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Millions of veterans will miss disability payments if the shutdown continues

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and…

Teens shift from Facebook to Twitter

Twitter overtakes Facebook among US teens http://t.co/xjPaUzu6Ow— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) October 9, 2013…

You can’t keep Diana Nyad out of the water

Diana Nyad in the midst of a 48-hour #NYC swim to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims: http://t.co/QVCKkqK0bF -CJ— The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2013…

Another fire strikes a Bangladesh garment factory, 7 killed

PHOTO Huge fire at Bangladeshi factory kills 7 people in latest disaster to blight the country's garment industry pic.twitter.com/ZfmyAMZEPY— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) October 9, 2013…

UN sued over cholera epidemic among Haiti’s earthquake survivors

A Hatian woman receives a vaccine for cholera.Photo by Jon Lascher A group of human rights lawyers are suing the U.N. on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have contracted cholera since the 2010 earthquake. The…

American adults rank poorly in math and reading compared to other developed countries

Photo by Getty Images American students aren't the only ones being left behind in education. Compared to other developed countries, the U.S ranks lower than the average in terms of adult literacy and close to the bottom when…

What we’re watching Wednesday

Good morning. It's day 9 of the shutdown, but we're open for news at the PBS NewsHour. Here are a few big stories on our radar: New Leadership for the Federal Reserve At 3 p.m. ET today, President Obama will…

#YellenIsIn

BREAKING: Obama to nominate Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen to replace Bernanke as chairman of central bank.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2013…