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...participants, which automatically lessens the significance of whatever effect, if any, the vaccine appeared to have, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "When you lose statistical power, something that would have been significant in the [original, larger] population, could now fall below significance merely by the lower numbers. That's what happened with this trial," Fauci says...
...looked over. And I've seen the promised land. And I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." Both Moses and King are reminders that even the greatest leaders fall short. (See rare pictures of Martin Luther King...
...leaves fall, our midterms have begun blossom. With each degree the temperature drops, another paper is assigned. And our hours of sleep have dwindled, as we are sure yours in University Hall have as well. So having today as a day of rest, to read and write and do problem sets and maybe sleep and laugh with friends for a moment, is not a gift that should go unacknowledged...
...time before Korea follows Australia's lead. So will the People's Bank of China, the Reserve Bank of India, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Monetary Authority of Singapore - and perhaps several months down the road, the European Central Bank. As economies recover and jobless rates fall, most policymakers will raise interest rates to head off the inflation that could result from the massive fiscal stimulus spending launched by governments around the world to combat the global recession. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...Australian dollar jumped 2.6% vs. the greenback after the rate hike was announced. The U.S. dollar also continued to fall against the euro, which ended the week at $1.47, up 1.2% from before the Australian move. Like the Japanese yen, the dollar has effectively become a carry-trade currency. People borrow in the U.S. currency and use the proceeds to buy the Australian dollar, profiting from the interest rate differential and also the greenback's downward spiral. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...