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...currency relative to others. Though the U.S. economy may be in its worst condition in almost 30 years, the rest of the industrialized world isn't any better off. "The dollar should be much weaker," says Nouriel Roubini, the bearish chairman of research firm RGE Monitor in New York City. "The problem is, not all currencies can fall relative to each other...
...Congress agreed to extend unemployment benefits to a 59-week period last year. According to The New York Post, Wayne Vroman, an economist at the Urban Institute, estimates that up to 700,000 people could exhaust their extended benefits by the second half of this year. Since net job losses could continue well into 2010, and unemployment is likely to top 10%, the figures for people receiving no financial support at all could move well above one million before the end of the year and actually increase after that. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...frustrating it is to be trapped on a plane on the runway, idling for hours, waiting hopelessly for lift off. Here's one reason to steel your patience: Robert McDonald, a Scottish traveler who was stuck aboard a Delta flight for more than two-and-half hours at New York City's JFK airport on March 31, had apparently lost his cool. In an attempt to deplane, McDonald allegedly yanked open the aircraft's emergency exit door while the plane was on the tarmac. The crew says it stopped him from opening the door fully and deploying the emergency chute...
...Reiki. The Emerson Resort & Spa in New York State's picturesque Hudson Valley is teaching the Japanese stress-relieving techniques of reiki. The first Sunday of each month, the Shoden class teaches students how to heal through guided imagery. The third Sunday of the month, the Okuden class helps you learn to move energy through breath. But if your idea of stress-relief is sitting back and being pampered, forgo the classes and check out the four-star spa's massages, facials and hydrotherapy treatments. The reiki package starts at $436 per night, including breakfast, dinner...
...Security Council announced that it would hold an emergency session on Sunday in New York, and in Prague, one stop of his European tour, Obama said Washington would consult with its allies. But that's about as far as the diplomacy will go. Diplomatic and intelligence sources in Seoul late last week acknowledged that neither China nor Russia - both permanent members of the Security Council - will agree to further sanctions. "The best [Seoul and Tokyo] can hope for is a statement from the Security Council that condemns the test," says Chol Jinwook, director of North Korean Studies at the Korean...