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...that the board has backed Lewis through a remarkably difficult period in which there was pressure from many quarters to oust him, his job is almost certainly safe and will be for a long time. It is very likely that the government did not give the board an ultimatum about Lewis's future because, if it did, the action would have been disclosed and Lewis might be gone...
...most recent period, revenue at the coffee shop company was down a modest 7.6%. Since economists have assumed American consumers have tightened their belts to the point where it cuts off blood supply, this number was remarkably good. Starbucks, where a cup of coffee can cost over $4, is still a luxury, albeit a modest one. But, if the company is doing relatively well, then discretionary spending has not disappeared. Same-store sales at Starbucks for the period were down 8% in the US, but only 5% was due to a lower number of transactions. The rest was because people...
...what we are capable of doing out on the field [against Cornell], so that really gave us the momentum for today.”And the Crimson wasted no time capitalizing on this newfound confidence, coming out of the gates running with an explosive offensive attack in the first period against its cross-town opponent. Though Brittany Wilton got the Eagles on the scoreboard first with 21:52 to go in the first half, junior tri-captain Sara Flood responded with a tally of her own less than 40 seconds later to even the game...
...continue working with college students, though she is leaving her options open at the moment. “I’m trying not to get myself too committed,” Kidd said. “I want to keep myself open to this new period of exploration.” —Staff writer Lauren D. Kiel can be reached at lkiel@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Edward-Michael Dussom can be reached at emdussom@fas.harvard.edu...
...legal southbound crossings. Personal-vehicle crossings were almost double that number. Almost 4 million passenger vehicles crossed each way between Texas cities and their sister communities in Mexico in the first two months of this year, while almost half a million trucks headed south in the same period and 370,000 headed north, according to the center...