Word: blight
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...least its media - into recognizing how entrenched racism has become among fans. Many are now asking why Spain - a country that, after the terrorist bombings in Madrid of March 11, 2004, prided itself on its tolerance toward outsiders - can't seem to curb the ugly scenes that blight its stadiums. Such scenes are not new. "Ultras" - fans whose ardent devotion to their teams has often spilled over into violence - have long been a feature of the Spanish game. "This kind of behavior began 20 years ago in isolated incidents," says Esteban Ibarra, president of the Movement Against Intolerance...
...season, allowing six hits and two runs in 6.2 innings, the Crimson dropped its second game of the doubleheader 3-2. After allowing only one run off of a groundout in the second, Cole left after allowing the tying run to score in the seventh inning. The only blight on the freshman’s record was an uncharacteristic six walks, which he worked around by striking out four.“Cole pitched great for us this weekend,” Salsgiver said. “He’s 2-for-2 in quality starts. Both times he?...
...David Blight's story on Douglass's July 5, 1852, speech, see time.com/lincoln
They used to call it Black Broadway: the stretch of U Street in northwest Washington where the likes of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane performed nightly. Then, in the 1960s, the neighborhood fell victim to urban blight as riots burned down much of the commercial district and affluent blacks moved to the suburbs. But these days efforts by local families to revive the area are taking hold. The result is a lively mix of recharged African-American culture and hip new shops and restaurants--less than 10 minutes from the National Mall...
...urban areas, I believe that hardly anyone goes without food; there is always some kind of income. But their poverty stems from the environment in which they live?lack of sanitation, lack of drinking water, medical care. The answer to urban poverty is to get rid of the blight of slums and build proper homes with basic facilities...