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Ashcroft and his aides would not reveal precisely what information prompted their extraordinary alert. But senior officials say the raw data underlying the warning came from an overseas source developed by the CIA and buttressed by snippets of information gleaned through other intelligence efforts around the world. Without offering any specifics, the source--whose reliability is still uncertain--warned that al-Qaeda will strike at any moment. As an official puts it, the information may or may not be credible, "but nobody's going to take a chance...
...what if a terrorist commandeered one of the 500,000 yearly shipments of commercial explosives? One hijacking could net enough raw material for multiple bombs--or the truck itself could become a surface-to-surface missile if a kamikaze driver took the wheel. Nothing like that has happened, but the possibility has authorities across the U.S. frazzled. Two weeks ago, a water truck (with a sprinkler that conceivably could spray chemicals) was stolen in Colorado. After a day-long, statewide search, the vehicle turned up. "A couple of yo-yos stole it for fun," says an investigator. But before...
...from singer Manda Rin building anticipation before the guitar crunch and insanely catchy chorus bust everything up in a climax of euphoria. Backed by cinematic strings, “The End Starts Today” is a positively grandiose affair, indicative of the major change Bis have undertaken. The raw immediacy of their past has been displaced by an apparent craving for a deeper sound—exemplified by the expanding bass-drone and movie strings that occupy “Chicago,” imbuing it with an almost oppressively romantic quality. The same song represents Bis?...
...fantasize about massive pristine convenience. Brilliant gold taps, virginal white marble, a seat carved from ebony, a cistern full of Channel No. 5 and a flunky handing me pieces of raw silk toilet roll. But under the circumstances I’ll settle for anywhere...
Cambridge will receive its scaled results from the state sometime next week. The city’s public high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, has received limited raw test scores that administrators are using to see who is likely to need tutoring help, said Assistant Principal Caroline Hunter...