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LIVESCIENCE 25 September 2013 : Earth Had Oxygen Much Earlier Than Thought

GUARDIAN 1 October 2013
George Osborne signals spending cuts for next seven years
George Osborne targets budget surplus by 2020
Ed Miliband attacks Daily Mail for smearing his father
Not the Booker prize 2013: Magda by Meike Ziervogel

FOXNEWS 30 September 2013
Government shutdown won't shut down NSA spying
Director nixes Hillary documentary for CNN after pressure from Clinton aides

NASA 30 September 2013 : NASA Space Telescopes Find Patchy Clouds on Exotic World

DAILY KOS 30 September 2013
Boehner: Senate should 'listen to the American people' and give Republicans everything they want
Here's what worries Republicans about the looming government shutdown
Poll: Whose fault is a shutdown? Silly question.

MICHELLE MALKIN 30 September 2013 : Accountability for Camp Bastion families? 2 Marine generals reportedly fired

HUFFINGTON POST 30 September 2013
John Boehner Mocks Obama In House Floor Speech
House Republicans in last-ditch effort to avert shutdown, Reid says GOP 'playing games'

NY TIMES 30 September 2013 : Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy

EUREKALERT 30 September 2013 : NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds ingredient of household plastic in space




ENTERTAINMENT :  Jaguar Attacks Crocodile (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO). When a jaguar pounces, sometimes one bite is all it takes to get a meal. National Geographic has exclusive video of a jaguar taking down a caiman in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, photos of which went viral earlier this month. Luke Dollar, a conservation scientist who helps manage National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative, explains the hunt and explosive moment of predation. Published on Sep 26, 2013 by NationalGeographic







Shutdown starts, 1 million workers on unpaid leave
By John Whitesides - WASHINGTON - The U.S. government began a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects. | Live Coverage
* Video: Muted reaction in markets so far
* Photo gallery: What will be shut down?
* Factbox: What will happen, who will be furloughed
* Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it
* Pentagon chief says shutdown hurts U.S. credibility with allies
* For House Republicans, confrontation is safer than compromise
* Obamacare launch poised to reach millions despite shutdown drama
* U.S. shutdown strategy - Many advisers keep clients in stocks
* Dollar falls but most investors calm over U.S. shutdown

South Korea shows off new missiles designed to hit North 

Amazon to hire more than 70,000 seasonal employees

Netanyahu warns Obama on Iran
By Matt Spetalnick and Dan Williams - WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged President Barack Obama to step up sanctions on Iran if it pursues its nuclear drive even as it exchanges overtures with Washington and restarts negotiations with the West.
* Iranian commander says Rouhani-Obama call 'too soon': report

VIDEOS
US tourist sites face shutdown hit
Breakingviews: U.S. speeds up end of Dollar era 
Reuters Today: U.S. government begins shutdown
U.S. government partially shuts down







US shutdown: 'I'm thoroughly disgusted'

US begins shutdown amid budget row
The US federal government begins a partial shutdown, the first in 17 years, after the two houses of Congress fail to agree a new budget.
* Mardell: Brinkmanship over the edge
* Peston: Global storm clouds 
* Shutdown in 60 seconds - VIDEO
* Who will be affected?
* Dollar falls
* Q&A: 2013 US budget brawl
* Shutdown puzzles other nations 
* Economic impact

Syria disarmament team to begin work
A team of international experts is due in Damascus to begin work on dismantling Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under a US-Russian deal.
* How to destroy chemical arsenal
* School attack victims suffer

HEALTH
Anti-depressants 'linked to type 2 diabetes'
Breast cancer 'research gap' warning

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Director cancels Hillary Clinton film

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Flamingo society: Oldest and pinkest are most popular



Today's African Proverb : "The son of a chief is just an ordinary person in a foreign land" - A Shona proverb from Zimbabwe sent by Chenjerai Hove, Stavanger, Norway




