Oct 01 Synagogue’s “Shutdown Central” offers ping pong in place of paycheck Shutdown central at @SixthandI #shutdownsanctuary pic.twitter.com/u77wBE7X1r— Josh Novikoff (@JoshNovikoff) October 1, 2013 The government may have been shut down Tuesday, but affected employees could still head into Washington and practice their ping pong. The… Continue reading
Oct 01 Quiz: how well do you know the shutdown? Photo by Flickr user khawkins04 The possible (and now actual) shutdown of the U.S. government has been making headlines for days. While we don't know how long the shutdown will last, we do know some… Continue reading
Oct 01 #shutdown prevents some research treatment at NIH hospital National Institutes of Health forced to turn away some patients seeking research trials during shutdown: http://t.co/dEvXnrSR4d -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 01 10,000 walruses, lacking ice, storm Alaska’s shores By News Desk Creative image of bull walrus group. Photo by Peter Orr via Getty Creative Images. NOAA imagery of the event unavailable due to the government shutdown. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An estimated 10,000 walrus unable to find sea ice over… Continue reading
Oct 01 A century of vanities: “Vanity Fair” turns 100 June, 1914 cover of Vanity Fair. Magazine cover designed Ethel M'Clellan Plummer/Vanity Fair/Library of Congress. It is the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Dress & Vanity magazine, later renamed Vanity Fair. Continue reading
Oct 01 Netanyahu warns world leaders of Iran’s president, a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ .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%; } At the U.N. General… Continue reading
Oct 01 Veterans storm the gates of closed WWII Memorial .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%; } Hundreds, including veterans, arrived at… Continue reading
Oct 01 Happy 123rd birthday, Yosemite! For your birthday, the government got you nothing If you've visited Google, you've noticed that Tuesday's Google Doodle is in honor of Yosemite National Park's 123rd birthday. And what a way to celebrate than with a government shutdown that will keep the park closed on its… Continue reading
Oct 01 Chemical weapons experts arrive in Damascus to begin inspecting Syria’s stockpiles Photo by Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images. Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), are expected to begin inspecting Syria's stockpile of toxic munitions -- what Western intelligence agencies believe is… Continue reading
Oct 01 UPDATE: Obama address scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT UPDATE: President Obama will now make his address at 1 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is getting ready to address the American people as the federal government moves ahead with a partial shutdown and new health insurance… Continue reading