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...title. Can this year’s unit repeat the feat? “The team just can’t be deterred by [travel],” Allard said. “If they’re going to let that be a barrier, they’re not going to be successful.” The players seem ready to accept the challenge. “I think our schedule isn’t going to be an obstacle,” McAteer said, “because unlike some teams it’s exciting...
...laws. For an immigrant who just wants to provide for his family, however, violating border regulations is the least of his concerns; it is a matter of survival. When humans find themselves unable to feed their families or to provide them with a dignified life, neither a physical barrier nor the philosophical principles of sovereignty are effective deterrents. Indeed, for many immigrants that live near the U.S.-Mexico border, life is binational. They often cross the border to work, visit family, and travel. Likewise, legal U.S. citizens near the border also experience this binationalism; many Americans make daily visits...
...years of skepticism, the panel finally affirmed his claim that the site proved humans had lived there 12,500 years ago. "Monte Verde was the turning point," says David Meltzer, a professor of prehistory at Southern Methodist University in Dallas who was on the panel. "It broke the Clovis barrier...
...vehicles entering the area must pass stringent security precautions, including inspection of vehicle trunks and chassis. Yet, according to a security officer on the scene who has seen surveillance footage, a white Toyota Corolla passed the initial inspection at 8:45 am, and once inside the concrete barrier pulled over to the side. A man who appeared to be in his mid-30s in traditional Pakistani dress stepped out of the car and walked around for a while, seemingly waiting for someone...
...Once he saw Foy's diplomatic vehicle pass through the security barrier, the man jumped into his car and rammed it into the 4X4, detonating a bomb with a force strong enough to obliterate both vehicles, shatter every window of the 10-story hotel's western face and send nearby military jeeps flying 50 feet over concrete barriers. More than 50 people have been reported gravely injured and television footage shows clothing, limbs and debris from the blast tangled in telephone and electricity wires...