Sitting behind a counter heaped with glistening mounds of baklava and other sugary confections, Abbas Abdul Rasoul lamented that the streams of people wending by to the Khadamiya shrine to mark the Islamic new year are thinner than in recent years.
White House
Obama warns against strict quarantines for Ebola workers
President Barack Obama called for health care workers returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa to be treated as “the heroes that they are,” amid continuing confusion and public anxiety over state health measures that call...
Elections
Cruising toward re-election, Graham works on behalf of other GOP hopefuls
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Congress
Off-highway vehicle safety rules proceed despite some senators’ objections
Rebuffing off-road vehicle manufacturers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Wednesday to move forward with rules aimed at preventing rollover crashes, which have killed hundreds of riders.
World
Syria rebels plead for U.S. help as Nusra, a former friend, goes on the attack
Al Qaida’s Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front, which has long been viewed by that country’s rebels as an ally in the battle to topple President Bashar Assad, has turned on them in recent days, forcing the beleaguered rebels into a three...
Health Care
Pentagon, White House go separate ways on Ebola
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday imposed a 21-day quarantine on troops returning from anti-Ebola service in West Africa even as President Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to such restrictive steps for civilians.
National Security & Defense
Pentagon, White House go separate ways on Ebola
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday imposed a 21-day quarantine on troops returning from anti-Ebola service in West Africa even as President Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to such restrictive steps for civilians.
Economy, Business & Consumer
New book slams economists, their theories and their forecasts
Jeff Madrick has a bone to pick with the economics profession, and that’s putting it nicely. Consider the title of his new book: “Seven Bad Ideas: How Mainstream Economists Have Damaged America and the World.”
Courts & Crime
Federal regulators accuse AT&T of failing to disclose that ‘unlimited’ data plans had limits
Federal regulators are suing AT&T for allegedly charging customers for unlimited data plans that were not, in reality, unlimited.
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