Oct 16 If the U.S. defaults, the New York National Debt Clock will stop The National Debt Clock in 2011 calculated the total national debt to be approximately $14.3 trillion. As of Oct. 11, 2013, the U.S. Treasury places the debt at $14.7 trillion. Photo by Wikimedia user Benoît Prieur The electronic… Continue reading
Oct 16 Twitter Chat: What values drive your food choices? Photo by Flickr user Hindrik Sijens The act of buying, cooking and eating food is such an everyday occurrence in our lives that it's easy to forget about it's importance. Food is vital. It's something that brings people together whether… Continue reading
Oct 16 #shutdown BREAKING: Republican senator says a bipartisan deal is in hand to reopen government and avoid a default.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 16 What we’re watching Wednesday Debt Ceiling Hit at Midnight Senate leaders are racing to find a deal to end a partial government shutdown before the Oct. 17 deadline when the debt ceiling is expected to hit. House members meet at 10 a.m. Continue reading
Oct 15 Booker poised for victory in New Jersey’s special senate election Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the Democratic nominee in Wednesday's special senate election in New Jersey, is widely expected to win -- the question is by how much. Here he leaves the stage at Rowan University after debating former Bogota Mayor… Continue reading
Oct 15 Australian climate change researchers look to penguin poo .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } If you're going to study… Continue reading
Oct 15 Glenn Greenwald to leave Guardian and create news organization Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore Glenn Greenwald has decided to leave The Guardian newspaper and form a new news organization, BuzzFeed's Ben Smith reported Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading
Oct 15 Vets frustrated with the shutdown rally at WWII Memorial Iraq war veteran Bill Garcia voiced his frustration with the government shutdown at the World War II Memorial Tuesday. Photos by Cindy Huang Dressed in navy sweat pants and sweatshirt and sporting an "Iraqi Freedom Veteran" hat, Bill Garcia used… Continue reading
Oct 15 UPDATE: U.S. House panel postpones hearing on fiscal bill Updated 6:25 p.m., ET | According to a committee aide, a panel that was scheduled to debate U.S. House of Representatives bill to raise the debt limit and temporarily fund federal agencies has been postponed. Updated 4:52 p.m. ET… Continue reading
Oct 15 Former Halliburton manager admits to deleting evidence of 2010 oil spill Former manager of Halliburton Anthony Badalamenti pleaded guilty Tuesday to destroying evidence linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Continue reading