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...reached beaches from Barcelona to Málaga. In Catalonia alone, the Red Cross has treated 14,044 bathers for the painful stings. Local governments in Benidorm and elsewhere have posted signs in three languages warning of the dangers. The Interior Ministry has publicized advice for those who are stung - wash the affected area with salt water, don't rub it, seek assistance. (In rare cases, an allergic reaction to the sting can prove deadly.) The Environment Ministry is sending out boats armed with large nets to snare the jellyfish before they reach shallow water. And Spain...
...dropout from Brooklyn, New York, won Olympic gold in 1952. Four years later, at age 21, he knocked out Archie Moore to become the world's youngest heavyweight champ-and the most conflicted. The Hall of Famer, who said he had "no self-esteem" as a kid, was so stung by a 1959 loss to Ingemar Johansson that he left the arena in disguise. Yet when he regained the title from Johansson a year later, he was disturbed by his "hate" for his rival. After retiring, he grew easier on himself. When a reporter said Patterson had been downed more...
...school dropout from Brooklyn, N.Y., won Olympic gold in 1952. Four years later, at age 21, he knocked out Archie Moore to become the world's youngest heavyweight champ--and the most conflicted. The Hall of Famer, who said he had "no self-esteem" as a kid, was so stung by a 1959 loss to Ingemar Johansson that he left the arena in disguise. Yet when he regained the title from Johansson a year later, he was disturbed by his "hate" for his rival. After retiring, he grew easier on himself. When a reporter said Patterson had been downed more...
...rising casualty count has prompted a barrage of calls from opposition M.P.s for a parliamentary debate. But stung by a backlash from Canadians angered by what they consider a betrayal of the soldiers risking their lives overseas, Liberal and New Democratic Party (N.D.P.) critics now claim they were not asking for a vote to terminate the mission--just a more thorough exploration of the rationale for war. "We still don't know exactly what the terms of engagement are, under whose auspices we are operating," says defense critic Dawn Black of the N.D.P. Acting Liberal leader Bill Graham says...
...Crimson, however, has been stung by the injury bug too. Centerfielder Matt Vance will be forced to DH due to a shoulder complaint, reshuffling the Harvard outfield. Freshmen Matt Rogers and Tom Stack-Babich will start in center and left, respectively...