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A US artist who lost her left eye in a car accident in 2005 will soon get a web camera in its place.

Global financial markets reflected relief over the resolution of debt limit ceiling impasse in the U.S.

Japan's top government spokesman welcomed the U.S. debt ceiling agreement on Monday and said he hoped it would stabilise markets.

Acclaimed climate change scientist Charles Monnett has been suspended over "integrity issues" in regards to a 2006 paper on polar bear drownings in the Arctic.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has more cash than the government of the Unites States.

Technology giant Apple Inc currently has $76 billion in cash while United States Treasury's cash balance fell to $74 billion this week.

The US solider charged with an attempt to stage an attack on Fort Hood Military base shouted out in court the name of the defendant in the 2009 shooting at the military camp that killed 13 soldiers. The US military leadership chose to ramp up hiring Muslim personnel in the hope of creating a more inclusive culture within the army, but recent events are casting a shadow over the success of this policy.

The House of Representatives approved a Republican plan to cut the budget deficit on Friday that is doomed to defeat in the Senate but which could pave the way for a bipartisan compromise to avert a U.S. debt default.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has more cash than the government of the Unites States.

Charles Monnett, a leading climate scientist whose research helped galvanize the global warming movement, has been suspended pending an investigation into his 2006 paper on polar bear drownings.

The United States has hired Jurgen Klinsmann as its next national team coach, according to a report.

Majority whip Dick Durbin of Illinois said that the federal government needs to focus strategically on the long-term budget consequences of extreme weather events, which are increasing in severity and frequency.

The U.S. economy grew at a slow-crawl pace in the first half of this year, slower than economists had expected. Unemployment remains high also. Until companies stop hoarding cash and start hiring again, the environment isn't likely to change soon.

Japanese imports of rare earths from China fell 13 percent in June to 1,386 tonnes as a rise in prices made it unaffordable to many Japanese hi-tech companies.

The euro stayed under pressure in Asia on Friday as worries about the euro zone debt crisis flared up following a jump in Italy's borrowing costs, while investors also kept the dollar at arm's length amid the ongoing threat of a U.S. debt default.

The U.S. Congress, known for moving painfully slowly, can kick into high gear when it is staring down a deadline important to the entire country -- or when lawmakers are approaching their cherished August recess.

A bill to cut the deficit faced a nail-bitingly close vote in Congress on Thursday as the top Republican lawmaker sought to quell an internal revolt and push his plan to avoid a ruinous default.

Toronto's main stock index plunged more than 2 percent on Wednesday to its lowest point this month as weak U.S. data and a looming deadline for raising the U.S. debt ceiling sent investors searching for safety.

With America edging ever closer to a default, and a downgrade in the US credit rating, some realizations are starting to hit America's youth about their future. The consequences of the partisan squabbling of their parents' generation may leave them with little to inherit and much to despise.

If the debt ceiling isn't raised before Aug. 2, or if America's prized AAA credit rating is downgraded, it will mean at least a decade of financial instability to clean up after.

With America edging ever closer to a default, and a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating, some realizations are starting to hit America's youth about their future. The consequences of the partisan squabbling of their parents' generation may leave them with little to inherit and much to despise.