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...launched his program in Baltimore, Embry at first looked to build a residential school somewhere in the U.S., but the costs were so high he felt he could never reach enough students. So he instead chose a spot beneath the foothills of Mount Kenya, where land is cheap and his teachers, half of whom are Kenyan, are willing to work for salaries as low as $5,000 a year. The focus is on boys (who more often than girls pose disciplinary problems) in the seventh and eighth grades. "That's when we lose them," says Embry. Baraka tries to save...
...Tonight, we came out strong from the get-go, " captain Tom Elke said. "We played a great defensive game and we were able to mount fast-counter attacks. I'm looking forward to this weekend [against Iona and Brown...
Ninety-five percent of the 1,500 infants infected with HIV live in countries too poor to mount an effective prevention effort, according to the press release. But with shorter and less expensive treatments now proven feasible, prevention efforts will be boosted...
...third holiest site and the emotional epicenter of Palestinian sovereignty claims on Jerusalem. Sharon's move was a challenge to Barak's efforts to find a compromise with Arafat on the Holy City, and it set off a firestorm of Palestinian protest. After initial clashes atop the Temple Mount, every Israeli outpost in Arafat's territory became a lightning rod of rage for Palestinians, with stone-throwing youths occasionally backed by lone gunmen and even Palestinian policemen, while the Israeli response piled up victims whose funerals sparked new confrontations. When a cease-fire collapsed within hours of being concluded...
...biggest news of the day was that its announcement came in about two minutes earlier than usual. The market will go on worrying about earnings and trying to figure out whether it wants to finally mount a real rally after a dismal year for the Street. And everybody - maybe even the voters - will be a little on edge until this whole election thing blows over. Wall Street, more than ever, is confused about this election. Gore is attracting support unusual for a Democrat as the techie representing the eight-year economic boom, while Bush's tax cut worries some investors...