It crashed. Welcome to al jazeera america, im stephanie sy. We do have breaking news out of afghanistan. There was an explosion near the u. S. Embassy on thursday, near the kabul capital city. It was near a major Traffic Circle outside the main entrance. It was steps away interest n. A. T. O. S International Security Assistance force office. Yesterday a suicide bomber attacked a german convoy entering an ifas building. A seismic change in policy from the food and drug administration. The agency wants to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in cows and chickens raised for meat. Its the first attempt at curbing the use of antibiotics in healthy animals. We have more. Giving antibiotics to livestock has been common practice on american farms. In 2011 nearly 30 Million Pounds of drugs were sold in the u. S. For meat and poultry production. Farmers use them to keep livestock healthy and for animals to grow faster. Theres a risk for people. Overusing antibiotics in animals allows resista
Both civilians and Service Members are suffering, the technology that can help. We begin tonight with confusing and conflicting developments in syrias civil war. Some of the nonlethal military help the u. S. Has been sending to Syrian Rebels may have gotten into the long hands. Fighters are now control of warehouses full of weapons. Hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled the violence. Nisrsreeen of al jazeera has the report. This is where the majority of destitute Syrian Refugees, have built this flimsy accommodation themselves because they cant afford to pay rent. Look how bad it is here. The children are suffering. We dont have any fuel to keep them warm. There are those who are cold and there are those who are dietion from thdying from the cold. Reporter the storm is expected to last through the weekend, the misery of these syrians here are also felt by 280 other tented communities across the valley. Those who have not registered with the u. N. Refugee agency have yet to receive
A seismic change in policy from the food and Drug Administration, one called unpress dated, one that impacts farms and people around the country. The agency is used to phase out poultry and milk. Ill talk to a medical doctor about what this means. First todays decision. Giving antibiotics to live took has been common practice on American Farms for decades. Consider that in 2011, 30,000 pounds. Drug was sold for meat and poultry production. It was used to keep stock healthy and for animals to grow faster. Theres a risk in people. New recystent strains of bacteria were allowed to einvolve, sickening millions of americans, killing 23,000 people. That is driving the f. D. A. To phase out antibiotics for food production. In a statement the f. D. A. Says the faze out would happen. After that it was be illegal to use antibiotics. Others say the guidelines, which have voluntary, will not do enough to keep people safe. Im concerned that therell be no change. They could continue to misuse antibi
In america. How a young mother is fighting to get her family off the treats. Off the streets. [ music ] good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Today the house is said to vote an a new deal that would prevent a Government Shutdown. The bipartisan deal had the backing of House Speaker john boehner, who is lashing out at conservative groups. Erica pitzi jops us with the latest. Bipartisan is the key ward. Democrats and republicans had to compromise on the deal, undercluesing 85 billion. Both sides are not overly satisfied, the deal represents a ceasefire if it gets through congress. Praise and criticism a day after republican congressman agreed on a bipartisan budget plan to avoid a shutdown. We want to deep a quost open and get a traj ectory of savings. Thats what well do. Its absolutely outrageous that we should leave the congress and go home for the holidays when too many people, over a Million People will not get their unemployment benefit. Democrats did give up