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Eritrean Yirgalam Beyene's tired eyes swell with tears as she recalls the day her son was killed. One night in April 2008, Beyene found herself lying in the cold sand of Egypt's vast Sinai desert, nervously eyeing the barbed-wired fence that separated her from her destination: Israel. Only a few hundred meters away, the fence along the border was low enough to jump. But Beyene, who was there with her three children and a group of some 20 asylum seekers from Eritrea, Darfur and southern Sudan, knew that before they reached the other side they would have...
...loan modifications aren't the long-term success the Administration is banking on, people will wind up losing their homes to foreclosure anyway, and the number of repossessed properties owned by banks will again swell. According to foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac, the number of foreclosure notices nationwide has been ticking down past three months, but the number of notices are still running about 19% higher than last year. Considering high unemployment and how many people still owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth, there might be a chance yet for attention to turn to the idea of renting...
...student population in Cambridge may swell by another 300 undergrads in the next few years, due to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s tentative plan to increase the size of its student body...
...camera phone handy. Anyway, a word of explanation: Harvard Alumni Association apparently has "Love Story" going in Tercentenary in honor of the University's brand new Homecoming event. And S'mores. Nothing like a bad movie and some snacks to swell the pride and usher in the weekend. Did we mention to the alumni that the University could use some donations? Enjoy the game tomorrow...
...camera phone handy. Anyway, a word of explanation: Harvard Alumni Association apparently has "Love Story" going in Tercentenary in honor of the University's brand new Homecoming event. And S'mores. Nothing like a bad movie and some snacks to swell the pride and usher in the weekend. Did we mention to the alumni that the University could use some donations? Enjoy the game tomorrow...