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Trenton. She first hesitates to give her name. In the darkness of Conte’s Saloon, a bar on Liberty Street in Trenton, Marcia (Photo Andy Kropa) finally agrees to share the story of her struggle to avoid a foreclosure, in order her “fellow Americans in a similar situation”. “They have to know, that they can get help”, she says staring at her glass of cranberry juice. Next to her, her boyfriend Harold nods. New York. “Made in China”. This label can potentially scare Santa Clauses all over the United States. In 2007, about 30 million toys, most of them made in China, had to be recalled. One of the main reasons for those recalls was the use of lead paint. According to a recent Harris poll, 33% of Americans say they will be buying fewer toys this holiday seasons due to recent safety recalls and 45% indicate they will avoid buying toys manufactured in China. New York. Did Steve Fossett’s plane crash near the Death Valley on September 3? Sheriffs and volunteers will scan the ground in four Nevada counties this weekend to try to find the missing adventurer. New leads have prompted authorities to restart the search for Fossett. “Air Force experts analyzed data from military and civilian radars, said State Trooper Chuck Allen with the Nevada Department of Public Safety. They made deductions and narrowed the search to an area of about 100 square miles”. New York. The list is long. US toymaker Mattel announced on Tuesday August 14 2007 that it would recall more than 18 million Chinese-made toys worldwide, including 9.5 million in the United States. Among them, girls will have to say goodbye to their new Barbie dolls whereas boys will have to live without their Batman figures and Sarge cars. The company blamed a Chinese subcontractor for using unauthorized lead paint and said that toys containing small magnets could be a potential hazard for children. New York. Boeing put on a grand show on Sunday July 8 2007 in Everett for the premiere of its new jet: the 787 Dreamliner. The company worked for 5 years on this aircraft capable of carrying 330 passengers and sales are soaring. Airlines have already placed 677 firm orders to date and the plane, which is the world’s first large commercial jet made mostly of carbon-fiber composites, is basically sold out until 2015. New York. The man, who describes himself as “Number 12”, brought his own generator with him to keep his Mac running. Sitting in his camping chair outside Apple’s flagship store on Manhattan’s prestigious and noisy 5th Avenue, Scott Conley, a 37-year-old man from Brooklyn, is waiting in the humid heat for the iPhone to finally hit the stores the next day. He wants to one of the first ones in New York – he will be number 12 – to get hands on the hyped device, which will go on sale on Friday June 29 2007 in the US. New York. Big, bright, yellow sun in New York. This Tuesday of early May is one of these beautiful Spring days in Big Apple. Perfect weather conditions for Sun21’s (Photo Daniella Zalcman) last few nautical miles. The solar-powered catamaran built in Switzerland is the first motorized to have crossed the Atlantic without oil or steam. |
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