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Day 4 of the Great American Shutdown
The great American shutdown goes on. We hear from those who are going without pay.

Shedding light on the Dark Web
What the arrest of the Silk Road website founder says about attitudes to the Dark Web.

Counting the cost of the US shutdown
The world's most powerful nation has effectively shut down part of its government.

Last Hours Before US Shutdown
The US government appears to be on the brink of a partial shutdown. How long will it last?

US braces for possible government shutdown
US politicians have the weekend to strike a deal to stop a shutdown of public services.

Climate Change: Too Little Too Late?
What effect has the effort to address climate change had on the developing world?

New York Steals Alibaba for IPO
The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba gets ready to float on the New York Stock Exchange

A thawing of Iranian and US relations
The big thaw in the frigid relations between Iran and the US - is it really underway?

Blackberry Finally Crumbles
It is the end of an era as Blackberry's continued crumble ends in a sell-off

Blackberry's Troubles
The mobile tech company gets rid of almost half its workforce and faces huge losses.