Megachurch culture and the worship at size
Leonard Pitts argues large megachurches attract worshippers with experiences beyond preaching and singing. He recalls a storefront church in South Los Angeles and weighs big institutions against intimate community values, noting kids sports and programs while questioning costs of scale. He reflects on American trends toward bigger everything and the loss of small-town connection.
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Los Angeles
MTV
Marton
Daimler Chrysler merger reshapes auto industry and unions
The Daimler Chrysler deal pledges no job cuts and merges two giant automakers. It links UAW and IG Metall, raises board seats for unions under German law, and tests cross border union influence while production shifts toward new markets and nonunion Alabama plants.
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Daimler-Benz
Robert Eaton
United Auto Workers
Germany
IG Metall
UAW
United States
Daimler
Mercedes
Alabama
Indictment Doubt Over Hillary Clinton Case
The grand jury in Arkansas will not indict Hillary Clinton. The White House has long celebrated the absence of indictment for a first lady. Previously, Susan McDougal, Web Hubbell, and James McDougal faced indictment, with McDougal charged posthumously.
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Arkansas
Hillary Clinton
White House
Susan McDougal
Web Hubbell
James McDougal
Americans fight time in checkout lines study
A Visa U S A survey finds Americans spend about 22 minutes daily in checkout lines, with 28 percent annoyed by checks. It notes express line cheating, impulse buys, and time mischief, while debit cards claim speed advantage.
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New York
Visa U
Visa U.S.A
Visa
On This Day May 18 1998 History and Births
Historical notes mark Lincoln's 1860 ascent, Grauman's Hollywood opening in 1927, and Gorbachev Sino-Soviet end of a 30 year drift. Births include Capra, Jackson, Martika. Weather recalls 1955 F5 tornadoes in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Che Pages Eche
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Mikhail Gorbachev
China
Frank
Capra
Regge Jackson
Martika
Lille Curent
Adden
Miguel Rivera
Albert Ernsten
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Oklahoma
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