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...advantage. An early sprint allowed Harvard to overtake its opponent and hold off a late Princeton charge to the finish line. All of the Crimson boats claimed open water victories against Navy and Penn in the race for the Adams Cup, and Harvard took four of five races against Northeastern the following Saturday. Its only defeat was the freshman four’s loss to the Huskies’ varsity four.After the heavyweight crews’ success this season, Harvard’s results at Sprints were anything but expected. In a tight preliminary heat, the Crimson finished a close...
...through Johannesburg's townships since May 11, killing at least 42 and making refugees of 16,000 by May 21, have unearthed a dark truth: xenophobia can be as much about poverty as skin color. The grim tide of killing, raping, burning and hacking that has torn through the northeastern province of Gauteng is centered on shanty towns such as Alexandra and Kya Sand that form a ring of destitution around Africa's commercial capital. While South Africa's overall economy grows at a steady 4% to 5% and Johannesburg's business district accounts for 9% of Africa...
...boat that had found its greatest success in its final sprint—the Crimson varsity snatched wins over Princeton and Northeastern by overtaking both boats in the final 20 strokes of the race during the dual season—came up just short when it mattered most...
...days after the first shock, the official death toll had risen to almost 15,000 - and was certain to soar. Whatever the final toll, the Wenchuan earthquake, named for the Sichuan county at the epicenter, will likely be China's worst natural disaster since a quake erupted under the northeastern town of Tangshan in 1976, killing an estimated...
...trapped under the rubble of the 7.9-magnitude quake that rocked the densely populated Sichuan province. Two days after the first shock, the official death toll had risen to 15,000--and was certain to soar, making it the country's worst disaster since a 1976 quake in the northeastern town of Tangshan killed at least...