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...tainted-goods charges are not unique to the Getty. For decades, ancient artifacts have been illicitly dug up and sold to see-no-evil museums. But the Getty was a notoriously aggressive collector, and some in the art world believe that its hunger and spending habits encouraged looting and theft. Ironically, True was responsible in 1995 for the Getty's adopting a strict policy of buying only well-documented pieces. "She extricated the museum from an ethical morass," says University of Virginia professor of art history Malcolm Bell. "It's extremely sad that the one person who understood that...
Hurricanes Rita and Katrina will both be remembered for their crowded human calamities: the gridlocked escape from Houston, the suffering at the Superdome. But in dozens of small towns dug into the fragile ecosystems of the coastal marshes, far from the urban meltdowns, communities weren't just inflamed, they were annihilated. In Cameron Parish, La., along the border with Texas, Rita washed towns like Creole, Oak Grove and Grand Chenier into the sea. In neighboring Vermilion Parish, the residents of Pecan Island returned to find little more than a mile-wide debris field choked with dead marsh grasses...
...same time, channels dug for easier navigation, infrastructure projects or flood control are mainlining saltwater straight into the freshwater swamps and bayous, where the brine burns the marsh plants and kills off the freshwater cypress trees. The most controversial of those channels is the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO, known locally as "Mister Go"), which the Port of New Orleans commissioned 50 years ago for quick Gulf access. But quick access to open water also means easy access for seawater. The MRGO and two other deepwater channels carved out of the bayou meet at the Industrial Canal just east...
...Turkish law and customs that it would require. The aim of these groups is not only to derail talks but also to discredit Erdogan, accession's most enthusiastic proponent. Many see his concessions as a betrayal of Turkish national interests. "Tayyip bey," says Kerinçsiz dismissively, "has dug his own grave." In the runup to the E.U. talks, Turkey's two main right-wing and nationalist parties - which together form the main opposition to Erdogan's government - mobilized, bringing tens of thousands of sympathizers onto the streets of several cities, including Ankara. These protests grabbed attention in Turkey...
...Dartmouth’s offense took control of the game, pounding a series of kills to pull even and inch ahead, 19-18. The Big Green then took 11 of the next 17 points to close out the frame, 30-24, and take the 1-0 match lead. "Dartmouth dug our middle attackers a lot," said Harvard head coach Jennifer Weiss. "Defensively, they were right where they needed to be." Harvard came out aggressive again to start the second game, but Dartmouth was equally motivated. The two teams traded points, and neither squad led by more than three until...