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Last week, a merry trio of pranksters from MIT had cause for celebration: Middlesex county prosecutors dropped serious charges against them that would have been punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The crime perpetrated by our more mathematically inclined neighbors along the Charles: an attempted “hack” on MIT’s Faculty Club. This case’s dismissal sets a heartening precedent for college students nationwide...
...hearing in London, which will decide on the scope of the inquests and who can be called as witnesses, Butler-Sloss said Al Fayed had not provided "a shred of evidence" to support his conspiracy theory. "There are a large number of serious allegations being made," she said. "If there is no evidence to support them, I shall not present them to the jury because it would be my duty not to do so." But Al Fayed's lawyer, Michael Mansfield, said the millionaire had already given his evidence to the official British police investigation, which last year concluded...
...general election. Barack Obama is impressive but Republicans find it hard to believe he'll be our next President. The second time doesn't seem to be the charm for John Edwards. And Al Gore, who could be the nominee, still isn't a natural pol. There are serious Democrats who have won in red or purple states: former Governors Mark Warner of Virginia and Tom Vilsack of Iowa, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico. But the first three have dropped out of the presidential race, and Richardson is polling at 2% and looks...
...fashion punch, obvious luxury is looking a little frayed. On Oscar's red carpet the sober styles worn by actresses like Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal had the most modern vibe. And across the ocean, on the fall 2007 runways of Paris and Milan, designers are striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined luxury labels for several seasons. Instead of ornamentation, the focus is on shape and fabrication...
...predated his professional work. “When Paul was a sophomore at Duke, he wrote to me and basically said, ‘I want to be a medical anthropologist like you,’” said Kleinman, adding that Farmer was a “serious correspondent.” “I have a real sense with Paul of passing the torch, only that torch has burned brighter in his hands than it did mine,” he said of Farmer’s accomplishments. Kleinman described Farmer...