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...Samantha R. Reiser ’11 was uneasy about the potentially “chaotic” crowd that accompany such a large opening, though she said she would likely see what the fuss was about. Local businesses, however, were more optimistic about the prospect of crowds overflowing into their own stores. “It’ll probably bring people from out of the neighborhood,” said Colin G. Quinn, of Best Cellars wine shop, which is one block away. Likewise, Lisa D. Boch, a sales associate at Crate & Barrel, said she thought the Apple...
...Democratic candidate for the general election. It is a concern that Clinton refutes, showing every sign that she remains determined to take her case all the way to the convention floor. "It is so important that we count the votes of Florida and Michigan," Clinton announced Tuesday night, a prospect that is sure to divide the party through the summer. "It would be a little strange to have a nominee chosen by 48 states...
...something we Indians have never been comfortable with. So mounting credit card bills become a nightmare," she says. "And then there's the uncertainty over downsizing and job cuts. Our generation has seen our parents stay with the same job for life; for a lot of us the prospect of a pink slip is horrifying," she adds...
...North Korea in the 1990s. Now, the most backward, isolated country in the world may be about to see history repeat itself. According to diplomats, United Nations officials and a variety of non-government organizations, North Korea stands yet again on the brink of a major food shortage. "The prospect of hunger-related deaths in the next few months is approaching certainty," says Marcus Noland, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute and co-author of a just released study raising alarms about the prospect of renewed famine. In fact, one Seoul-based NGO, the Research Institute for North Korean...
Robb, 45, is one of more than a dozen fugitives from Britain and elsewhere who aren't thrilled at the prospect of a thaw between the island's two governments. Their colorful presence has given northern Cyprus a somewhat louche reputation. Over the years, the likes of convicted drug baron Brian "the Milkman" Wright (he always delivers) and Pete "Maggot" Roberts (convicted of selling tainted meat) have holed up there. Last month the chief suspect in Britain's biggest heist, the 2006 theft of $100 million from a security depot, was rumored to be on the island, or to have...