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...German loss sets up an epic clash between Germany and Austria in Vienna next week, the host nation against one of its all-time rivals. The Austrians, of whom so little was expected in this tournament, now have a chance to do something historic. Let's hope the Swiss monsoon doesn't move east. With Reporting by Bruce Crumley/Paris
Here in Iowa, a swarm of locusts should be descending any minute now. After being plagued for the past three weeks by natural disasters of near-Biblical proportion, from wrath-of-God-style tornadoes to epic flooding, what next...
...works; this is Pixar's most enthralling entertainment since Nemo. A science-fiction epic that starts off as a smart twist on the last-man-on-Earth plot and veers into a fable about humans' overreliance on technology, the movie should connect with audiences of all ages because it stars the most adorable little trash-bot ever. He's less a trash collector than a trash connoisseur, adding new items to the treasures he keeps on shelves in the shack he has built for himself. Hmmm, what about this green thing, a plant sprout, that he found in his foraging...
...grassroots heroism in the wake of the earthquake was on an epic scale, and perhaps for the first time in the history of this republic, secrecy was replaced by transparency, and bureaucracy was outpaced by efficiency. The blood-stained backpacks amid the debris of collapsed school buildings were a rude reminder to central government that a more intensive crackdown on multilevel corruption is needed. The Chinese people have empowered themselves through their volunteerism and compassion. However, their lives - and livelihoods - will remain shaky until the authorities truly understand that "Each man's death diminishes me, / For I am involved...
...correct that African-Americans played an instrumental role in World War II, in which more than 1 million black servicemen helped defeat the Axis Powers. Those efforts include significant contributions to the fight for Iwo Jima. An estimated 700 to 900 African-American soldiers participated in the epic island battle, many of whom were Marines trained in segregated boot camps at Montford Point, within Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...