12/11/2013

12/11/2013

Budget deal aims to avert another shutdown

'Congressional negotiators reached a bipartisan budget compromise on Tuesday that would prevent another government shutdown, if approved by the House and Senate.'

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/10/politics/budget-negotiations/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Pope Francis named Time magazine's Person of the Year | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

http://www.freep.com/article/20131211/NEWS07/312110060/Pope-Francis-TIME-Person-of-the-Year-

The Choice: Nancy Gibbs on Why Pope Francis Is TIME's Person of the Year 2013 | TIME.com

http://poy.time.com/2013/12/11/pope-francis-the-choice/

Runner-Up: Edward Snowden The Dark Prophet | TIME.com

http://poy.time.com/2013/12/11/runner-up-edward-snowden-the-dark-prophet/

Brian Griffin | The Year's 11 Most Influential Fictional Characters | TIME.com

http://poy.time.com/2013/12/09/the-11-most-influential-fictional-characters-of-2013/

Newtown anniversary: NBC reporters gain access to some schools with ease - Investigations

http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/11/21820538-newtown-anniversary-nbc-reporters-gain-access-to-some-schools-with-ease?lite

The Final Countdown For Extended Unemployment Benefits

'She's among the 1.3 million jobless workers set to lose their unemployment insurance Dec. 28 unless Congress acts, and Congress seems reluctant to act. The House of Representatives goes on vacation after this week, the Senate after next. '

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4421259

Warrant Needed to Get Your E-Mail, Appeals Court Says | Threat Level | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/fourth-amendment-email/

How These 5 Dirtbags Radically Advanced Your Digital Rights | Threat Level | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/dirtbags-enhanced-your-rights/

CBC News - Mary Barra named GM CEO, 1st woman to hold top car job

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/business/story/1.2458274

Monsanto looks to benevolent bacteria for its next breakthrough | The Verge

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5199118/monsanto-looks-to-benevolent-bacteria-for-its-next-breakthrough

McCain compares Obama to Hitler appeaser | MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/mccain-compares-obama-hitler-appeaser

Drugs in Drinking Water: A New EPA Study Finds More Than We Knew | New Republic

(My pet peeve? The word 'dissipate'. Things don't dissipate forever in this worlds finite resources.)

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115883/drugs-drinking-water-new-epa-study-finds-more-we-knew

6-Year-Old Who Kissed Classmate Gets Sexual Harassment Suspension

'...on the hand...'

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4420249

Teen Who Killed Four People Got Off On Probation Because He's Rich

http://gawker.com/teen-who-killed-four-people-got-off-on-probation-becaus-1480835092

Chinese media: smog has at least five benefits - Yahoo News

'In America, we're used to our government, our industry and our media putting a spin on events to make the world seem a brighter, better place than it really is. But some of China's media is showing some impressive spin talent of its own...'

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-government-tries-to-spin-smog-as-a-healthy-benefit--and-aid-to-national-defense-174649885.html

 

The mystery continues: What is blocking tunneling machine under Seattle - seattlepi.com

http://m.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/The-mystery-continues-What-is-blocking-tunneling-5054842.php

Bravo Jean Fernandes!

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4420435

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Apocalypse, New Jersey: Matt Taibbi's Dispatch From Camden, America's Most Desperate Town | Culture | Rolling Stone

http://m.rollingstone.com/culture/news/apocalypse-new-jersey-a-dispatch-from-americas-most-desperate-town-20131211

World's thinnest mechanical watch will cost over $20,000 | The Verge

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5199208/piaget-altiplano-900p-worlds-thinnest-mechanical-watch-costs-20-30k