Sep 25 UPDATE: Child labor in decline, but will not meet 2016 goal A child works in a gold mine in Burkina Faso. Crackdowns by corporations and activists against child labor have reduced the number of working children by 78 million since 2000, according to an International Labour Organization report Monday. ILO… Continue reading
Sep 25 #GOVTSHUTDOWN Jack Lew: Debt limit no later than Oct. 17 http://t.co/KIqQMn7cup— POLITICO (@politico) September 25, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 25 FROM THE WIRE: Pakistan earthquake death toll spikes overnight Wednesday morning, the AP is reporting a death toll of at least 271 in Pakistan in the wake of Tuesday's deadly earthquake. The powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck the country's remote Baluchistan province and has left thousands injured… Continue reading
Sep 25 What we're watching Wednesday Good morning! Here's what we're watching this a.m. Kenya begins mourning victims from Nairobi mall attack After Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared an end to the four-day siege of the Westgate Mall by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group,… Continue reading
Sep 24 Reaction to violence in Kenya .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%; } WTTW correspondent Elizabeth Brackett… Continue reading
Sep 24 Former and current popes respond to critics of Catholic Church's handling of sex abuse scandal Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images It's rather uncommon to have two popes alive at once -- traditionally, a pope holds the office until his death. But with Benedict XVI's resignation, there's a unique opportunity to hear from two… Continue reading
Sep 24 #IRAN BREAKING: President Rouhani: Iran prepared to engage in nuclear negotiations under certain conditions.— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 24 #TEDCRUZ Ted Cruz, Ima let you finish but... pic.twitter.com/zDSNK8HrAX— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) September 24, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 24 "Zealot" author Reza Aslan on Jesus of history versus Jesus of faith .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%; } Religious scholar Reza Aslan talks… Continue reading
Sep 24 How well do you know your earthquake facts vs. fantasy? Image by Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. Explore a larger, interactive version of the map here. Fact or fiction: We can predict earthquakes. Fact or fiction: Animals can predict earthquakes. Continue reading