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cnn news 2013-10-16

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There are signs that a possible solution in Washington, not over the governmentshutdown, we are talking about a proposal on the US debts ceiling. On Thursday,republicans in the US House of Representatives said they would propose raisingthe debts ceiling temporarily. Investors seemed happy about that. The Dow JonesIndustrial average took a big jump yesterday on an optimism about a possibledeal. But there are a few things to keep in mind. First, this is a proposal. Itwould have to be passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president.Second, it's temporary, would run to November 22nd. And third it only coversthe debts ceiling. And if it's passed, the partial government shutdown couldkeep going. Republican leaders were scheduled to meet with president Obama atthe White House yesterday.  Teachers, please keep an eye on cnn.comfor the latest details.

Today is October 11. That means it's the international day of the girl. TheUnited Nation has established that in 2011. And this year's theme is'innovating for girl's education'. The goal of the international day of thegirl is to recognize girl's rights and the challenges that they faced aroundworld. For example, in developing countries, one of that every five girls whoenroll in elementary school never finish. Globally only 30 percent of middleand high school aged girls are enrolled in school and by 2015 it's estimatedthat 64 percent of the people around the world who are illiterate would befemale. Experts say access to education has wide-ranging benefits. Girls whoget more education are shown to have healthier families, and increase educationleads to higher wages for girls and more participation in the country's laborforce. Malala Yousafzai knows all about the benefits of girls having access toeducation, it's a personal cause and when the led her being attacked by theTaliban in her home country of Pakistan. She is recovering from the injuriesand now her voice and call for equal education are stronger than ever. Malalais also inspiring others like Julia Fine- a high school senior. Malala wasscheduled to an interview with cnn's Christine [] that would air this Sunday at7 p.m. Eastern. Julia, won the chance to be in the audience, [] say about howMalala was bravery and inspire her to get involved in activism was chosen byMalala is the winning entry in a contest we told you about a few weeks ago.