Word: busloads
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...Palestinian suicide bombers killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv, late Wednesday, one day after an ambush on a busload of Israeli settlers on the West Bank left seven dead. But although the latest attacks coincided with Mideast talks in New York between representatives of the U.S., the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, their purpose is unlikely to have been simply to derail diplomacy - because neither the extremists nor anyone else in the Middle East have much reason to suspect that the current round of talks will have much significance for the situation on the ground...
...students were hurt, but the busload waited for around 15 minutes as the bus driver stepped out and smoothed the situation over with a nearby police officer...
Central Americans know all about Mexico's reputation before they cross the border. That doesn't stop them. At El Carmen Frontera, Guatemalan immigration officials wait for the next busload of deportees. "I don't believe this will solve the problem," says one of them, with some reason. Already, he says, Central Americans are dodging the crackdown, using remote routes to cross the border into Mexico. Two thousand miles to the north, Mexican immigrants to the U.S. are doing precisely the same thing...
Chillicothe's fortunes typically mirror those of the rest of the country. When a busload of TIME journalists traveling across the country on Route 50 visited the town four years ago, its economy was booming (even though residents were wary about trusting their good fortune). Paint Street, once a wasteland of decaying brick buildings, was dotted with antique shops and boutiques. Real estate prices were soaring. Shoppers scooped up 12,000 BTU air conditioners and top-of-the-line wrought-iron patio furniture...
...crowd of several hundred in Avery Fisher Hall, the home of the New York Philharmonic, consisted of mostly family members and friends of the singers from all over the country. Support for the Callbacks came from a busload of Harvard students who trekked down to New York City...