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...many fears about the swine flu outbreak. It is not simply that it could cause the death of thousands or in the case of a pandemic, perhaps millions. Other fears are economic in nature based on the reality that tens of millions of very sick people would drive a weak global economy into a depression...
...will know whether the swine flu news caused both the physicians working for the government and the homeland security experts to look once again at what else a weak economy could survive. There is an answer and it is that the economy can't take much more...
Forty-three years ago, this magazine published a stark cover with the words "Is God Dead?" stamped in red against an inky black background. The accompanying article predicted that secularization, science and urbanization would eliminate the need for religious belief and institutions before long; in modern society, only the weak and uneducated would persist in their faith. Yet rumors of religion's demise turned out to be premature. Over the past few years, neo-atheists like Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens have taken up the cry again, encouraged by studies showing that the percentage of Americans who report no religious...
...increased its investment in Gannett from 4.8% of the company to 12.5%. That puzzled Wall St because of the bleak future the industry faces. The news about Ariel caused the stock to rally from $2.69 to $4.06 in four days, which probably pushed a number of short sellers out. Weak earnings knocked the stock back down to $3.09 giving those gambling against the firm some renewed hope...
...said. “The fastball came in low and away, and I was just trying to get the good part of the bat on it.”In the bottom of the 10th, Stack-Babich came through with an efficient end to his outstanding relief outing, inducing weak groundouts from the top three hitters in the Big Green lineup, including Dartmouth’s marquee slugger, Nick Santomauro.The win gives the Crimson a 3-0 record in extra-inning games this season.In the early innings, the game appeared to have the markings of a pitchers’ duel...