Oct 25 Obama taps contractor to take the lead on HealthCare.gov fixes In response to the tech troubles still plaguing health care reform's online insurance exchanges since its Oct. 1 launch, the Obama administration has announced it will tap an outside contractor to take the lead in correcting the site's… Continue reading
Oct 25 Greenland green lights uranium mining Greenland's parliament voted to overturn a 25-year-old ban on uranium mining on the island nation, the Associated Press reports. Lifting the ban on uranium mining will allow the country to unearth rare earth metals as well. Greenland is… Continue reading
Oct 25 Brett Favre admits to memory loss: 'that's a little bit scary to me' Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre said he doesn't plan on returning to the game citing the physical toll professional football took on his body. When asked about the risk of concussions, the 44-year-old admitted fear that the repeated head… Continue reading
Oct 25 #earthquake BREAKING: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima region of Japan, US Geological Service says.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 25 Train passenger eavesdrops on former NSA director Michael Hayden, live tweets everything Updated: While riding the Acela train Thursday afternoon, former Huffington Post reporter Tom Matzzie eavesdropped on former NSA director Michael Hayden's phone conversation. And live-tweeted everything. It didn't end there. Before Hayden got off the train, Matzzie snapped a photo… Continue reading
Oct 25 Anti-coup protesters march on Cairo demanding Morsi's reinstatement Photo by Mohamed Hossam/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The Associated Press reported thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi gathered in a southern district of Cairo Friday to call for the resignation of military leader Abdel-Fattah el… Continue reading
Oct 25 Health care website will be fixed for 'vast majority' by end of November Former acting budget director for the Obama administration said in daily phone call update that most of HealthCare.gov will be fixed by the end of November. PBS NewsHour's Murrey Jacobson reported via Twitter: More Zients: "We are confident by… Continue reading
Oct 25 Gwen's Take: 'Glitches' then and now By Gwen Ifill OK, boys and girls. It's time for another fun trip in the way-way-back-machine. You will remember that just a few weeks ago, I took you back to a 1995 Washington Week discussion about government shutdowns that sounded awfully, awfully… Continue reading
Oct 25 The shutdown is over, but consumer confidence hits 10-month low Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Consumer confidence in October hit a 10-month low, following the partial government shutdown. As measured by Thomson Reuters and University of Michigan, September's 77.5 consumer sentiment index decreased to… Continue reading
Oct 25 Nigerian military: Troops kill 74 suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram The Nigerian military killed 74 members of the Islamist group Boko Haram in an air and ground assault, Reuters reported Friday. "The operation, which involved ground and aerial assault supported by the Nigerian Air Force led to the destruction… Continue reading