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...Tehran's announcement was timed to coincide with a meeting in New York between representatives of the five veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss an Anglo-French resolution - backed by the U.S. - that would threaten sanctions if Iran fails to halt enrichment. The meeting failed to achieve agreement, as China and Russia remained firmly opposed to a resolution even threatening sanctions. Moscow and Beijing are urging both sides to take more steps to cool the atmosphere of confrontation and seek a diplomatic compromise. But the prime target for a new diplomatic push from Iran, however...
...their core understanding of what being a Christian is. They have no problem living next to an atheist or a gay couple or a single mother or people whose views on the meaning of life are utterly alien to them--and respecting their neighbors' choices. That doesn't threaten their faith. Sometimes the contrast helps them understand their own faith better...
...impeccable direction and the honed precision of every actor’s performance. As he gains acceptance among Ritai’s band, Ga Yu channels the horror of the poachers’ heartlessness along with the ostensibly righteous cruelty Ritai’s men serve to those that threaten the wilderness they protect. In one especially disquieting scene, the mountain patrol looks out over a vast field of sun-bleached antelope carcasses as a pair of marauding vultures picks them clean of their meat. During these moments, Lu draws us close to the mountain patrol, sharing in not only...
When oil traders in New York City's Mercantile Exchange hear Iran threaten to stop pumping in a market that is already tight, they immediately bid up the price of contracts for future oil delivery. That cycle of fear isn't the only thing sending prices higher. Hedge funds, sniffing profits, are pouring money into oil and other commodities. The chase has added $10 to $15 to the price of a barrel of oil, say economists. Nor do the fundamentals of global oil offer much hope for lower prices over the long run. The growth in demand is exceeding...
...game, fanning two and allowing one earned in 2 2/3.The Crimson actually out-hit Dartmouth 14-8, but also committed four errors to the Big Green’s two. Harvard scored all eight of its runs in the fifth through eighth innings, but was never able to truly threaten against the beleaguered Faiola, leaving nine runners on base.Sophomore centerfielder Matt Vance was able to break out of a brief slump by going 2-3 with a triple and two runs scored, in addition to notching a league-leading 24th stolen base. Classmate and second baseman Taylor Meehan...