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D.C. local paper changes name during the shutdown

In Washington, D.C., the shutdown has led restaurants and bars to extend their happy hours and stores to offer discounts on goods. And now, it has prompted the Washington City Paper to change its name...temporarily.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three American scientists for marrying quantum physics, chemistry and computers

On Wednesday, three American scientists - Michael Levitt, professor at Stanford University, Arieh Warshel, professor at the University of Southern California and Martin Karplus, professor at Universite de Strasbourg in France and Harvard University -…

What's the fuss over the debt ceiling all about?

Cartoon by Mike Duncan & Jason Novak/The Morning News Congress used to authorize the government to go into debt on a case-by-case basis, but that all changed with World War I. If you're still confused about…

What does education for girls look like where you live?

Share a photo, video or thought with #girlsglobaled On Friday, the PBS NewsHour will interview Malala Yousafzai, who's in contention for the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting girls' education in Pakistan's Swat Valley in spite of great personal danger. Last…

35 percent of Russian wealth belongs to 110 of its citizens

110 Russians own 35 percent of the country's wealth, creating one of the largest income inequality gaps in the world, according to a new report by a major investment bank.

#WVShooting

BREAKING: US Marshals: Gunman with assault-type rifle peppered US courthouse in W.Va. before being shot.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2013…

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)…

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."…

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,…

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…