Global and political turmoil across regions in brief
Clashes near Damascus and northern Syria unfold as UN inspectors secure chemical weapons sites ahead of a November deadline. In New York a Silk Road inquiry targets Ross Ulbricht for narcotics, hacking, and money laundering tied to a billion-dollar dark market. Milan analyzes Berlusconi's weakened stance as he backs Letta's government. Denver reports a fatal Colorado family rock slide will keep a popular trail closed through spring amid safety fears and ongoing investigations.
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Beirut
Damascus
Syria
Bashar Assad
U.N. Security Council
New York
San Francisco
Ross William Ulbricht
Maryland
Silk Road
Milan
Silvio Berlusconi
Italy
Senate
Enrico Letta
Denver
Colorado
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
John Peterson
San Isabel National Forest
Chaffee County
John Spezze
Spezze
Climax Molybdenum
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Peterson
White House talks stall as GOP presses ObamaCare demand
Obama hosted congressional leaders and Wall Street executives amid a partial shutdown idling 800000 workers. Speaker Boehner accuses him of refusing to negotiate while Reid says ObamaCare blocks any spending deal. House moves to reopen parks and NIH, but Senate and White House veto threats loom.
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Washington
Barack Obama
White House
Wall Street
U.S
Obama
House
John Boehner
West Chester
Ohio
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
NSA chief reveals test of tracking Americans by cell phone locations
Gen. Keith Alexander said in a Senate hearing the NSA once tested tracking U S cell phone locations but does not currently use that capability, leaving it to the FBI for potential criminal or foreign intelligence cases. He and James Clapper warned the government shutdown harms intelligence work while Congress weighs Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act changes.
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Washington
National Security Agency
Keith Alexander
Spy Agency
Alexander
Director of
National Intelligence
James Clapper
Senate Judiciary Committee
NSA
Edward Snowden
New York Times
Clapper
Afghanistan
Congress
U.S
FBI
Health exchanges face mounting pressure to fix website glitches
After a second day of overloaded sites and jammed phone lines, consumers report ongoing delays as federal and state exchanges push to enroll. Officials cite overwhelming interest and high volume, while advocates stress the need to avoid denting support for the law.
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Barack Obama
Denise Rathman
Des Moines
Iowa
Rathman
Cleveland
Sharon Schorr
Federal Exchange
Schorr
Orange
David Berge
Shoreview
Minn
Mnsure
Berge
Joanne Peters
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Berlusconi
Vicki Maturo
Culver City
Calif
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Los Angeles
Gop
David Espe
Associated Press
Capitol
National Institutes of Health
Eric Cantor
Virginia
Europe
Mitch McConnell
Kimberly Dozier
Stephen Braun
Congressional Government Accountability Office
Bill Curtis
CAST
Consortium For
IT Software Quality
Curtis
Department
Healthcare.gov
Luis Velez
Dallas
Veloz
Florida Association of Community Health Centers
Andy Behrman
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