Word: crosses
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...struggling to respond to the flood of arrivals. Karamalis says he regularly stuffs the two-story detention center to more than double its 350-person capacity, or tries - often in vain - to rent hotel rooms for detainees. "We have reports of hundreds of thousands on Turkish shores waiting to cross over," he says. "The numbers are so vast now, we fear we may lose control...
...border that plenty will always want to cross. As Europe slides into recession, it will still offer better opportunities than the places from which illegal immigrants flee. Said, a lanky 18-year-old, left his native Afghanistan two months ago and traveled by bus, foot and taxi through Iran and Turkey before puttering toward Mytilene with 10 others in a tiny motorboat. So far, he says, the trip has cost him $3,000, a discount price he got from a distant cousin, who helps operate a trafficking ring...
...Harvard women’s basketball team notched their second win of the season as they cruised past Holy Cross, 73-57, at Hart Center last night...
Harvard also saw trouble at the start of the second half, sending three Crusaders to the free-throw line, but Holy Cross was able to tally three of the six possible points, decreasing its deficit to four points...
...closest Holy Cross came to catching the Crimson was in the first half with less than two minutes remaining...