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...some of the top teams in the nation, the Harvard men’s swimming and diving team finished fourth in the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Ga., this weekend. Fifth-ranked Southern California won the three-day competition with 951 points, followed by the host Bulldogs (884 points), and Missouri (635 points). The Crimson finished with 610.5 points...
...human hormone estrogen, alters brain structure and chemistry as well as the immune system and reproductive organs. Some of these effects show up at extremely low doses, in some cases 2,000 times below the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safety guideline, according to Frederick vom Saal, a University of Missouri endocrinologist. Chemical companies say the findings are not applicable to humans, but the federal National Toxicology Program has launched a reassessment of the safety standard. "The literature around BPA is very controversial," warns EPA scientist Earl Gray. "Next year's review should clarify things...
...DIED. Robert McFerrin, 85, baritone who in 1955 became the first black man to sing in the New York Metropolitan Opera's company; in St. Louis, Missouri. Forbidden as a youth by his Baptist-preacher father from singing anything but gospel, McFerrin-later followed into music by his son Bobby (Don't Worry, Be Happy)-also dubbed the sung vocals for Sidney Poitier's Porgy in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. Numbers 1 in 5 Number of British adults who regularly throw coins into wishing wells and fountains $5.9 million Amount they throw into wells every year...
...Vegas Invitational on Saturday night. Unranked freshman J. P. O’Connor also advanced to the finals, marking the first time in its history that the Crimson had two wrestlers competing in first-place bouts. Harvard finished in seventh place overall with 70 points, while No. 2 Missouri won the meet with 157 points. “I’m better prepared this year than in years past,” said Ogunwole, who captured his final bout in a 2-1, double-overtime victory against Division II national heavyweight champion Tervel Diagnev...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team finished No. 4 over the three-day Georgia Invitational in Athens, Ga. this weekend. Southern California, which finished with 951 points, held on to win against the host Bulldogs (884 points). The Crimson (610.5) finished behind Missouri (635). Junior Geoff Rathgeber started the meet with a bang, winning the 200 IM medley on Friday, and nailed a provisional NCAA-qualifying time of 1:47.34. The junior was one of five Crimson swimmers to reach the A finals in their respective events on Friday, as Harvard finished the first day of competition...