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...European Union that use the euro agreed to lend $40 billion to the struggling nation. Under the long-awaited financial-rescue plan, Greece, which is $400 billion in debt, would be able to borrow at interest rates of about 5%, significantly lower than commercial market rates, which have been higher than 7%. The International Monetary Fund is expected to offer an additional $20 billion. Greece did not immediately accept the E.U.'s overture, saying it would wait to see if the pledge alone was enough to lower interest rates. Greek leaders also hope to continue to raise money by borrowing...
...skills that they have acquired to provide for themselves in a way that the government won’t, if they get approval? Shouldn’t we just be thankful that they use their skills primarily in our nation’s service, even though there are many higher-paying options? As noted by CIA staff, the option for employees to use their unique talents in the private sector is the only way to prevent a “brain-drain...
...interns will be allowed to eat what they grow, but some of the produce—which includes mizuna, arugala, onions, and chard—will either be donated to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter or sold at higher-than-market prices to avoid competing with local producers at the farmers’ markets...
...interview with The Crimson, Barreira said that because the proportion of Harvard students who receive mental health services is higher than the national average, the percentage that report seriously considering suicide is much lower than the national statistic. Janie’s openness about her suicidal thoughts, then, was relatively rare among UHS patients...
...most part, these traumatic events occur at a younger age than what the general population experiences—another cause of the higher levels of PTSD within the group...