House approves new defense bill in bipartisan vote
The House passed a sweeping defense policy measure 350 to 69 to curb military sexual assaults, fund combat pay, and finance new aircraft and ships. The bill authorizes 552.1 billion dollars for the regular budget plus 80.7 billion for overseas operations in the new fiscal year, aiming to slow Afghanistan drawdown and support troops.
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Arctic cools in 2013 but warming trend endures
NOAA reports 2013 arctic temperatures were moderate versus 2012 with less melt of Greenland ice and summer sea ice, yet overall the Arctic shows a shift to a warmer normal. Central Alaska had a warm summer, Fairbanks logged 36 days above 80, and snow cover across Europe and North America remained unusually low.
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Budget deal ends House Senate gridlock despite warnings
Budget agreement crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray, endorsed by Obama, would avert a January government shutdown and roll back 63 billion in automatic cuts with 85 billion in higher fees and benefit-curbs over a decade. Republicans grumbled, liberals objected to extended unemployment benefits.
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