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...movement. Major efforts are under way to consolidate neighborhoods (one-third of Detroit's residential parcels are vacant lots or empty homes), close failing schools (one-third of Detroit children attend schools that rank among the state's bottom 5%), invest in new-economy job creation (one-quarter of Detroiters are officially unemployed) and improve its woeful public-transportation system. (See pictures of school kids in Detroit...
After the Crimson’s initial offensive surge, the Minutemen responded with two goals by the 4:39 mark in the first quarter. Harvard and UMass exchanged scores before the Crimson closed out the opening frame with another tally to lead...
...Crimson began the third quarter with a goal from Cohen less than two minutes into the period, but the Minutemen answered with 3 consecutive goals over the next six minutes to build a 9-7 lead...
...Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and now lives in self-imposed exile rather than serve a two-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction. The protesters, who have numbered over 100,000 at their peak, have occupied the main road in the old quarter of Bangkok for four days in an attempt to pressure Abhisit to resign. By Tuesday morning, their numbers had thinned to no more than 20,000, as many needed to return to the farms or homes to earn a living. The crowds typically swell, however, in the evenings after...
...After delivering his speech, Abhisit departed in a helicopter to observe the demonstration's effects on Bangkok's notoriously bad traffic as the capital braced for the night ahead. By Monday afternoon, protesters were heading back to the main rally site in Bangkok's old quarter, where the leaders were set to meet and plan their next move...