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...deflected the would-be equalizer away from the goal. Captain Nikki Rhodes stepped in to clear the ball away, keeping the Crimson ahead before the break. Although Wisconsin would knot the game up in the second half, the play effectively salvaged a draw for a Crimson team on the rise. “I’m just told to stop balls, so that’s what I do,” Okuji said. “All I could think about was ‘I can’t let this girl score...
Though the artist’s popularity has been on the rise, many students at the College said they had never heard...
...brandish their scars, the Conservatives trust that buttoned-up Brits care less about such things. They are betting that class no longer determines electoral outcomes. They may well be right. But even some supporters fear that the making of Cameron could yet prove his unmaking. For now, though, his rise offers powerful evidence not just of his political prowess but also of how much Britain has changed...
...welfare, schools and families. If you want to mend the broken society, these are the things you have to try to get right." There's much debate about how broken Britain really is, but Cameron taps into widespread concern about deepening poverty, overstretched public services and a rise in violence, especially among teenagers. Champagne memories and social deprivation could make for an uneasy juxtaposition, especially in such tough times. Can someone marinated in plenty viscerally understand what it feels like to be poor or excluded? He brushes the question aside with visible irritation. "I don't have this deterministic view...
...Meanwhile, violence is on the rise. In eastern cities, young men wave autonomy flags while they wield bats against indigenous women in traditional dress. Over the past few days, groups of opposition loyalists have taken over several state institutions (airports, state television studios, educational facilities) in the opposition controlled departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni and Pando. Yesterday, just hours before the Morales' declarations against Goldberg, a bomb exploded on one of Bolivia's main natural gas pipelines, cutting into its exports to Brazil...