Oct 05 Watch Obama and Boehner escalate war of words The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Hook talks with Hari Sreenivasan about the increasingly contentious war of words between President Obama and Speaker Boehner. Hooks says that the unanimous vote on federal worker pay relieves pressure on Congress only briefly, as… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Obama reacts to continued government shutdown Julie Pace, White House Correspondent for the Associated Press got an exclusive interview with President Obama on Friday, four days into the partial government shutdown. Pace shared the President's comments on the shutdown and the impending debt ceiling with Hari… Continue watching
Oct 05 The Price of Precious By Kristin Miller In these images from the October 125th anniversary issue of National Geographic magazine, photographer Marcus Bleasdale documents child labor in camps that extract not blood diamonds, but tin, tungsten and tantalum -- minerals used in electronic products. © Marcus Bleasdale/National… Continue reading
Oct 05 Market #FAIL: Eager investors appear to mix up ‘Tweeter’ with ‘Twitter’ A long-bankrupt electronics retailer saw a sudden revival in the stock market on Friday after some investors confused the defunct company with the social networking service Twitter. Twitter expects to raise about $1 billion in its IPO. Tweeter Home… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Conflict minerals from the Congo to your cellphone National Geographic photographer Marcus Bleasdale finds beauty in trauma. His work in the Congo is featured in the magazine’s 125th anniversary issue. “The Price of Precious” documents child labor in camps that extract not blood diamonds, but tin, tungsten and… Continue watching
Oct 05 Ig Nobels ceremony founder: Our prizes ‘make you laugh, then make you think’ What is the Ig Nobel prize? .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%;… Continue reading
Oct 05 Just what preventive services are paid for under the ACA? Editor's Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive services given high grades by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it is not required to do so. Under the ACA, some preventive services are now required to be covered with… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Under the Affordable Care Act, preventive services with no co-pay Find out what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) might have to say about your next visit to the doctor. Editor’s Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive services given high grades by the U.S. Preventive Services Task… Continue watching
Oct 04 Can CT scans for smokers save thousands of lives? .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%; } Can CT scans for smokers… Continue reading
Oct 04 Under the Affordable Care Act, no co-pays for some preventive services **Editor's Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive services given high grades by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it is not required to do so.** Under the ACA, some preventive services are now required to be covered with… Continue reading