Oct 09 FROM THE WIRE The State Department said that the U.S. is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars of military and other aid towards Egypt. (AP)… Continue reading
Oct 09 Redskins owner: team name is ‘a badge of honor’ Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder addressed the ongoing dispute over the team's nickname in a letter to season-ticket holders on Wednesday, clarifying that the name isn't a label but a "badge of honor."… Continue reading
Oct 09 State Department: U.S. not halting all military aid to Egypt The reports that we are halting all of our military assistance to Egypt are false.... We will announce the future of our assistance relationship with Egypt once we have made the appropriate diplomatic and congressional notifications. Marie Harf,… Continue reading
Oct 09 Shutdown strands refugees en route to U.S. When the government shut down on Oct. 1, one of the agencies immediately affected was the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. The shutdown forced the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to delay the arrivals of refugees from… Continue reading
Oct 09 IMF projects slowed growth for global economy photo by International Monetary Fund/Flickr Creative Commons The International Monetary Fund's latest projections for the global economy expects a 2.9 percent growth this year, a drop from the 3.2 percent the organization estimated in July. The 2014… Continue reading
Oct 09 Shutdown threatens grades, hopes of graduation for some furloughed interns Photo by Flicker user Laura Fries.com Have a Netflix marathon. Learn a language. Make bread. Those are all options for furloughed interns as they wait out the government shutdown. The shutdown has lasted nine days now and along… Continue reading
Oct 09 Japan and China have 2.4 trillion reasons to be worried about the debt ceiling debate Together, China and Japan hold more than $2.4 trillion in U.S. debt--easily the largest credit card bill in world history (and second only to the debt obligations held by the Federal Reserve). And the two nations want to… Continue reading
Oct 09 Live chat at 1 p.m.: is football unsafe? What did the NFL know about brain injuries, and when did they know it? What's the truth about the risks to players? What can be done? Is football inherently unsafe? FRONTLINE's "League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion… Continue reading
Oct 09 #healthcare By News Desk Obama administration: You'll have to get coverage by Valentine's Day to avoid penalties for being uninsured: http://t.co/89f3hw8uO0 — The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 09 IRS official testifies to House Committe that she has never consulted the Devil WASHINGTON-- For the record, the Internal Revenue Service official in charge of implementing a big part of the new health care law tells Congress she has never knowingly consorted with the devil. And she cannot fly. Continue reading