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...Cross before stumbling to three straight losses. Perhaps after dominating the Crusaders in 2009, the Crimson can look forward to a better result. Harvard (1-0) opened its season on Saturday with a 4-1 victory in Worcester, Mass., handing Holy Cross (0-2) a resounding defeat on Hart Turf Field. Junior Chloe Keating led the way for the Crimson with two goals and an assist, while sophomore Carly Dickson set the table on two occasions to bolster Harvard’s attack. The two returning stars paired up for a goal early on, as Keating deflected Dickson?...
Kennedy calls the phenomenon a "formless street scene" with three tiers. The first is petty criminals who may or may not have gang affiliations. Then there are actual gangs such as Crips, Bloods and MS-13, whose members wear colors, use hand signs and tags and stake out turf. At the highest level is organized crime like the Mafia, which largely eschews violence (until deemed necessary) because it's bad for business...
...level between the petty crooks and thugs, which in cities like Baltimore represents the lion's share of violence. He says the so-called gangs are really just informal street groups that represent an overwhelming share of the violence. "They are not killing each other over money or turf," he says. "They are killing each other over honor and vendettas." And while these groups are small, their effect is wide. A Cincinnati study, in which Kennedy participated, found that "street groups" accounted for three-tenths of 1% of the city's population but are connected with 75% of its homicides...
...happened, what ought to have happened, and what we must do in the future to secure America and to raise the issue of security well above politics." It is an ambitious task for a 280-page book, but Ridge seems to touch on all of the highlights - the bureaucratic turf battles, the political pressures, the massive challenge and the occasional missteps...
...bloodshed in Shan state, reporting that 36 junta forces had been killed in the fighting. Estimates for Kokang casualties vary widely. But even the Kokang admit that their outnumbered forces have been no match for the invading Burmese army, which now appears to be occupying large parts of Kokang turf...