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...global spending patterns is under way. U.S. consumers, the usual drivers of economic growth, are reducing their outlays and may do so for years to come as they pay down debt. Under this "new normal" scenario, some of today's spare capacity may never come back into action because total demand will remain depressed indefinitely. Factories in some crowded sectors will have to be permanently closed or retooled to make different products...
...weekend in North American theaters by scaring up $25 million, according to early studio estimates, which is more than the $23.6 million it cost to shoot the thing. This spawn of Shaun of the Dead helped Hollywood rebound from a lethargic frame a week ago; the industry's total take was nearly as burly as the same weekend last year, when the multiplex was ruled by Beverly Hills Chihuahua, another comedy about the invasion of Los Angeles by odd-looking creatures. (Read TIME's review of Zombieland...
Favre is certainly not the first athlete to flip-flop (twice) on saying farewell to his game. Pitcher Roger Clemens remains the reigning king of comebacks: he retired a total of three times, in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Lance Armstrong left cycling in 1996 to battle cancer but returned two years later, going on to win seven consecutive Tour de France titles...
Despite playing from a 2-0 hole, the Crimson successfully kept pace with Dartmouth to start the third frame. The two teams tied a total of eight times throughout the final set. There was no more than a two-point difference in the score until past the halfway point, when the Big Green went up 15-12. Once again, the Crimson used a timeout to try and compose itself, but Dartmouth would not relent. A combination of serving from Houston and a powerful kill by Morgan Covington gave the Big Green the set, and the match...
...Sotomayor and her eight colleagues won't have a lot of time for orientation: the court will start immediately on a docket of controversial cases that will call on Justices to consider new facets of the Establishment Clause, gun ownership and prison terms for minors, among other issues. In total, the Justices have already agreed to hear 55 cases in the new term. Here are five to keep...