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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Senator Rand Paul (C) poses with friends from the House during a break in proceedings The US government has shut down after Congress failed to pass a key budgetary measure on time. Lawmakers had hoped to approve a new spending bill before federal funding expired at midnight (05:00 GMT).…

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Olivia Burt, 20, tragically died on Wednesday (Picture: Facebook)The student who died in the crush to get into a nightclub in Durham has been named as Olivia Burt. Durham Police said that Olivia, a 20-year-old university student, was from Hampshire. She had just joined Durham University in October and was studying natural sciences. Man jailed for…

Detroit stealthily banned Airbnb rentals in a large part of the city.Image: Bill Pugliano/Getty ImagesBy Sasha Lekach2018-02-09 02:21:57 UTC Even Detroit’s mayor seems baffled how one line in a 216-page zoning packet can ban Airbnb rentals in certain Detroit neighborhoods. The ban in the city’s amended zoning ordinance went into effect this week, preventing homeowners…

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Human eggs with the potential to become fertilised embryos have been grown in a laboratory for the first time in a breakthrough that could unlock future fertility treatments. In a landmark development, scientists have been able to replicate the process where egg cells mature in the ovaries outside of the body. Using strips of ovarian tissue removed…

The National Treasury Employees Union, a major labor union for federal agency workers, said in a statement that agencies will notify employees if they get furloughed during a shutdown. The union will work with lawmakers to make sure employees get paid if they have to work during the shutdown, the organization said. Senate leaders moved…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrials plunged more than 1,000 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong sell-off and dragging the stock market into an official « correction » for the first time in two years as fearful investors sought to get out before their losses mounted. The rout marked a stark turnabout in investors’ mood from…

Who won the deadline, what were the biggest surprises and what’s next? Our NBA experts break down what happened and what it means.

Am US-Aktienmarkt ist es zu einem erneuten Kursrutsch gekommen. Erstmals seit November schloss der Dow Jones unter 24.000 Punkten. Der Leitindex lag am Ende des Handelstags mit 4,2 Prozent oder mehr als 1.000 Punkten im Minus. Keiner der 30 Index-Werte konnte sich im Plus halten. « Die Angst vor steigenden Zinsen hält die Börsen weiterhin im…