Word: northeastern
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Coming so soon after the May 25 tornado in the northeastern Iowa town of Parkersburg that killed seven people and injured about 50, the June 11 tornado in western Iowa at the Boy Scout camp made me want to shake my fists at the heavens. But there's no time for fury. There's work to be done...
...retired Chinese athletes allege. The Sports Ministry vows that China will be clean in Beijing. But it's not clear whether the same commitment exists on the lower rungs of the sports system, where funding is based on results in national competitions. Two years ago, a sports school in northeastern Liaoning province was busted for routinely injecting students with steroids...
...Happening Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan; rated R; out now A toxic breeze blows through the northeastern U.S., and people start killing themselves. A married couple (Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel) goes on the run to stay alive, but nothing can save the lamest sci-fi drama yet from the auteur of The Sixth Sense. Laced with bizarre histrionics and sluggish scare tactics, The Happening is an ill wind indeed...
...election scheduled for June 26 in Henley, to fill the seat vacated by London's new Conservative mayor Boris Johnson. The morning after the terror vote, the Conservatives' shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, announced he is resigning his parliamentary seat to trigger a by-election in his constituency in northeastern England. He says he will use the poll to fight Labour on the erosion of civil liberties. Meanwhile, the new legislation must be approved by the House of Lords. "The Lords will reject it," predicts Corbyn. "Then it will have to come back to the Commons. Gordon would have been...
...Shapiro said. “We try to get hyped up for every game, and it’s always a battle.” Harvard also posted a 1-2 record against Boston area rivals, with the lone win coming in a 2-0 victory over Northeastern in which the Crimson turned away five penalty corners. “It’s always a big rivalry with the Boston teams, and we’re always working hard to keep pace,” Shapiro said. “That Boston rivalry is really something that keeps...