Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on the chances of a last-minute deal to avoid forced massive spending cuts.
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Students from across the country competed in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair last week in Pittsburgh, and out of the 1,500 kids who competed from more than 70 countries, 15 year old Jack Andraka was named the top winner, landing the $75,000 grand prize.
Andraka, a high school freshman, created a non-invasive and cheap way to detect pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
The test uses a dip-stick sensor, based on diabetic test paper, to test blood or urine for signs of early stage pancreatic cancer.
Boasting a 90% accuracy rate, the patent-pending sensor is 168 times faster, 26,000 times less expensive and over 400 times more sensitive than previous tests. Andraka believes the sensor can also be extended to detect ovarian and lung cancers.
Andraka talks to Alina Cho on Early Start today about his big win and what’s next for him.
Earlier this week, the rocket carrying SpaceX's dragon capsule launched into space and headed toward the International Space Station carrying supplies like food, computer equipment and tools for experiments that are to be handed off to astronauts.
If the unmanned shuttle successfully links up with the space station this morning, it will be the first time a private spacecraft has accomplished such a feat.
Astronaut Dan Tani calls into Early Start this morning to explain the mission and to discuss the significance of the historic day.
Earlier this week, the interesting choices for Maxim's "Hot 100 list" were trending on the web, but today it’s AARP’s "21 Sexiest Men Alive Over 50" list that’s making headlines. Why? Because former Utah governor and GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman came in at #20 on AARP's list, just behind George Clooney.
Also trending, another bear video has gone viral this morning. In Steamboat Springs, Co., wildlife officials were called in to get a sleeping black bear out of a neighborhood tree. An officer shot the bear with a tranquilizer gun and then gave him a nudge, sending the massive animal tumbling out of the tree. Thankfully, the bear was perfectly fine after his fall and the bear was taken out of the city and into the wild.
In today’s Minding Your Business segment, Christine Romans has very good news: the housing market may finally be healing.
Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are down to 3.78 percent, almost a full point below where it was just a year ago. Romans explains that this is a significant difference, with the potential to save tens of thousands of dollars in lower interest payments over the lifetime of a loan.
The spring selling season is also finally showing a pulse, with home sales up 10 percent.
Romans' "one thing you need to know" about your money today? Morgan Stanley is reviewing every single trade that was made on Facebook's IPO. So if you paid too much because of the NASDAQ’s technical problems, you may be getting some money back.
In an interview with Time magazine yesterday, Mitt Romney pledged to get the unemployment rate down to 6% after his first term if he's elected.
Acknowledging that the Congressional Budget Office has already predicted that unemployment will be down to 5.3% by the end of 2017 regardless of who's in office, Christine Romans says that Romney's goal is doable on Early Start today.
Al Qaeda is taking advantage of the unrest in Syria and a senior Jordanian official tells CNN's Barbara Starr that there are nearly 1,500 al Qaeda members and sympathizers in the country.
As a result, Jordan is pumping up its security on the Syrian border with the help of U.S. forces. Barbara Starr reports live from Jordan this morning about this growing security concern.
The New York Stock Exchange is courting Facebook, hoping to convince the social network to leave NASDAQ after a rocky public start.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the NYSE has been emailing with Facebook saying that they are better for trading because they use people, not computers.
The social network is also dealing with investor outrage, with at least three people are suing Facebook and its underwriters and accusing them of withholding information before the IPO launch.
In today's Minding Your Business, Mary Snow explains why the technical issues with NASDAQ are only the start of Facebook’s problems.
In an interview with Time magazine, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama's record, saying that the president hasn't exactly been the superhero America was hoping for.
However, in his new column on CNN.com, political comedian Dean Obeidallah argues that Romney may not be America's economic avenger either.
While Obeidallah thought that President Obama could be America's superhero, he contends that the president's slogan has gone from "yes we can" to "it could be worse." As for Romney, Obeidallah is not impressed with the GOP candidate's record at Bain Capital and as Massachusetts governor.
On Early Start this morning, Obeidallah discusses his column and argues that Americans only have "mere mortals" to choose from for president.
"Siri," Apple's revolutionary voice-controlled iPhone app, is still in it's beta-testing phase, but it's already proven to be a game changer for smart phone technology.
Despite it's popularity, tech giant IBM has recently raised security and privacy issues over the app, choosing to ban "Siri" from its corporate networks. Christine Romans explains the decision on Early Start this morning.
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