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...Starbucks has been in trouble because the recession has hurt its sales and McDonald's has been a formidable competitor. Its troubles are getting worse and the solutions are non-existent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why McDonald's Will Crush Starbucks In Europe | 5/27/2009 | See Source »

Simply put, people eat what is convenient and affordable - and if it's fat-heavy fast food, that's what they'll chow down on. The prevalence of obesity among American youth overall increased to 16.3% in 2006, from 5% in 1980, but some 28% of non-Hispanic black females between ages 12 and 19 are obese, as are about 20% of Mexican-American females (the statistic for non-Hispanic white females in the same age group is 14.5%). In congressional testimony earlier this year, a top official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified food deserts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can America's Urban Food Deserts Bloom? | 5/26/2009 | See Source »

Jason Motlagh's travel to Afghanistan and South Asia was funded by the non-profit Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Afghanistan's Little Tragedies Are Adding Up | 5/26/2009 | See Source »

...news of the killing began to trickle into Punjab, state authorities went on alert. Although there is no specific history of Ravidasia-Sikh violence in Punjab, violence has taken place between followers of various sects across the state, mostly with support of lower castes among both the Sikhs and non-Sikhs. By Monday afternoon, large-scale rioting spread to six districts, leading Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, himself a Sikh, to issue a televised appeal. "Invoking the teachings of the Gurus, I appeal to all sections of people in Punjab to maintain peace," he said. The situation has spun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Austrian Murder Sparks Protests in India | 5/26/2009 | See Source »

...union bosses are due to sit down with the local authorities in Berlin to hammer out a new pay deal. Another strike is planned for that day, and if there's no deal, more walkouts are expected. In the meantime, some councils have set up "emergency kindergartens" staffed by non-union members for strike days. In other parts of the country, parents have teamed up to organize alternative day-care arrangements; others are taking a day's vacation to stay home with the kids. As for the children, they're probably just wondering what all the fuss is about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Kindergarten Teachers Strike | 5/26/2009 | See Source »

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