Word: reporter
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...with the dollar so strong, countries with devalued currencies like Brazil are killing it on exports because their goods are that much cheaper." If Argentina buckles under the pressure and devalues, the whole region will take a beating from the markets. The upside? If Thursday?s Consumer Price Index report holds form, you can bet the farm on the Fed's leaving rates alone in August. "Raising rates would push up the dollar, which would hurt Argentina even more." One less thing to worry about...
RICHARD WOODBURY, our Denver-based correspondent, trudged through mud fields and scrambled up rocks to report on the crowding of Colorado's highest peaks. "It's easy to follow in the footsteps of others who have created paths and broaden their trails," says Woodbury, with allusion to the growth of the West in general, which he writes about often. "Unfortunately, widening contributes to erosion and drainage problems." Though an avid jogger based in the Mile High City since 1994, Woodbury admits he was winded by the time he reached the top of Mount Bierstadt, where he spent a very windblown...
SAFER SIZZLING It may be as American as apple pie, but barbecuing can also produce cancer-causing compounds. Now there is a tasty alternative. Researchers report that marinating beef before grilling--they chose Hawaiian teriyaki and Indian turmeric-garlic marinades--can reduce carcinogens as much as 67%. The meat was marinated overnight, but researchers think just an hour or two may suffice...
HIDDEN HEPATITIS Contracting hepatitis C is bad enough. Now Italian researchers report that one-third of the hepatitis C patients they studied also harbored the hepatitis B virus--even though it didn't show up on a standard blood test. Carrying both infections makes treatment more difficult and increases the odds of complications like cirrhosis of the liver, or even death...
...symptomatic of life in Serbia, where appearance and reality are carefully managed by Milosevic's propaganda machine. And though some Serbs have access to CNN and the Internet, it's still tough for them to get a clear view in a state where Milosevic controls even the weather report...