Oct 30 Bipartisan budget panel launches new talks, outlines difficult road ahead "I want to say this from the get-go. If we look at this conference as an argument about taxes, we're not going to get anywhere. The way to raise revenue from our perspective is to grow the economy, to… Continue reading
Oct 30 When teenagers become pimps Photo by Flickr user Vaidehi Shah Chimoy is a no-nonsense 17-year-old Indonesian girl who runs her own business and who has dreams of one day meeting her prince and living happily ever after. Like a lot of… Continue reading
Oct 30 Snowden documents reveal that the NSA tapped Google and Yahoo data centers Video still by PBS NewsHour UPDATED AT 4:20 p.m. Alexander may have denied tapping Google and Yahoo but the NSA official response very specifically doesn't do that pic.twitter.com/nCNQH2KOvT— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) October 30, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 30 An archive of dreams around the world? There's about to be an app for that Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post via Getty Images What if you could archive your dreams? What if you could see what people were dreaming about on the other side of the world, or even the other side… Continue reading
Oct 30 Can't make it to Japan? That's OK -- your teddy bear will send you a postcard Creative commons photo via flickr user hiroaki maeda If you've longed to tour Tokyo but it's not in your financial future, fret not -- your teddy bear can go for you, thanks to Unagi Travel, the "Japan… Continue reading
Oct 30 Tickets to World Series Game 6 most expensive in history of Fall Classic If you have a ticket to see Game 6 of Major League Baseball's World Series Wednesday night in Boston's Fenway Park, you are a lucky fan. If not, well, prepare to shell out the biggest bucks in the history… Continue reading
Oct 30 Twitter Chat: How are superstitions created? By Bridget Shirvell PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT each Thursday. Join us @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats Photo via Flickr user Feliciano Guimarães. Don't walk under that ladder, or let that black cat… Continue reading
Oct 30 Fiery bus crash kills dozens in India .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%; } A bus that crashed on… Continue reading
Oct 30 HHS Sec. Sebelius on HealthCare.gov troubles "Hold me accountable for the debacle. I'm responsible."-- Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov. Continue reading
Oct 30 What we're watching Wednesday A good morning to you this Wednesday! Here is what we're watching this a.m. on the Rundown. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is testifying in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the troubled… Continue reading