Chinese Couple Sold Baby to Pay for iPhone
Unemployed parents mastermind “sinister conspiracy”, auctioning daughter for £5,000 and using proceeds to buy luxury shoes and iPhone.
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Obama to Republicans: ‘Go Win an Election’
In an apparent attempt to rub Republicans’ noses in their defeat on the debt ceiling conflict, President Barack Obama said Thursday that they should “win an election” if they want to change his policies.
Cramer: Dollar is a Laughing Stock Worldwide (+video)
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the U.S. is “a laughing stock around the world, maybe worse than Italy in some ways when I look at benchmarks. We have obviously lost the faith of a lot of countries.”
The U.S. Default Risk May be Passing, but a Downgrade Could Still Lie Ahead
If the U.S. government’s credit rating is the backbone of the public financial system, then the negative credit watch issued by Fitch Ratings on Tuesday is akin to a bulging disc.
Obama: Founding Fathers Would NOT Have Approved (+video)
A stern President Obama lectured Republicans on Thursday, one day after they accepted a Democrat deal to end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit until Feb. 7–getting nothing in return.
They’re Not Going To Take It Anymore: New Generation Of Immigrant Advocates Take Radical Approach
The frustration, say immigration advocates, is reaching a fever pitch.
New EU Rules to Curb Transfer of Data to US after Edward Snowden Revelations
Regulations will make it harder to move European data to third countries, with fines running into billions for failure to comply.
Alaska’s Supply of Flu Shots Safe in Shutdown
Alaska’s supply of flu vaccinations was not affected during the federal government’s partial shutdown, but efforts to monitor influenza were crippled before furloughed federal workers were able to return to work.
U.S. Senator Cruz Blocks Confirmation of New FCC Chairman
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a conservative whose defiant stand against Obamacare helped prompt the U.S. government shutdown, has blocked the Senate from voting on the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be Federal Communications Commission chairman.
McConnell: No More Shutdowns Over Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear on Thursday that repealing Obamacare would never be used by Republicans again to bring the federal government to a halt.