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...There is a controversy among historians regarding the origin of syphilis. Apparently, it is plausible that it was Columbus who brought it to Europe from the Americas. What some economists have argued is that Wall Street’s present disease is not as transferable as one might think...
...line began forming well before dawn. Thanks to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which crippled Gulf Coast refineries, drivers in the Southeast are creeping around town with their gas gauges on empty, searching for a pump that isn't dry. And while oil companies said supply would improve by Columbus Day, the long lines aren't the only thing giving us dj vu. We've got an unpopular President in the White House, trouble with Iran and economists raising the specter of stagflation. Russia has invaded a neighboring country. The Yankees couldn't make the playoffs. Breaker...
...One’s not better,” Carrington said. “But it draws the people that want to sit down and hear a performance.” In stark contrast, Saturday’s lineup offers different performers on three stages strung along Columbus Ave., a set-up that encourages people to move between shows. Some of the musicians, such as a mixed ensemble of percussionists and vocalists called AfroBrazil, even parade through the crowd. “It’s a party,” Balkin said. “It?...
...been found. Sklar points out that the 10-block, one-mile area covered by Helena's 24-hour curfew was predominantly "poor and black," suggesting that the curfew could be in violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. And Sklar says the problem goes beyond Arkansas. In Columbus, Ohio, officials are wrestling with questions of whether authorities are unjustly confiscating belongings and subjecting young people to invasive questions in enforcing a long dormant but now revived 34-year-old curfew...
...medical school that Doherty says will employ 1,000 people. The city web site boasts about recent infusions into its downtown from companies like drug maker Sanofi Pasteur, which now occupies space in a former Woolworth department store. Last year, the Yankees moved its AAA farm team here from Columbus, Ohio; in May, Money magazine named Scranton one of the ten fastest-growing real estate markets in the country. This growth is proof of Doherty's mantra: If you make it nice, they will come. The mayor and other local leaders have funneled millions of dollars into the city...