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AP ECONOMY SURVEY
WASHINGTON — Just as the global economy has all but recovered from debt-fueled crises in the United States and Europe, economists have a new worry: China. They see a lending bubble there that threatens global growth unless Beijing defuses it. That's the view that emerges from an Associated Press survey this month of more than 30 economists. Still, the economists remain optimistic that Beijing's high-stakes drive to reform its economy — the world's second-largest — will bolster Chinese banks, ease the lending bubble and benefit U.S. exporters in the long run. By Christopher S. Rugaber. SENT: 1,080 words on April 28. Photos.
BOOMING OIL TOWN
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — When Brent Sanford graduated from high school nearly 25 years ago, his tiny prairie town seemed to be withering away. Storefronts were shuttered, senior classes shrinking, families packing up and moving out. He joined the exodus but followed his town's struggles from afar, reading about plans to lure businesses here. "It was sad to see," the mayor says. "You couldn't force people to live here. There had to be a draw. There had to be a reason." Watford City, celebrating its 100th birthday, now has a big reason: Billions of dollars of oil in the shale beneath the ground. As the oil boom transforms the landscape of long-fading hamlets in this area, probably no town illustrates the possibilities and growing pains of the Bakken oil boom better than Watford City. By National Writer Sharon Cohen. SENT: 1,600 words on April 28. Also moved in advance. Photos, video.
THEATER-DIVERSE BROADWAY
NEW YORK — Early one Sunday this month, fifty-six people boarded a bus in a suburb of Washington, D.C., to make the long trip to Broadway to see a play. What would attract so many to make the trip north for a matinee? Five words: "A Raisin in the Sun." Actually, make that two: Denzel Washington. This Broadway season has been rich with roles for African Americans and audiences are responding. By Drama Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 900 words on April 28. Photos.
SEVERE WEATHER-PHOTO GALLERY
Emergency workers are searching through rubble left in the wake of a series of deadly tornadoes and severe weather, the worst of which hit suburban Little Rock, Ark., Sunday night. Sent: 200 Words on April 28. Photos.
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