Readings — From the October 1998 issue
A domestic indicator
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Readings — From the October 1998 issue
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In France, the far right presses for national purity
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Stock speculation becomes the rule of prudence
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And five other economic heresies
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Another number that doesn’t quite add up
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Percentage by which the risk of type 2 diabetes increases for every two hours a day that a person watches television:
Two bottled ghosts—of an old man and a young girl—were sold at auction in New Zealand.
The practice of sexualized eyeball licking was causing conjunctivitis in Japanese sixth graders.
