Oct 09 IMF projects slowed growth for global economy photo by International Monetary Fund/Flickr Creative Commons The International Monetary Fund's latest projections for the global economy expects a 2.9 percent growth this year, a drop from the 3.2 percent the organization estimated in July. The 2014… Continue reading
Oct 09 Shutdown threatens grades, hopes of graduation for some furloughed interns Photo by Flicker user Laura Fries.com Have a Netflix marathon. Learn a language. Make bread. Those are all options for furloughed interns as they wait out the government shutdown. The shutdown has lasted nine days now and along… Continue reading
Oct 09 Japan and China have 2.4 trillion reasons to be worried about the debt ceiling debate Together, China and Japan hold more than $2.4 trillion in U.S. debt--easily the largest credit card bill in world history (and second only to the debt obligations held by the Federal Reserve). And the two nations want to… Continue reading
Oct 09 Live chat at 1 p.m.: is football unsafe? What did the NFL know about brain injuries, and when did they know it? What's the truth about the risks to players? What can be done? Is football inherently unsafe? FRONTLINE's "League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion… Continue reading
Oct 09 #healthcare By News Desk Obama administration: You'll have to get coverage by Valentine's Day to avoid penalties for being uninsured: http://t.co/89f3hw8uO0 — The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 09 IRS official testifies to House Committe that she has never consulted the Devil WASHINGTON-- For the record, the Internal Revenue Service official in charge of implementing a big part of the new health care law tells Congress she has never knowingly consorted with the devil. And she cannot fly. Continue reading
Oct 09 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… Continue reading
Oct 09 Teens shift from Facebook to Twitter Twitter overtakes Facebook among US teens http://t.co/xjPaUzu6Ow— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) October 9, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 09 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… Continue reading
Oct 09 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… Continue reading