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Mikhail Kalashnikov, 83, the inventor of the AK-47 or Kalashnikov rifle, recently announced a deal with a German manufacturer to begin producing umbrellas under the Kalashnikov brand name as a way of distancing his name from his more infamous eponymous invention. Time since the AK-47 first debuted in combat...
...turned much of the world against America. Even in countries that have joined the "coalition of the willing," big majorities view it as the impetuous action of a superpower led by a bully. This divide threatens to emasculate a United Nations that failed to channel a diplomatic settlement or brand the war as legitimate. The endgame will see the U.S. front and center, attempting to remake not merely Iraq but the entire region. The hope is that the Middle East, a cockpit of instability for decades, will eventually settle into habits of democracy, prosperity and peace. The risks are that...
Once reunited with her parents, Elizabeth spent the week nurturing familial bonds. She belatedly celebrated her 15th birthday and modeled her brand-new wardrobe for friends and family. But even as she reacquainted herself with conventional teenage life, investigators were worried about the battery of questions they would soon have to ask, broaching such grownup topics as polygamy, sexual assault and religious fanaticism. On Friday evening several thousand people flocked to Liberty Park for a citywide celebration of Elizabeth's return. She did not attend but sent along an autographed poster with the message "I'm the luckiest girl...
...projected to rise in 2003. NPR plugged much of its shortfall by raising carriage fees and wheedling new cash from big charitable donors. (It recently won a $14 million MacArthur Foundation grant.) NPR has also started selling ad space on its headquarters building, and is widening its brand with two channels on Sirius Satellite Radio and an expanding online presence. "It's been a tough two years, but I think we've weathered it better than many for-profit networks," says executive vice president Ken Stern, 38, who joined NPR in 1999 and is credited with improving its financial health...
There was talk early yesterday that the NCAA was considering the postponement all collegiate championships if the U.S. goes to war with Iraq this week, but NCAA president Myles Brand announced later in the evening that all games would go ahead as scheduled...