117˚F
High temperature reached July 19 in Las Vegas, tying a city record
36
Western cities posting record highs that day, in a heat wave baking the Western U.S.
$286 million
General Motors' loss in the second quarter--compared with a $1.38 billion profit a year earlier--its third straight losing quarter
$58 million
Profit last quarter for AMR, parent company of American Airlines, its best quarter since 9/11
70%
Survival rate during the 1990s for children born prematurely and weighing 2.2 lbs. or less, compared with a 50% rate in the 1970s and '80s, according to a new study
38
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