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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2010
Page
2
Layoffs steady but not rising, signaling weak consumer spending as weather boosts jobless claims. Durable goods orders fell 0.6 percent in January while new home sales hit a record low. Consumer confidence plunged in February, underscoring a sluggish economy still tethered to stimulus programs. Mark Witner of Wells Fargo notes stimulus dependence persists.
The House passed a bill 315 to 97 to extend the USA Patriot Act for a year sending it to President Obama after Democrats dropped new privacy protections. Without the bill provisions would expire Sunday. Senate had approved earlier.
On Feb 26 1940 the United States Air Defense Command was created. Napoleon escaped Elba in 1815. Woodrow Wilson signed a Grand Canyon National Park measure. Coolidge established Grand Teton National Park in 1929. A 1945 midnight curfew for entertainment venues was set nationwide. Churchill announced Britain’s atomic bomb in 1952. A 1979 total solar eclipse spanned from Oregon to North Dakota.
Shoppers at Dubai Mall faced a flood when the 2.65 million gallon Dubai Aquarium sprung a leak. Amateur video shows water rushing through the mall as aquarium staff quickly contained the spill with no harm to the 85 species inside, including over 400 sharks and stingrays.
A slow moving winter storm drenched the Northeast with heavy wet snow and rain closing schools and disrupting air travel. Up to a foot of snow fell in parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York with several deaths linked to falling trees. Power outages surged across Vermont New Jersey and Pennsylvania as hundreds of flights were canceled and travel warnings issued. Authorities urged preparation for possible evacuations in flood prone towns as rivers crest and weather warnings extended through the day.
London based report notes experts say intense interval workouts may fit a week’s exercise into under an hour. Proponents like Jan Helgerud of NTNU call high intensity interval training twice as effective as standard routines, though caution medical proof in older or less fit groups is needed.
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