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...health care. Il Sole 24 Ore, the country's financial paper, is owned by Italy's main industrial lobby. "Italian entrepreneurs tend to depend largely on Italian politics," says Ricardo Franco Levi, an opposition parliamentarian and the former editor in chief of L'Indipendente, a short-lived 1991 attempt at a truly independent newspaper. "The possibilities of aggressive reporting are very, very limited." (Read: "The Berlusconi Tapes: 5 Ways to Evade the Scandal...
...Proving their lofty preseason ranking was no fluke, the Huskies jumped out to an early lead, netting two goals in a span of just over ten minutes. UConn’s first score of its home opener came at 5:23, when a Husky free kick attempt was passed off to an attacking teammate, senior Lauren Ebert, who took the cross and quickly found the back of the net. Crimson senior keeper Lauren Mann’s day would not get any better. UConn sophomore Melissa Busque put a header over the outstretched fingers of Mann, who made seven saves...
...seconds left to play—not by senior keeper Lauren Mann, but by the post. Harvard renewed its attack in the first 10-minute overtime session, finishing with a 3-0 advantage in shots. Sophomore Melanie Baskind took her first crack less than a minute in, but her attempt was cleared, as was a shot by classmate Patricia Yau. In the second overtime, the Crimson’s endurance began to waver while the game-tested San Diego State—which nearly toppled No. 4 Stanford last week—flourished, outshooting Harvard, 6-0, in the period...
...public legacy, and his pride. Already infamous for his media conflicts of interest and political incorrectness, his image has taken an unprecedented wallop with details of an alleged obsession for sex and the ready company of a long roster of women young enough to be his granddaughters. His attempt to undo the damage of the past four months also includes a series of lawsuits against the print media outlets - both in Italy and abroad - that have focused particular attention on his woes. Over the past 10 days, he has filed lawsuits against the Rome daily La Repubblica for its repeated...
...Union, which they now utilize for trafficking drugs abroad. Nowadays, gangs threaten businesses large and small, demanding kickbacks for not shutting them down. They are even said to force the country's public transportation system to pay millions of dollars annually in protection money. (Read about U.S. programs that attempt to turn around gang members...