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...Brattle during that time “showed everything that wasn’t mainstream Hollywood,” she said. “It was a breath of fresh air.” Those who frequent the theater today say they would be disappointed to see it halt its art-house reels. “It would be terrible for the Brattle to close,” said 40-year Cambridge resident Kathleen Weiler. “Everyone who has been here a long time will...
...downed the Crimson (5-6, 1-2) 2-1 on Sunday afternoon as Harvard found itself on the wrong side of another close contest. Five of the team’s six losses this year have come by one-goal margins. The game also brought a halt to another streak the Crimson would have liked to continue. In the recent series between the two schools, Harvard had simply dominated. The Crimson had taken the previous five meetings by a combined score of 19-1. Cornell had failed to score a goal against Harvard since the 2000 meeting between...
...Palestinians, the elation that accompanied Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip has been replaced by fear that a bloody struggle will erupt between Abbas' security services and the myriad armed groups proliferating in the Palestinian territories. Abbas has had limited success in persuading the Islamist group Hamas to halt rocket attacks against Israel. But his more troublesome quandary is how to deal with militia leaders like Abu Samhadana, who nominally belong to Abbas' Fatah party but operate outside anyone's control. U.S. officials estimate that there are 3,000 Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank who consider themselves...
When two evenly matched squads, such as No. 11 Lehigh and the No. 15 Crimson, square off, the result can hinge on little more than a team’s ability to halt its opponents’ drives and sustain its own on third down. The team that wins the third-down battle usually wins the game...
...people who collectively declare that genocide is an issue important enough to determine their voting habits and their political donations. By recruiting new members into this constituency and giving them the tools to pressure their representatives, we will finally create the political incentive for politicians to prevent and halt genocide. Knowing that hundreds or thousands of such dues-paying members are living and voting in each member’s district gives even the most reluctant congressperson reason...