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...thousands in downtown Austin, been poisoned by some angry loft developer? Or had they died from a bout of overindulgence of mistletoe during the holidays? The answer to both is no, according to experts at Texas A&M University. They say the grackles fell prey to parasites and a sudden dip in temperatures, struck down by a double whammy of bad luck in the bird world...
...Daniel Haworth is settled into a high chair and wheeled behind a black screen, a sudden look of worry furrows his 9-month-old brow. His dark blue eyes dart left and right in search of the familiar reassurance of his mother's face. She calls his name and makes soothing noises, but Daniel senses something unusual is happening. He sucks his fingers for comfort, but, finding no solace, his mouth crumples, his body stiffens, and he lets rip an almighty shriek of distress. Mom picks him up, reassures him, and two minutes later, a chortling and alert Daniel returns...
...build-up of huge economic imbalances that are unsustainable over the long term. These include the U.S. trade and current-account deficits, the accumulation of $3 trillion in monetary reserves by Asian central banks, excessive debt growth and leverage around the world, and growing income and wealth disparities. A sudden, sharp reversal of any one of these imbalances could cause stocks to fall precipitously. The sell-off could be triggered by any number of lurking dangers-an adverse geopolitical event such as an act of aggression against Iran, say, or the implosion of a massively leveraged hedge fund...
...Hewitt is having far more trouble than he used to winning those tight matches against solid but unexceptional players, and as such could easily exit in any early round. For various reasons, he hasn't been playing enough tournaments and his untimely Jan. 5 split with coach Roger Rasheed - sudden and rancorous, despite Rasheed's gracious public statement - would derail anyone, besides, perhaps, the cantankerous and determined Hewitt. He still talks a good game and there's little reason to believe that wedlock and fatherhood have dulled his yearning to win his own Open. But if nothing else looks insurmountable...
There have been at least eight murders in New Orleans in the first week of 2007, including Hill’s. This sudden increase in homicides has Mayor C. Ray Nagin and police Superintendent Warren J. Riley considering a curfew to help curb the violence...