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...allow children of any age charged with murder to be tried as adults. The death penalty generally isn?t an option - at least not for defendants under the age of 16; The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled capital punishment unconstitutional for anyone who hasn?t celebrated their 16th birthday. Some states, however, will consider 16- and 17-year-olds for the death penalty...
...Just before her 30th birthday, the war broke out. Eager for adventure, Travers signed up as a volunteer for Charles de Gaulle's Resistance army and shipped off to Africa and the Middle East where she joined up with the Legion and became the driver for Colonel Marie-Pierre Koenig. On a trip from Damascus to Beirut, Koenig and Travers became lovers then lived together in Beirut, where they were stationed for several months. "Slowly, in the idyllic setting I would remember fondly all of my life," she writes, "Pierre touched my soul in a way no other...
Carpenter had been at a birthday party the night before...
When I was 12, I wanted to give blood. Unfortunately, I quickly found out that I had to wait until my 17th birthday. I couldn’t wait. It was not so much that I thought my blood would save somebody else, though I did take that into consideration. It was more of the hero-allure: I wouldn’t need to rest after giving blood, I wouldn’t faint, it wouldn’t hurt me. I would be strong...
...Amtrak, the company that brought us the aforementioned adventure, celebrates its 30th birthday this week. How is the celebration shaping up? Let?s just say there?s very little optimism lingering around corporate headquarters these days. At this birthday looms, you see, Amtrak is in one heck of a bind...