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...China FOOD FEARS GONE GLOBAL The impact of the melamine-tainted-milk scandal has spread beyond China's borders, with major multinational brands testing or recalling their products. Several firms, including Heinz, say their actions are only precautionary, while Mars Inc. has questioned the accuracy of the Indonesian government's tests of its candy. Meanwhile, the parents of a 1-year-old boy have filed a rare lawsuit against a Chinese manufacturer, claiming its milk powder had sickened their...
...past five months, Jim has been traveling around the world to document the spread of an ancient disease that has a deadly new face: extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). The extraordinary pictures in this week's issue are the foundation for a unique collaboration with TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)--an organization devoted to "ideas worth spreading." Last year Jim won the TED prize--a grant of $100,000 and his "wish to change the world." That wish was to create a global-awareness movement around XDR-TB. Beginning Oct. 3, TED will unveil multimedia projects in major cities around...
...might now have to pony up 15%. And good luck if you want a jumbo loan (above $417,000 in many areas), which now carries an average rate 1.3 percentage points higher than other mortgages, according to Bankrate.com That's more than a smidge above the historical quarter-point spread, since the government doesn't buy jumbos...
Chatterton: Put it this way: you break a ship up, spread on the bottom in 12,500 feet of water. There...
...Francis last week,” the goalkeeper said. “If we can beat [the Bears], we can compete with any eastern team.”While the Crimson hesitates to look beyond the game in front of it, an outstanding effort against Brown could spread some pre-Halloween fright through the rest of the league.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...