October 17, 2013 (San Diego’s East County ) --ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- S&P: Shutdown cost U.S. economy at least $24 billion (The Hill)
- Lawmakers launch budget talks as government restarts (Reuters)
- Business groups stand by Boehner, plot against Tea Party (Washington Post)
- Shutdown deal averts catastrophe but leaves economy in peril (Washington Post)
- US adults score below average on worldwide test (AP)
Global
- Palestinian shot dead in base attack (BBC)
- Nobel laureates urge Putin to free Greenpeace activists (BBC)
- Pregnant indigenous Mexican women face hospital discrimination (LA Times)
- For Now, No War Crimes Charges Against Syrian Regime (NPR)
- North Korea Has Restarted Nuclear Reactor, South Korea Says (NPR)
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