Word: fateful
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...genome is in effect a blueprint for the complete human being, containing instructions that not only determine the structure, size, coloring and other physical attributes, but can also affect susceptibility to disease, intelligence and even behavior. "We used to think that our fate was in our stars," says Watson. "Now we know, in large part, that our fate is in our genes...
McMillian spent the past six years on Alabama's death row for the 1986 murder of a young white woman and always argued that racial prejudice figured in his fate. Although half a dozen witnesses testified that he'd been home at a fish fry at the time of the killing, the middle-aged father was found guilty after a trial that lasted a mere day and a half. His conviction rested primarily on the testimony of three men, one of whom, a convicted criminal, said he saw McMillian hovering over the victim's body after the shooting. Last week...
...standoff in regulation. But with three seconds remaining, Drosos finally achieved victory--a takedown--to win the decision 3-1. Unfortunately, that was not enough. The current format only promises national championships berths to the top two wrestlers from each weight class. As a third place finisher, Drosos's fate was determined--and unfairly ruined--through a vote by the tournament's coaches...
...name is sometimes a ridiculous fate. For example, a man afflicted with the name of Kill Sin Pimple lived in Sussex, in 1609. In the spring of that year, the record shows, Kill Sin served on a jury with his Puritan neighbors, including Fly Debate Roberts, More Fruit Fowler, God Reward Smart, Be Faithful Joiner and Fight the Good Fight of Faith White. Poor men. At birth, their parents had turned them into religious bumper stickers...
...what a hurricane could not: permanently shut down HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE in Florida. In a report to be made public March 15, the Defense Department intends to recommend to Congress that Homestead Air Force Base be closed. Across the country, other communities await word on the fate of their military bases, but this closure will be a particularly bitter one. After Hurricane Andrew nearly destroyed the base last August, President Bush pledged that "we will rebuild Homestead Air Force Base." In the current budget-crunching climate, it seems unlikely that promise will be kept...