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With temperatures simmering and families spending summer days at the shore, most customers aren't exactly in the Christmas spirit. So what convinced Sears, which has seen nothing but annual same-store sales declines at both its namesake and Kmart stores over the past four years, that skeptical shoppers want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kmart's Christmas in July: Inspiration or Desperation? | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

But before any bill can get to the Senate floor, lawmakers have to figure out a way to pay for it, and their current proposal is running up against stiff resistance from Democrats. Polls show that voters are resistant to any means of paying for health reform - and especially to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Democrats Pass Health-Care Reform on Their Own? | 7/9/2009 | See Source »

On July 7, hotel staff members were seen taping up windows, and businesses were locking their employees inside in fear of further violence. A 38-year-old Han man surnamed Fu who has lived in Xinjiang all his life said he was accustomed to the discord. "We're used to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Deadly Riots, Ethnic Tensions Heat Up in Urumqi | 7/7/2009 | See Source »

As the Soay sheep show, animals can respond to climate change, but not in the ways we're accustomed to. "They can do so in two ways," says Coulson. "They can do so through the evolutionary process, which is a little slower, but they can also adapt by changing their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Incredible Shrinking Sheep of Scotland | 7/3/2009 | See Source »

Chinese fans have grown accustomed to seeing Yao out with an injury. While he has noticeably toughened up over his seven seasons in the NBA, he has often been hurt. In February 2008 he suffered a stress fracture in his left foot that kept him out of the NBA playoffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Fears Yao Ming Injury Could End His Career | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

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