10 things you need to know today: November 9, 2013

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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1. U.S. economy shows healthy job growth despite government shutdown

Employers added 204,000 jobs in October, beating expectations from analysts, who had predicted a gain of around 120,000. The unemployment rate jumped from 7.2 percent to 7.3 percent, mostly due to federal employees who were forced to miss 16 days of work because of the government shutdown. [Bloomberg]

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.