Word: spills
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...East Germany disintegrated, Wolf called for reforms, but finally sought asylum in the Soviet Union. He claimed to have turned down a CIA offer for a lifetime of ease in the U.S. if he would spill his secrets. He later returned to Germany and was sentenced to six years in prison for treason, but the conviction was overturned on the grounds that East Germany had been a sovereign state for which he had been entitled to spy. He was later convicted on kidnapping-related charges, but received a suspended sentence. That left him free to reinvent himself, which...
...Chemicals spill into Chinese rivers nearly every day, and have left nearly all of the nation's surface water unfit for human consumption. Lanzhou's red tide, though dramatic, has so far has not been reported to have poisoned drinking water. The spill occurred during repairs at a steam-heating station, when water containing a pink dye to distinguish it from drinking water was discharged into a local septic system, and then flushed into the river. Lanzhou's environmental officials said Tuesday they were still assessing the impact of the spill, and that those responsible would be punished...
...psych, the Starbucks sipper snags a double tall caramel machiatto (non-fat, sugar-free, obv) from her favorite cuttie barista. Inside her oversized Louis Vuitton, she carries parking stubs from Newbury Street, Chanel lip gloss, and her über-essential Treo. She’s careful not to spill on her Sevens or her chinchilla-trimmed fitted jacket; after all, she can’t look a mess at her 3 o’clock with Gino. He doesn’t give last-minute appointments to just anyone...
...retirement funds to divest from Dow. The other requested the city manager to assess whether the city uses Dow products. Kaveri Rajaraman, a third-year student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, said Bhopal, where she has relatives, is still severely polluted from the spill of heavier-than-air toxic gas. “This resolution will be much needed support for the disaster’s survivors,” she said. “They have not been forgotten.” —Staff writer Virginia A. Fisher can be reached at vafisher@fas.harvard.edu...
Congressional hearings continue this week on BP's Alaskan oil pipeline. Corrosion led to a spill in March and a shutdown last month. The oil giant faces steep fines and stricter regulations...