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...types of phthalates in cosmetics and also bans the chemical in children's toys, as do 14 other countries. The first state bill to ban phthalates in children's toys in the U.S. is currently sitting on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk, and he is expected to sign it this week...
Forget about stealth wealth. The Russian luxury consumer wants to flaunt economic status?whether buying fashion or fine jewelry. One telltale sign: the new Millionaire Fair, where vendors come to show off big-ticket items like helicopters, jewel-encrusted pencils and baby bottles made of gold. Analysts predict this market will grow at least 15% over the next five years...
...downtime afforded them to scope out the scene for themselves. "We're bored to death of sitting around the airport, so I thought we'd check it out," Frank says shortly after his wife snapped a digital photo of him giving a thumbs-up next to the bathroom sign. "It's just so bizarre to think that I can go stand next to where one of our 100 Senators met his political demise...
...just a corporate problem either: the weight of retiree health-care costs could crush state and local governments. The largest employers in the U.S., state and local governments sign the paychecks for more than 16 million Americans, many of them with generous health benefits in retirement. Municipalities, unlike private companies, are not required to account for their unfunded retirement obligations, but they will be soon...
There's not much sign of that so far. It is true that under regulations adopted at the beginning of this year, most restrictions on reporting in China by foreign journalists were lifted. Rather than apply for official interviews and trips outside Beijing through the Foreign Ministry, reporters can now interview anyone, anywhere, as long as they have prior consent. But that has been just about the single concrete advance the advent of the Olympics has brought to the cause of a free press in China, and it applies only to foreign journalists. For local reporters, conditions have actually worsened...