getty

Memorabilia Club Is Nutty About Mr. Peanut

The Peanut Pals have been getting together at their annual convention to buy and sell Mr. Peanut Memorabilia for nearly four decades. But membership is dwindling because the club can’t get young people interested in the century-old Planters mascot. Video/Photo: Adya Beasley/The Wall Street Journal

Dow Plunged As Brexit Vote Stoked Market Jitters

Jitters surrounding Britain’s vote to exit the European Union pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 600 points at the close on Friday, a 3.4% drop that wiped out year-to-date gains.

Deadly Storms Kill Dozens in China

Extreme weather in eastern China on Thursday — including flooding, hailstorms and a tornado — killed more than 70 people and injured at least 500 more. Photo: Getty Images