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...been released, told police that she was attacked at the corner of Banks and Cowperthwaite streets after walking by two males standing in front of a convenience store. According to a community advisory released by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the victim reported that the suspects struck her on the head several times. After she fell to the ground, the suspects took her wallet and fled the area. The advisory stated that the victim was not injured, and according to HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano, she refused medical treatment. Catalano declined to release any more information about the victim...
Sony has quite a lot at stake this round and this bout should be anything but friendly. Microsoft struck preemptively, launching the Xbox 360 in November of last year, at a price tag of about $200 cheaper than the PS3 for a premium system. Nintendo’s innovative new console, the Wii, sells for about $100 less than its competitors. This ultimate corporate cage-match has just been thrust wide open...
Considering their widely divergent views on WiMax, it's no surprise that relations between phonemakers and mobile carriers are getting crackly. Motorola's Zander found that out after he struck a $300 million deal with Clearwire in July that gave Motorola access to WiMax technology and equipment. "I do the Clearwire deal, and I get 10 hate mails," Zander quipped to Time...
...Measure of a Nation Your story "America by the Numbers" [Nov. 6] was an interesting and thought-provoking way to commemorate the U.S. population's reaching 300 million. But I was struck by the comparison of the map illustrating the Electoral College votes in the 2004 presidential election and the "purple" map showing how people actually voted by county. When I look at those maps, there's little wonder why voter turnout in U.S. elections is embarrassingly low. Why bother to vote when a simple majority is all that is needed for an entire state's Electoral College votes...
...Kazakhs but of arrogant, ignorant Westerners who overrate their own cultures. Dominik Mauer Augsburg, Germany The Measure of a Nation Your story "America by the numbers" [Nov. 6] was an interesting and thought-provoking way to commemorate the U.S. population's reaching 300 million. But I was struck by the comparison of the map illustrating the Electoral College votes in the 2004 presidential election and the "purple" map showing how people actually voted by county. When I look at those maps, there's little wonder why voter turnout in U.S. elections is embarrassingly low. Why bother to vote when...