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Part of the reason is that in fraud cases, the presumption of the law is in favor of release. When it comes to violent crimes, it is in favor of detention. But there is also just the lens through which society views wealthy people, and the reality that wealthy people have deeper ties to the community. They also have the ability to tap into more resources, like perhaps better representation. So there are legal differences and real-world, practical differences between the situations of white-collar defendants and street criminals, and the statistics reflect that...
...down from five minutes, Harvard started overtime by counting down from two minutes after yet another penalty called against the Crimson, this one on freshman Alex Killorn. Relying on stout defensive play, Harvard escaped the power play situation and received one final opportunity to end the game in its favor. Two Brown penalties primed the Crimson with a highly favorable five-on-three setup.With 22.1 seconds to go, Harvard took aim at the Brown goal and made its final attempts but ultimately could not convert in the limited time.Although play certainly escalated as the game drew to a close...
...offense early on in the game, scoring seven of Harvard’s first nine points. Neither Harvard nor the Big Green looked sharp offensively, and the teams traded turnovers and missed jumpers in the opening minutes. At the 15-minute mark, the score was just 4-0 in favor of Dartmouth; at halftime, it was 20-19, with Harvard barely the better of two stalling attacks...
...taking the SAT than they do currently, because there will be no downside to continually seeking a higher and higher score. Contrary to what Fitzsimmons says, Score Choice will further feed the unfortunate frenzy associated with college admissions, in which students too often sacrifice pursuing their real interests in favor of molding themselves into the perfect applicants...
...relish. But, they say, Israel's security is under threat and must be defended. "We have nowhere else to go. Even if our land is burning, it's still ours," says a soft-spoken reservist named Noam, a TV producer in civilian life. He tells me: "Do me a favor, OK? Tell your readers that we're just normal guys caught in an impossible situation...