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...million vehicles in the U.S. this year. If it wants to keep that share when sales get back to where they were the year before the economy dropped into recession, the company will have to build 3.2 million vehicles. GM's annual output capacity would need to be somewhere near 3.5 million, if it is to have any chance of recovering the market share that it had early in the decade. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...danger zones in southern Australia today puts more people in harm's way, raising the potential death toll. Still, heat waves and drought set the table for wildfires, and temperatures in the worst-hit areas have been over 110°F (43°C) while humidity has bottomed out near zero. Climate change will continue to be a threat multiplier for forest fires. (See the top 10 green ideas...
...better prepared to address mental illness, though many states' current budget woes will undoubtedly mean some cuts in social services and counseling. And at the Depression's nadir, 34 million Americans had no income at all, which is not likely to happen today. Still, if poverty levels approached anywhere near those levels, the psychological toll could be greater because of the intervening erosion in family and community cohesion...
...includes access to Qantas lounges, but you'll get $50 off a new membership or $25 off a renewal, if you buy in person at the new lounge at Dulles before April 30. Or you can simply buy a day pass for $50. Terminal B, mezzanine level, near gate...
...where they found the bodies that brought home the full horror of the fires. In one house police found four children huddled together. They knew they were children by the size of their skulls. Near a road they found the body of a man who appeared to have crashed his Harley Davidson motorcycle and then died as he tried to outrun the flames. Six died in a multi-car pileup as drivers tried to avoid falling trees and raging fires. One man died on a sports-field - perhaps believing that the short grass would halt the flames. Dozens left...