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...action also charged the bank's chief financial officer, James Davis, as well as Laura Pendergest-Holt, chief investment officer of Stanford Financial Group. A temporary restraining order entered by U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor froze Stanford's assets, and a receiver has been appointed to marshal them...
Last week, a special court ruled that parents of autistic children were not entitled to compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund. The ruling was in response to three cases, each of which involved parents who claimed that their children’s autism was brought on by the measles vaccine in the measles, mumps, and rubella immunization most children receive, or by the combination of the measles vaccine and thimerosal. Although we sympathize with parents of autistic children, we appreciate the court’s decision and hope that it will cause parents who are considering not immunizing...
...Medical Center, said he was contacted by the alumni association several months before candidates were announced to gauge his interest in serving as an Overseer. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and former Crimson editor Linda J. Greenhouse ’68—who for three decades covered the Supreme Court for the New York Times until her retirement last year—was perhaps the most high-profile figure on the HAA roster...
...until its merger with Pakistan in 1969. One of the factors that appears to have contributed to Fazlullah's ascent was his call for a return to a Shari'a-based system that offers swift justice and, therefore, relief from what many allege is Pakistan's venal police and court system. By stealing a march on Fazlullah, the government believes that it can now stear supporters away from the jihadist, isolate the militants and, with Mohammed's help, restore peace...
...team turned the ball over 19 times in Friday night’s win and 20 in Saturday night’s loss. But it was the 16 first-half turnovers in Saturday’s game that spelled disaster for Harvard. The Lions’ stifling full-court pressure forced sloppy play from Crimson guards and post players alike. Harvard’s porous fast-break defense didn’t help its cause, as Columbia was able to convert easy buckets and set up its press. During one three-minute stretch early on, the Crimson turned the ball...