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...linked to the incident on Oniani's yacht; under the new statute, the men would have faced charges just for showing up for the meeting. According to local law-enforcement officials who were quoted in the Russia media, the purpose of the gathering was to discuss Oniani's turf war with Aslan Usoyan, leader of a rival clan in Moscow. Weeks later, the reputed godfather of the Russian mafia, 69-year-old Vladislav Ivankov, was shot in the stomach in northern Moscow by a sniper who fired across eight lanes of traffic. Ivankov, who died on Oct. 9 after spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will New Laws Help Russia Take Down the Mafia? | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

With fierce crossfield winds and soggy turf, there was no place for much finesse yesterday at Ohiri Field. That was fine with the No. 8 Harvard men’s soccer team (8-1, 1-0 Ivy) as it grinded to a 2-0 victory over Patriot League opponent Holy Cross (3-7, 1-1 Patriot...

Author: By Patrick Downey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shuffled Lineup Bests Holy Cross | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

Just ask the Yale men’s team, which walked away with first place at this weekend’s Macdonald Cup on its home turf, The Course at Yale—a course designed by co-founder of the USGA Charles Blair Macdonald...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Disappointed With Macdonald Finish | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...periods and an overtime had elapsed under a tumultuous black sky, as the Crimson battled its rival Bulldogs on Yale’s home turf during the Ivy League opener this past Saturday. The whistle blew, signaling the beginning of the second extra period and the departure of the heavy rain that had plagued both teams for the entire game...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rogers’ Goal Gives Harvard Win in Double-Overtime | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...with two faces. On the road, the Crimson’s record is 0-4. But with junior Caroline Kutler and senior Christina Hagner’s first half goals, the Crimson showed its other face last night, defeating Holy Cross (5-4-1) under the lights at Cumnock Turf and improving its home record...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Overcomes Crusaders in Shutout | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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