Oct 04 Shutdown not all bad for business Photo by Flickr user DDOT DC While a shutdown, even for just one week, is expected to reduce fourth quarter growth and, if prolonged, lower consumer confidence, federal workers may not be feeling the pinch yet. Instead,… Continue reading
Oct 04 Yankees star Alex Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball Embattled New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has sued Major League Baseball and its commissioner, claiming they are trying to destroy his reputation and ruin his career. Continue reading
Oct 04 #SHUTDOWN National Treasury Employees Union rallying in front of the Capitol under the hot sun pic.twitter.com/kwcMRLinYQ— Victoria Fleischer (@vlfleischer) October 4, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 04 How much money have you made for Twitter today? Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images How long have you spent on Twitter this morning? And how much money has that made Twitter? Calcutating Twitter's average revenue per user, Quartz found that looking at your timeline once would earn… Continue reading
Oct 04 Martian craters could be ancient supervolcanoes that radically transformed the Red Planet .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%; } Video by the journal… Continue reading
Oct 04 What We're Watching Friday Here are some of the stories PBS NewsHour is following Friday, Oct. 4: Government Shutdown, Day 4 President Barack Obama called on House Speaker John Boehner to end the government shutdown Thursday by bringing the Senate's bill to the… Continue reading
Oct 03 Capitol Hill police chase ends in gunfire; suspect confirmed dead UPDATE 6:15 p.m. EDT: D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said in a press conference earlier Thursday that the suspect in the Capitol Hill shooting has died. EmbedVideo(7603);… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch For some wounded veterans, strong prescription drugs can be cause of more pain For some wounded veterans, strong prescription drugs may be causing more pain… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Suspect killed at the end of a car chase from White House to Capitol Police: suspect killed in Capitol Hill chase… Continue watching
Oct 03 #texas Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy to be the 48th governor of the this great state of Texas! #TeamWendy— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) October 3, 2013… Continue reading