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...shows me a bulletin board full of newspaper clippings, and the articles confirm that he hasn't been embellishing the past: "Tommy Rawson-A Credit to Boxing and to Mankind," reads one headline, and a blurb on another story touts him as the New England Lightweight champion, listing his career professional record...
Lawyers for al Fayed claim that film taken from the arrested paparazzi confirm reports that Paul was stunned by flashbulbs. But officials involved in the investigation are discounting the tales of blinding bulbs, weaving motorcycles and cars abruptly slowing down in front of Paul's Mercedes. Lawyers for the paparazzi also say the so-called pivotal photo was shot long before Paul reached the tunnel, a claim that appears to be true...
Though friends report having seen the couple together at a party as recently as two days before the killing, Cummings' attorney, Blair Howard, says she had recently ended their relationship and lived in fear of him since. Police confirm that Cummings met with them a few weeks before the shooting. "I think she was scared to death," Howard says. When he met her in jail, he adds, Cummings had long scratches on her left arm and red marks on the right side of her face...
...straightaway of the riverside drive, Paul could have picked up speed. How much speed? Initial reports that the speedometer was frozen on impact at 120 m.p.h. are denied by the Fayed family, who say the speedometer was at zero. French police refuse to confirm officially either claim, and auto experts say the postcrash position of a speedometer needle is an unreliable indicator of a car's final velocity. Partly on the basis of the condition of the car at impact, police speculate that the Mercedes arrived at the tunnel entrance--where the roadway bends and dips sharply to the left...
Nathan Lewin, counsel for the five students, said the group will likely file suit against the university. Lewin would not comment on what basis the suit would be filed, but did confirm that the students' first amendment right to religious freedom would be a component...