Dec 27 Unemployment benefits run out for 1.3 million Americans on Saturday WASHINGTON -- More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend. The development entails potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy and sets up a… Continue reading
Dec 27 Federal judge rules controversial NSA phone surveillance program lawful Breaking News: Judge Rules N.S.A. Phone Surveillance Is Lawful http://t.co/eqDfdEsmLj— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 27, 2013 Calling the secret NSA program "the government's counter-punch" to al-Qaeda, U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled Friday that… Continue reading
Dec 27 Biologists find harmful bacteria on toys, books and cribs, even after cleaning When researchers in Buffalo tested toys in a daycare center for two of wintertime's nastiest bugs, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes, they were surprised to find the pathogens hanging around on toys, books and other surfaces hours after… Continue reading
Dec 27 Obama's 2014 agenda could be a race against the clock At President Obama's final press conference of 2013, he did his best to close the door on the issues that stymied Washington throughout the year. Photo by Getty Images HONOLULU -- The last vestiges of 2013's political wrangling officially… Continue reading
Dec 27 What worries India's top banker? In 2005, the world's leading economists gathered for an annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to discuss the global economy, and to honor soon-to-retire Alan Greenspan. Raghuram Rajan, then a professor at the University of Chicago presented a paper titled… Continue reading
Dec 27 What we're watching Friday Good morning. Here's some of the news we're watching this morning. Car bomb explodes in Lebanon A bomb killed the former Lebanese ambassador to the U.S. in central Beirut. The bomb mangled cars and shredded trees, killing at least… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Returning dignity in death to those who were forgotten during their lives Returning dignity in death to those who were forgotten during their lives… Continue watching
Dec 26 George Packer talks economic forces in political discourse .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } Large numbers of Americans who… Continue reading
Dec 26 Snoop-Diplomacy: Snoop Lion and Sec. Kerry share a pound heard around the world .embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 120%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Decked out in tuxedos and bowties, Snoop Lion, formerly known as… Continue reading
Dec 26 Newtown aims to archive everything they were sent after Sandy Hook shootings The town of Newtown, Conn. is working to archive every item they received in the aftermath of the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre. Photo by AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND In the weeks following December 2012's deadly shooting… Continue reading