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LEGAL LIMBO With the girl in question yet to be identified and her alleged abuser found living in a different state, lawyers for the sect--which is led by jailed polygamist Warren Jeffs--have moved to stop the search on constitutional grounds. The children are currently in foster care...
Seven undergraduates—founders of enterprises ranging from catering companies to alumni peer-to-peer lending services for college tuition—went home last night with a combined total of over $50,000 from the I³ Harvard College Innovation Challenge, a competition which seeks to foster entrepreneurship among the student body...
...over the future of golf, as in so many sports at present, excitement over progress competes with reverence for the past. At Augusta, though, it's no contest - nostalgia has been the driving force behind the changes to the course, and also explains the tournament's wider efforts to foster a throwback feel. Part of the appeal of any sport is the link it provides to previous generations. But because the Masters is the only major golf tournament to return to the same course every year, the notion of following in the footsteps of one's forebears is literal...
...USDA's numbers don't just sit idly on a government website. They are used to establish child support guidelines, determine foster care payments and appraise damage arising from personal injuries and wrongful death suits. They are also, ironically, intended to "educate anyone who is considering when or whether to have children."? No wonder so many of us are unprepared to handle the financial burden of parenthood, and critical family services are woefully under-budgeted. Last month, the Bush Administration announced plans to eliminate the American Time Use Survey, a five-year-old project conducted by the Bureau of Labor...
...Wilson is missing one companion, Foster, whom he calls his "little brother." Last summer, Foster was shot dead in a street next to the Moorlands Estate, apparently attempting to mediate a dispute about a stolen piece of jewelry. Wilson thinks everyone in his area faces similar dangers. "You could be walking down the street and suddenly you're shot and nobody knows why you've died," he says. "It used to be just the top dogs that had guns. Now a 14-year-old might pull...