Oct 17 Toxic trash piles up fast on Rubbish Island in the Maldives .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%; }View Larger Map… Continue reading
Oct 17 Study concludes Rhee's 'impact' improved D.C. teachers File photo by Getty Images Before resigning as school chancellor in 2010, Michelle Rhee had already put in place a sweeping strategy that rated teachers' effectiveness in Washington D.C. on a numerical scale. The worst teachers were fired;… Continue reading
Oct 17 Oregon's uninsured dropped by 10 percent in two weeks Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Oregon's health insurance exchange is not in service yet, but fast-track enrollment for the Oregon Health Plan has signed up 56,000 new people in the last two weeks, causing the number of uninsured… Continue reading
Oct 17 #HomelandSecurity BREAKING: AP source: Obama to nominate Jeh Johnson on Friday to head Department of Homeland Security.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 17 NSA director and his deputy to leave the agency Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers the oath of office to U.S. Army Gen. Keith Alexander during the activation ceremony of U.S. Cyber Command on Fort Meade, Md., May 21, 2010. Department of Defense photo by Cherie… Continue reading
Oct 17 Study links air pollution to lung cancer deaths Photo by Gianluca Di natale/Flickr It's not just cigarettes and their smoke that can give you lung cancer. According to a new international study, exposure to outdoor air pollution can also kill you. The… Continue reading
Oct 17 Facebook now lets teens post publicly If you're a teen on Facebook, you know that before Wednesday you only had the option to share posts with friends, friends of friends and custom groups. But now, users between the ages of 13 and 17… Continue reading
Oct 17 #IraqBombings Car and suicide bomb attacks hit Baghdad and 2 northern towns, killing at least 61 people in Iraq: http://t.co/NK75mvFGKo -MM— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 17 Panda cam return reaches server capacity in just 10 minutes Photo by Ann Batdorf/Smithsonian's National Zoo As Washington springs back to life after the 16 day shutdown, people can finally return to the federally funded tourist destinations that had been shuttered along with the government. Smithsonian museums are… Continue reading
Oct 17 #NJSenateRace "It is not titles that honor, but people who honor titles." Thank you New Jersey. I'll work hard every day to honor your confidence in me.— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 17, 2013 There was another important vote… Continue reading