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...Hutu slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda between April and July 1994 was so quick and wholesale, it has proved impossible to find all the dead or separate their remains. It is estimated that Rwanda lost 800,000 people in 100 days. Perhaps 2 million took part in the slaughter, this in a country of 8 million. The genocide museum in the capital Kigali concludes its description of 1994 with the words: "Rwanda was dead." As a Tutsi area, Nyamata was a crucible of the killing. It was where, in a series of practice massacres after 1990, that...
...same hope. The long and eager line on Friday was of similar disposition to the one in 1978, each person abuzz with the excitement of Kevin Garnett’s arrival and the prospect of the Celtics reaching the NBA Finals. Such is the nature of Boston fans, so quick to complain but equally quick to regain hope. In the same sentence, another middle-aged man in line decried Rick Pitino as the Antichrist and declared Kevin Garnett the savior of the franchise. He called Danny Ainge a “genius,” forgetting, I suppose, that almost...
...really critical,” coach Sue Caples said. “Both teams typically don’t give up much, but we kind of sat back and Providence played with a greater sense of urgency. They really set the tone of the game.” The quick tally marked the first of two Providence goals in the first half—the second coming after a two penalty corners with under a minute to go before the mid-play break. Between the Friar bookend goals of the first frame, junior back Francine Polet slapped in a shot...
...after the game, he was quick to give credit to the rest of Harvard’s defensive staff, which was able to make some adjustments and come up with a new scheme for foiling the Brown passing attack...
...second interception came with under three minutes left in the game. After the Bears completed two quick strikes to begin the drive, Williams nearly intercepted the next pass from Brown quarterback Michael Dougherty. On the ensuing play, Williams stopped the drive with his second pick of the game. Minutes later, the Crimson wrapped up its first victory of the year, in front of 18,898 fans under the lights at Harvard Stadium...