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...though Harvard coasted to an eventual 14-point victory against Columbia (2-19, 0-8), the Crimson went cold in the second half and suffered a scare when its 23-point lead shrank...
Although there’s plenty of scare-mongering going on on both sides of the debate, nothing will get resolved without more testing. The problem in the United States is that most of the testing seems to be done under the aegis of huge biotech firms, either in-house or through funding at large universities with flagrant disregard for any conflict-of-interest considerations. This fact seems to have slipped under the radar of most U.S. commentators and watchdog groups...
...attack will inevitably scare off many tourists, thus depriving the impoverished state of a rare source of foreign currency. Yet, in the immediate aftermath, authorities acted as if catching the killers was at best a secondary concern. According to Western diplomatic officers, local police were busily cleaning up the ambush site instead of collecting evidence or interviewing witnesses. By midday, phone lines were cut in Vang Vieng, and the road around the town sealed. "They were trying to hush it up," claims a diplomatic official, to "pretend it didn't happen...
...things might come to a head. Then we noticed one of the locals lifting his shirt and reaching down towards his pants as if he was grabbing a gun, like it was Menace II Society. It turned out he wasn’t packing, but was just trying to scare us with his imaginary gat. After realizing that we wouldn’t be shot, my friend had had enough of their yammering, and he shoved one of them. Now the rumble was on, and they started going after him. I was trying to step in and at least hold...
...League there are so many close games,” Delaney-Smith said. “So a lot of teams think we’re beatable. Hopefully tonight will scare them...