- Obamacare subsidies
create disincentives for work, the director of the CBO told
Congress, backing a key argument made by Republicans against the
law. - The new IRS commissioner, meanwhile, told Congress he
wants the investigation into the agency’s targeting of
conservative groups to be over so that it can move on. - A UN report on child abuse within the Catholic Church called
on the Vatican to surrender to authorities anyone suspected of
pedophilia as well as documents about any coverups. The Vatican
characterized the report as distorted, unfair, and
ideologically biased, pointing out that it criticized Church
teachings on homosexuality, abortion, and contraceptives. - Public schools in New York City will move forward
on closingfor
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the Lunar New Year, but Mayor De
Blasio said he hadn’t made a decision on Diwali yet. - Elizabeth Hurley
denied tabloid reports she had an affair with Bill Clinton in
the 90s. - American snowboarder Shauwn White
won’t be competing in the slopestyle at the Olympics. He’d
previously called the course “intimidating.”
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