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...Royal scandals have always proved good box office. The failing marriages of Charles and Diana and Andrew and Sarah in the 1990s boosted newsstand sales everywhere. The whole world was gripped by the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII after he decided to marry the American divorcé Wallis Simpson. However, the last known blackmail case involving a member of the royal family was successfully hushed up for many years. In 1891, the Duke of Clarence, son to King Edward VII, paid £ 200 to secure indiscreet letters he had sent to a prostitute. The case came to light only five...
...well for the Crimson was its goaltending. Hahn, although only credited with four saves, had a much bigger day than the statistics would indicate. His greatest effort came in the waning minutes with Harvard trying to find the equalizer. Dartmouth lined up a free kick outside the 18-yard box that looked destined for the upper corner the moment it was struck. Just inches before the ball crossed the goal plane, Hahn leaped across the net and punched the shot over the crossbar to keep the game within one. “Another great game,” Hoff said...
...Because of the conditions, Leone substituted liberally to keep fresh legs on the pitch. One of these substitutions, Merritt, made a huge impact in the 37th minute. Less than a minute after coming into the game, a Dartmouth player tipped the ball to Merritt in the center of the box. Merritt then half-volleyed the loose ball into the bottom-left corner of the net for her third goal of the season. The weather, which almost always has a detrimental effect on goalkeepers, had little effect on Harvard’s netminder. Mann, who has an league-leading 69 saves...
...little more accepting" to have a good time at the smaller places, says Denison-Pender. But parents traveling with children, those looking for inside addresses from locals and those who are exhausted by the many tips expected at larger hotels (most of the guesthouses opt for a collective tip box) will soon be hooked...
...preventing heart failure could be hiding in your cereal box...