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...terminal prostate cancer, was freed Aug. 20 from a Scottish prison on "compassionate grounds." The decision to release the 57-year-old Al-Megrahi, who continues to proclaim his innocence, sparked outrage from victims' families and drew a condemnation from the Obama Administration, which warned Libyan officials not to grant al-Megrahi "a hero's welcome" upon his return. Conspiracy theorists, meanwhile, claim al-Megrahi was a victim himself, arguing that U.S. authorities steered the investigation away from Syria and Iran in the run-up to the first Gulf War. (Read "Re-Opening the Lockerbie Tragedy...
This article was reported with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting...
...flights for the first 12 days of the promotion. They plan on taking as many trips as possible through Oct. 8 and have created a website, twelvehoursinacity.com, to document their half-day stops around North America. DiNardo says he'll quit his job if his employers don't grant him time off for the journey; so far, he and his boss are discussing a plan in which he would do some work remotely. DiNardo says he is in talks about sponsorship opportunities with several companies. For example, he has pitched the idea that he and his partner could wear branded...
...first month of school, and many campus organizations with immediate organizational needs face frustration as they try to start the year with no functional UC in place. Without the Finance Committee in session to process paperwork, many organizations have no choice but to stall business until their grant applications can be approved or denied. Similarly, student issues do not disappear from one year to the next, nor do they lack import during the first weeks of the year. While the UC president and vice president have a history of remaining on campus throughout the summer to maintain project momentum?...
...This article was reported with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting...