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...Mekong or the Yalu - though all bets are off if climate change leads to the loss of the Himalayan glaciers whose seasonal melt provides water for billions in Asia. In fact, the history of cross-border water disputes has been surprisingly conciliatory so far. India and Pakistan have fought three wars and currently point nuclear weapons at each other, yet the Indus Waters Treaty - which divvies up the two countries' trans-boundary waterways, overseen by a joint commission - has survived for decades. And even though nations can be quite possessive over water (India and Bangladesh have skirmished repeatedly over...
...Navy has deployed maritime commandos since World War II, when amphibious squads fought in the beach landings at Normandy and Pacific-theater operations. The first SEALs--the acronym derives from their proficiency in sea, air and land combat--were commissioned in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to meet a growing need for guerrilla-warfare specialists. SEALs earned a reputation for valor and stealth in Vietnam, where they conducted clandestine raids in perilous territory. Since then, teams of SEALs have taken on shadowy missions in strife-torn regions around the world, stalking high-profile targets such as Panama's Manuel...
...Censorship dies in the light of day," Judith F. Krug, 69, head of the American Library Association's office for intellectual freedom, used to say. Krug fought strenuously for First Amendment rights and in September 1982 founded Banned Books Week...
...Crimson fought back from a deficit in its last three Ivy wins, and with the bats swinging the way they had been, it’s almost surprising that there were no late-inning heroics in Sunday’s twinbill...
...beautiful pass in front of the net where the freshman converted for his first goal of the afternoon.Cohen struck again midway through the period. Posner fed the freshman beside the net and Cohen faked a shot low and finished high to give the Crimson a 4-2 lead.Yale fought back, tallying two goals in the latter half of the period. One score came after a blocked shot trickled away from Pike and was recovered and scored by Bulldog attacker Brendan Gibson. Another Cohen goal accounted for Harvard’s fifth of the half, but Yale was able to bring...