The Federal Reserve reduced short-term interest rates for the seventh time in seven months, the latest in a series of measures to stabilize financial markets.
Fed Cuts Rate by a Quarter Point, to 2%Slight Economic Growth; Consumer Spending WeakensEconomic growth expanded only modestly in the first three months of the year, reflected the increasingly thrifty inclinations of American consumers. After Break With Ex-Pastor, Obama Tries to Move OnSenator Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to steer the conversation in the presidential campaign back to the economy. Jeannette Beranger/American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
To Save a Species, Serve It for DinnerA new book describes an effort to bring foods back from the brink by engaging farmers, breeders and chefs to grow and use them. Above, the Tennessee fainting goat. China Investigates Forced Child LaborAuthorities said they had “rescued” more than 100 children from factories in a manufacturing center known for exporting toys, textiles and electronics. Federal Contracting Chief Is Forced OutLurita A. Doan had been accused of improperly mixing government business with politics as head of the G.S.A. Well Blog: Parents’ New Miley Problem“Why do parents need to depend on Disney stars to show their little girls how to act?” writes Bekah. |
Travel »36 Hours in Naples, ItalyThe city might be knee-high in trash, but there’s beauty in the chaos. The Earthen Homes of Yongding CountyCommunal homes in Chinas mountains lure a trickle of tourists. In Poland, Converting a Palace to a HomeWhen Kehrt Reyher and his Polish wife, Marzenna, saw a desolate 18th century palace in southern Poland, they fell in love with its classical design.
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