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October sales offer relief to merchants
NEW YORK - Consumers, looking to outfit themselves for cooler weather and enticed by an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
Watney steals Tiger's thunder in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - American Nick Watney stole Tiger Woods' thunder at the WGC-HSBC Champions Thursday as he raced to a two-shot lead, but the world number one is lurking dangerously three off the pace.
Nations:U.S. People:Paul Casey Sergio Garcia Phil Mickelson Tiger Woods Source:(AFP)
2009-11-05
3 strong economic reports lift recovery hopes
WASHINGTON - Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.
People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
Processed food link to depression: research
LONDON (AFP) - A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to research published on Monday.
Source:(AFP)
2009-11-02
Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor
WASHINGTON - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" - and with him, the family's income.
Nations:Mexico Malawi Rwanda Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
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