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Waddah soon found himself the longest-held captive in the basement, and the guards grew friendly. They helped him get a sense of the scale of the kidnapping operation. By his reckoning, at least 30 captives passed through the cells during his five-week stay. The guards hinted that at least two captives had been government employees. Instead of being ransomed, they were sold to a jihadist group. And the jihadis took a cut from the ransom collections in exchange for protection. The U.S. official says that is common practice among kidnappers: "We know that the kidnapping industry helps finance...
...that doesn't sound annoying yet, it will soon. At his first meeting with reporters after returning from the five-week August recess Tuesday, for example, House majority leader John Boehner opened by saying, "We are going to continue our focus first and foremost on security, whether it is national security, homeland security or border security. I think the American people want to know that their safety and security needs are being addressed and Republicans have made and will continue to make that our number one priority." The Democrats, not to be outdone, have chosen as their constant theme this...
Chandeliers of coconuts and glowing light bulbs dangled from the ceiling as “Guyton\Walker: Empire Strikes Back,” an installation by artists Wade Guyton and Kelley Walker, opened for a five-week exhibition at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts last night...
Actors and directors will tell you there's little point in comparing good work in wildly different roles and genres. But most of them profess to enjoy the five-week ride between nominations and Oscar night. Amy Adams, a Supporting Actress contender, says the whirl has been "fast and furious but fun. The three...
Harvard Summer School is getting a little Seoul. The University will launch its first summer study abroad program in South Korea this year, bringing American, Korean, and other international students to Ewha Womans University in Seoul for a five-week study of Korean history, politics, and culture. Designed to foster cultural and academic exchange among students and faculty, the program features courses on Korean literature, art history, post-World War II politics, and gender relations. “This will be a fascinating new way to understand Korean culture,” wrote Professor Eun Mee Kim, dean of international...