BitGou: Morning Digest: Analysis: On healthcare, spying, questions on what Obama knew and when

2013年10月30日星期三

Morning Digest: Analysis: On healthcare, spying, questions on what Obama knew and when

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10/30/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Analysis: On healthcare, spying, questions on what Obama knew and when

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To his critics, President Barack Obama often has seemed to be conveniently distant when trouble has hit his administration..

Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, pushes settlement plan

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday as part of U.S.-brokered peace efforts, but said it was pressing on with plans to build more homes for Jewish settlers, in an apparent move to appease hardliners..

Fed to maintain aggressive policy stimulus amid soft data

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its massive bond-buying campaign when it concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday and may point to softer readings on the U.S. economy to signal that the policy will be extended into 2014..

Singer Chris Brown enters rehab after assault charge

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown is entering rehab "to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior," the singer's representatives said on Tuesday, after Brown was arrested and charged with assault over the weekend..

Mickelson eyes Sheshan hat-trick as Tiger sits out

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The absence of Tiger Woods will not go unnoticed at this week's WGC-HSBC Champions tournament but the attendance of 40 of the world's top 50 players suggests the tournament is living up to its billing as a World Golf Championships tournament..

LinkedIn's conservative forecast gives pause to sizzling stock surge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp issued a conservative revenue forecast through the end of the year that damped a sizzling run in its stock price, taking the shine off an upbeat performance at the professional social network in the third quarter..

U.S. Dream Chaser space taxi soars on test flight, skids after landing

(Reuters) - A privately owned prototype space plane aced its debut test flight in California but was damaged after landing when a wheel did not drop down, developer Sierra Nevada Corp said on Tuesday..

Cellphone saves Florida store clerk from robber's bullet

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A convenience store clerk in Florida can thank his cellphone for stopping a bullet fired at his chest during an attempted robbery, police said on Tuesday..