The month. The Unemployment Rate dropped to 5. 8 in october, the lowest level in six years. President obama approved a plan to double the u. S. Military in iraq to 3000 personnel. President says the troops will not be in combat but will be in a better position to help iraqis and kurds fight the Islamic State militants. The president asked congress to approve 5. 6 billion in added spending for effort against the Islamic State. At t is making a big push into mexico. The phone giant just released a deal to acquire a mexican Wireless Company for 2. 5 billion. At t will receive the companys 8 million subscribers. Starting today, users will have the option to see fewer posts from certain friends or block all of that, according to a friend post. Facebook launched a newsfeed setting page. Uber is trying to raise at least 1 billion in new capital at a valuation of 17 billion, or so says the financial times. This less than six months after seeing 1. 2 billion of funding back in june. Uber is alr
First time that a District Attorney has prosecuted somebody. Reporter but few cities can afford to actively go after scofflaws. In the current case, they were ratted out by neighbors. Bob, who has polio, says its just too easy to get a doctor to sign off on a placard. Instead, what they need to look at is, are there any practitioners who are issuing a lot of these . Reporter there are 60,000 disabled placards registered in San Francisco. Yet there are only 30,000 metered spaces. And in a city where parking is difficult, placard because can be frustrating placard abuse can be frustrating. This man parked in a disabled zone and doesnt look disabled. I do it with my father. Reporter its hard to find spaces when you try to take your father out . Always. Reporter authorities in the city say they have some solutions. They may start charging for the disabled spaces no more free parking and another solution they say, make it tougher to get them. But so far, no one in sacramento is looking to c
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