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Wait...government shutdown cost taxpayers HOW MUCH?

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:09 PM PST

A federal employee protests against the current government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonFederal worker furloughs cost the government 6.6 million work days in last month's partial government shutdown. That's according to the White House budget office. Taxpayers will foot the $2 billion cost ...

TWITTER IPO LIVE: CEO speaks to CNBC on growth

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:53 PM PST

Specialist Glenn Carell, who will handle the Twitter IPO, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its initial public offering on Wednesday evening and will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year.

Toronto mayor, hammered, appears in another strange video

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:37 PM PST

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reacts to a video released of him by local media at City Hall in Toronto, November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mark BlinchBy Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Just days after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apologized for smoking crack cocaine, he admitted on Thursday he was "extremely, extremely inebriated" in a short expletive-laden video posted online. The blurry, 80-second clip, posted on the Toronto Star's website and shown on Canadian television, shows a clearly agitated Ford ranting and pounding his hands together, while at least one other person seems to goad him on.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Competition as Twitter debuts

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:02 PM PST

Twitter Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams and, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo pose for a group photo after their company's IPO began trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year, though it's not a company without challenges. There's competition from local companies in Asia, for instance.

Senate OKs gay rights bill banning discrimination

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:45 AM PST

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed to debate a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. The bipartisan vote increases the chances that the Senate will pass the bill by week's end, but its prospects in the Republican-led House are dimmer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.

New video emerges of ranting Toronto mayor

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:27 AM PST

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes a statement to the media outside his office at Toronto's city hall after the release of a video on Thursday Nov. 7, 2013. A new video surfaced showing Ford in a rage, using threatening words including TORONTO (AP) — A new video that surfaced Thursday shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in a rambling rage, using threatening words including "kill" and "murder," as the saga that has gripped Canadians for months took yet another twist.

Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban chief

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A militant commander and an intelligence official say the Pakistani Taliban have chosen the man who planned the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new leader. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The ruthless commander behind the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as well as a series of bombings and beheadings was chosen Thursday as the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, nearly a week after a U.S. drone strike killed the previous chief.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Will Twitter keep going up?

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:51 AM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell rung, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year. But one risk investors face is Twitter burnout.

US documents raise questions on Munich art hoard

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST

A painting of Otto Dix BERLIN (AP) — U.S. military documents are increasing the mystery surrounding the more than 1,400 artworks found in a Munich apartment.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock trading heavily

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:17 AM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, center, and Mike Gupta, chief financial officer of Twitter, wait for shares to begin trading during the IPO, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year. Twitter is trading heavily on its first day.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: More about Twitter bell ringers

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:01 AM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, center, and Mike Gupta, chief financial officer of Twitter, wait for shares to begin trading during the IPO, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year. To honor its users, Twitter chose three of them to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Business as usual at Twitter HQ

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 09:43 AM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell rung, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — It's business as usual at Twitter's headquarters following the most highly anticipated stock debut since Facebook's last year, while an analyst says the high debut price suggests the IPO was managed well.

Thousands flee before big typhoon hits Philippines

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 09:25 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Lab shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by the NEXSAT satellite Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. Gorvernment forecasters said Thursday that Typhoon Haiyan was packing sustained winds of 215 kilometers (134 miles) per hour and ferocious gusts of 250 kph (155 mph) and could pick up strength over the Pacific Ocean before it slams into the eastern Philippine province of Eastern Samar on Friday. (AP Photo/US Naval Research Lab)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines on Thursday before one of the year's strongest typhoons strikes the region, including a province devastated by an earthquake last month.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter value above $31 billion

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:52 AM PST

News about Twitter's public stock debut is displayed on a screen in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its initial public offering on Wednesday evening and will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock opened at $45.10, or 73 percent above its IPO price, valuing Twitter at more than $31 billion. The stock is now trading even higher, at $47.85.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock opens up 73 pct

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:36 AM PST

News about Twitter's public stock debut is displayed on a screen in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its initial public offering on Wednesday evening and will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock debut up 73 above its IPO price, valuing Twitter at more than $31 billion. Twitter's trading debut is the most highly anticipated since Facebook's last year. Twitter will trade under the ticker symbol "TWTR."

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock debut imminent

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:05 AM PST

News about Twitter's public stock debut is displayed on a screen in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its initial public offering on Wednesday evening and will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock debut is imminent. There's indication that Twitter could start trading at up to 74 percent above its IPO price.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Busy morning with Twitter debut

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 07:45 AM PST

A banner adorns the facade of the New York Stock Exchange in advance of Twitter's initial public offering Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in New York. Twitter shares, valued at $26 per share, are set to begin trading on the stock exchange Thursday. The company is valued at $18.1 billion. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — The opening bell has been rung on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Twitter prepares to start trading under the ticker symbol "TWTR." Twitter's trading debut is the most highly anticipated since Facebook's last year. There's indication that Twitter could start trading at up to 77 percent above its IPO price.

US report card: Scores up, but not all news good

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 07:29 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Today's fourth and eighth graders are doing better than their predecessors in math and reading, but even with record scores, it's too early to celebrate.

Pakistani Taliban choose 'Mullah Radio' as leader

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A militant commander and an intelligence official say the Pakistani Taliban have chosen the man who planned the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new leader. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban chose the man who planned the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new leader Thursday, less than a week after the U.S. killed its former chief in a drone strike, a militant commander and intelligence official said.

FDA to ban artery-clogging trans fats

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2012, file photo, Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student's lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver. The rolls are made using apple sauce instead of trans fats. Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant menus in the last decade as nutritionists have criticized them and local governments have banned them. The Food and Drug Administration is now finishing the job as they announce Nov. 7, 2013, that it will require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats, saying they are a threat to the health of Americans.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)The FDA commissioner said the move could prevent 20,000 heart attacks a year.

US economy grows at surprising 2.8 pct. rate in Q3

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:36 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.8 percent annual rate from July through September, a surprising acceleration ahead of the 16-day partial government shutdown. But much of the strength came from a buildup in unwanted stockpiles.

Senate nears historic vote on gay rights bill

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:05 AM PST

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed to debate a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. The bipartisan vote increases the chances that the Senate will pass the bill by week's end, but its prospects in the Republican-led House are dimmer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is headed for a historic vote on legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage.

Olympic torch blasts into space for 1st spacewalk

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 05:47 AM PST

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-11M space ship carrying new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The rocket carrying the Olympic flame successfully blasted off Thursday from earth ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket soared into the cosmos Thursday carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts to the International Space Station ahead of the first-ever spacewalk for the symbol of peace.

Philippines braces for super typhoon, the year's strongest

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:54 AM PST

Typhoon Haiyan is pictured in this NOAA satellite handout imageThe most powerful storm on earth this year, gathers speed.

6 world powers sit with Iran in nuke talks

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:35 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. Israel has led the speculation that Iran could be moving closer to having all the pieces ready for a nuclear weapon. Israel also fears the negotiations could leave intact the mainstays of Iran's nuclear network: The ability to enrich uranium and produce atomic fuel. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File)GENEVA (AP) —
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