Oct 03 VA's opiate overload feeds veterans' addictions, leading to overdose deaths The death rate from overdoses of addictive painkillers among military veterans is twice the national average. But data shows that the Veterans Administration continues to prescribe increasing amounts of narcotic painkillers to many patients. Continue reading
Oct 03 FEMA warns Gulf residents of tropical storm; recalls furloughed workers National Hurricane Center screen grab The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is telling Gulf Coast residents to "take steps now to be prepared and follow the direction of local officials" as Tropical Storm Karen approaches. The National Weather… Continue reading
Oct 03 One-week shutdown will reduce 4th quarter growth The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget assembled analysts' and banks' predictions of how the shutdown will affect GDP growth into what WonkBlog is calling, "How the shutdown hurts the economy, in one chart." "The consensus is… Continue reading
Oct 03 Members of hacker group Anonymous indicted A grand jury in the United States indicted 13 members of the hacker group Anonymous Thursday. The indictment charges the members of the group with "conspiracy to intentionally cause damage to protected computers" in reported cyber attacks against… Continue reading
Oct 03 Chase from White House to Capitol ends in gunfire By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON -- A woman driving a black Lexus tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase that ended in gunfire outside the Capitol, witnesses and officials said. Continue reading
Oct 03 Whose #shutdown is it anyway? Day three of the #BoehnerShutdown. Day three of the new @Obamacare marketplace providing health insurance options to millions.— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 3, 2013 While politicians loft harsh words about the federal government shutdown through… Continue reading
Oct 03 Shutdown impacting enforcement of sanctions against Iran Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman warned Senate lawmakers the government shutdown is impacting the enforcement of crippling economic sanctions against Iran. She testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Let me assure you that we… Continue reading
Oct 03 Twitter Chat: The Value of Internships Photo by Flickr user Adam Fagen As internships become more prevalent in the workplace, there has been debate over their value. PBS NewsHour economic correspondent Paul Solman recently talked to some former interns about the worth of their… Continue reading
Oct 03 France's proposes 'anti-Amazon' bill to protect local bookstores Lawmakers in France are supporting a bill that restricts online retailers like Amazon from offering deals such as a 5 percent discounts and free deliveries. The legislation responds to 3,000 independent bookstores who say they can't compete with… Continue reading
Oct 03 Treasury warns of catastrophic consequences if debt ceiling isn't raised Photo by Flickr user Tyler Merbler The U.S Treasury warns that a failure to raise the debt ceiling would have devastating economic consequences that could lead to a recession as severe, or worse, than the events of 2008. Continue reading