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Republicans and democrats are talking, just not to each other as the shutdown stalemate drags on. House Speaker John Boehner called for negotiations while the house called for a funding bill to reopen the government. Wall street is watching, and ill get out of the way here. The dow up closing at 76 points. And furloughed employees calling for an end too the shutdown. And then lets go to capitol hill now where congress is sit stuck. Al jazeeras libby casey is there for us. What is the latest on efforts to unstick this educatio situationd the shutdown. Reporter this has come from house democrats. This is a group that has been disem powered. Its between the house and senate. House democrats said if Speaker Boehner would allow a clean bill if he would let that go to the house floor they believe it would pass because they believe enough republicans would say lets just get t ....
Youre in a different country. Its almost like a third world. Police say about 80 of the bloodshed can be traced back to gangs. Membership in the citys 850 gang factions estimated at more than 100,000. Like most in their generation these young men have grown up using social media. The fbi reports that gangs nationwide use sites like facebook and twitter to mark their turf, intimidate rivals and recruit new members. But the socalled net banging can have deadly consequences with many online disputes turning into actual shootouts on the streets. The Police Monitor social media in the hopes of getting ahead of the bloodshed. Our digital producer is here looking out for all of your live feedback. And waj, social media has created this virtual turf war. Yeah, and most of our Community Says social media, even hip hop and wrap culture arescape goats for deeper problems. Loyal streamer ....
Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guaranteed. I mean, at what point does it stop . Whos speaking for us . Whos going to speak for us . The us is now a lowwage economy. Tens of millions of people in america are currently working lowpaid jobs many of them are based here, in florida. In this state, one out of every ten jobs is in a restaurant. Weve come here to investigate what recourse workers have when they dont get the wages they earned. In the center of miami beach, davids cafe is a popular cuban restaurant. For many years its owners operated a twin restaurant, called davids cafe two, just a mile away. In 2012, davids cafe two closed down. But there was a prob ....
Join our conversation for the next half hour by using the aj real money. We actually hit the debt ceiling months ago. If it isnt raised by congress the treasury wont have money to. It will very likely trig arrest recession. A recession. And many of you sense the danger that your dysfunctional government poses. Your confidence has plummeted since the shutdown began to its lowest level since 2011. Uncertainty or not this has been a remarkable year. The mark is down 3. 5 from its alltime hit, thats a lot of money to lose for no other ran than intransient congress. Congress has not done damage yet but that could change fast. And you may be wondering if now is the time to cash in your gains. Most would say no. Most professional investors dont have the time to get out and back in to make money. But Congress Needs to take this seriously. The consequences not of not ending this is too dire. The carnival did not stop twitter from taking a ....