US govt shuts down for 1st time in 17 years as budget talks fail



10 ways govt shutdown will hurt America
Obama on Iran: We won't take military option off the table
Security v. human rights: Cameron says UK may quit ECHR 'to keep country safe'
Night massacre at Nigerian college leaves around 40 students dead
Activists file Putin's candidacy for Nobel Peace Prize
West may fail to bring Syrian opposition to Geneva talks in time - Lavrov
Syrian FM to UN: 'Terrorists from 83 countries fighting in Syria'
Moscow warns Muslims against animal sacrifice on eve of major holiday
Yankees go home: Venezuela expels 3 top US diplomats
Airplane diplomacy: Iran 'to study' possibility of direct flights to US
Greenpeace activists 'posed real threat' to Arctic oil rig staffinvestigators

VIDEOS
Boko Horror: Islamists storm dorm, shoot sleeping students in Nigeria. Dozens of students have been shot dead by Islamist militants in Nigeria - who stormed a dormitory early on Sunday morning and started killing people. The gunmen are believed to be from the terrorist sect Boko Haram - that recently stepped up its attacks on civilians. This latest incident showing the scale of terror engulfing Africa, comes shortly after the deadly shopping mall attack in Kenya. Ayo Johnson, founder of the Viewpoint Africa website, explained why the continent has become a hub for terrorist cells.



Israel on Counter-Offensive: Netanyahu vows to rebut Iran's 'sweet talk'. The Israeli Prime Minister's on a mission to thwart Iran's recent efforts to unfreeze its relations with the West. Benjamin Netanyahu claims Tehran's sweet talk is just a trick to buy the country's nuclear programme more time - and he's vowing to prove it in the White House and at the UN General Assembly. RT's Middle East correspondent Paula Slier looks at what to expect from the Israeli leader's counter-offensive.



CrossTalk: Justice Deficit
Bibi's One-Track Tack: 'Israel's talk of Iran's nukes is like stuck record player'
'It's not life, it's survival': Crisis-hit Portuguese forced to live in communes
Cameron 'Helps to Buy' what, mortgages? No - just votes!
'Terrorists from 83 countries fighting in Syria' - FM to UN Assembly 2013 (FULL SPEECH)
■ 'Rights Hypocrisy': UK may quit European convention, still lecture others

US govt shuts down for 1st time in 17 years as budget talks fail. The US federal government is partially shutting down after the Congress failed to fund its work amid a Republican drive to defund the Obamacare healthcare program. President Obama addressed to US troops to boost their confidence amid the crisis.  ||Celente: Govt shutdown theatrics, US lawmakers drama queens. The 'essential' federal services will continue working despite the shutdown. Gerald Celente, publisher of the Trends journal, says careful of the hype - the warnings of a collapse have been strongly exaggerated.



'Mom tried to sell me for drugs': NATO troops leave deadly Afghan legacy. The US and its allies are packing their bags, ready to head out of Afghanistan next year - but they'll leave behind a deadly legacy. Since the start of the "War on terror" twelve years ago, the drug industry there has thrived. And it's not only for internal use - Afghan-made narcotics are being steadily appearing the over the world, and have killed at least a million people. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports.





U.S. : Government: Sorry, We're Closed
By David Stout - As the midnight deadline passed without a deal, the shutdown began, sending 800,000 employees on mandatory leave and leaving federal programs shuttered.
* Shutdown: Obama and Republicans Trade Blame as Deadline Is Crossed
* Obama Releases Message to Military as Shutdown Begins
* Infographic: What Shuts Down When the Clock Strikes Midnight

HEALTH CARE : Obamacare's First Day: What You Need to Know. Despite the shutdown, health insurance exchanges are open for business. Here's how to navigate the new program

SYRIA : Syrian Rebels Reject Talks With Assad - But risk losing global support in the process

INFERTILITY : A New Hope for Infertile Women - Researchers get ovaries making healthy eggs again



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