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Suicides in the U.S. military are at record levels and rising too. Pentagon data show that in 2008 military suicides rose for the fourth year in a row to reach nearly a 30-year high at 128. The actual number is almost certainly greater, since more than a dozen cases presumed to be suicides were still under formal investigation when the report was released in January. (See pictures of the families of military recruiters who have committed suicide...
...real aim of the law may be to provide the Kremlin with another rhetorical tool with which to attack governments of former Soviet Republics and Eastern Bloc countries that have increasingly moved towards the West. The most recent example - which is still making waves in Russia - was the 2007 row in Estonia over the moving of the statue of a Red Army soldier from a central Tallinn square to a nearby war cemetery, a decision which triggered riots and caused an international incident. (Read: "Estonians Under Siege in Moscow...
...really just a good opportunity for us to go out there and exercise the things we worked on all week.”The Crimson completed the sweep of the Huskies in the varsity and freshman contests, winning all five of its races for the second weekend in a row. It was a thorough performance reminiscent of last year’s showdown with Northeastern, albeit with one important difference.Back then, the Harvard varsity eight managed to grab the lead over the Huskies with 20 strokes to go and held on for a 0.7 second margin of victory. This year?...
...guys were a bit more meticulous about warding off blows than the previous pair--Norman especially was incredibly agile and ran Zhao all over the ring to evade being hit, while simultaneously landing straightforward yet stylish punches. Norman also seemed to have a fanclub, conveniently located in the first row, carrying signs with slogans such as "The sun never sets on his biceps...
...front-row ticket at Yankee Stadium for $2,500? Fuhgeddaboutit. With fewer fans packing the new $1.5 billion ballpark (and rows of empty seats creating an embarrassing eyesore on TV), the franchise announced it would slash prices for premium seats by as much as 50% and give extra seats to season-ticket holders. Still, with average tickets costing 75% more than those at the old stadium, it may not be enough to get New Yorkers to play ball...