Storm Smacking the East Coast Will Bring Days of Heavy Rain and Wind
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The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will bear the brunt of the storm, which will
usher in beach erosion and flooding, Monday into Tuesday, forecasters said.
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MORE or less who to TAX MORE ; ...General strikes against government austerity measures hit Spain, Portugal and Greece on Wednesday, but they appeared unlikely to influence government policy in countries becoming accustomed to wide protests after five years of economic distress.
ReplyDeleteThe strikes come as governments in Europe's financially stressed economies increase taxes and dramatically curtail public spending on health care, education and other public services to slash their budget deficits.
Unions hoped to channel growing discontent with the austerity measures as unemployment rates soar across the euro zone. In Spain and Greece, more than 25% of the workforce is jobless.
In central Madrid, police officers charged ...