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...have spent two weeks in Thailand reporting on a tsunami that has transformed its famous beach resorts into corpse-strewn ruins. One night, exhausted, my clothes reeking of death, I try calling a colleague in the hard-hit Indonesian province of Aceh. I simply misdial, but the recorded message gives me chills: "The destination you have dialed...
...president of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday night that Sean must be returned to his American father immediately. Yet there had been concern that the stepfamily would appeal the ruling, as it had done in response to every previous unfavorable decision. If an appeal had been made, it would have required that the case be heard by all 11 judges on the Supreme Court bench - and because the court does not return from recess until Feb. 1, that would have meant Sean spending yet another Christmas away from his father. (See 25 people who mattered...
...ruled on Tuesday night that that as a signatory to the Hague Convention on the protection of children, Brazil was obliged to return the boy. Governments of both Brazil and the U.S. agreed and Mendes warned in his ruling that if Brazil did not hand him over it would weaken the position of Brazilian parents when arguing cases with other governments...
...Last night, Cornell’s lack of depth was exposed. The Big Red went to its reserves early on, but the bench contributed just six points in 50 minutes of play and was outscored by St. John’s backups, 25-6. Meanwhile, Harvard’s bench has outscored its opponent’s reserves in each of the Crimson’s nine matchups...
...struggled to attack the basket, scoring nearly all of its points off three pointers and post moves from Foote. While Foote’s tall frame makes it difficult to stop him under the basket, the Big Red cannot expect to shoot over 60 percent from long distance every night, and will eventually be forced to rely on some penetration from its backcourt...