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...responsible. Later in the week, two brothers who owned the collapsed mining-company dams, as well as the firm's manager, were arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing a disaster. Authorities summoned 60 people for questioning about operations at the two dams and the apparent failure to inspect the structures properly. Investigators suspect the wash basins behind the dams had been expanded illegally, making the surrounding earth unstable. Giuseppe Zamberletti, Italy's Minister of Civil Defense, declared the disaster was "not linked to natural factors but obviously due to actions and omissions...
...trip Maseko makes almost every week, driving the 800 km from Johannesburg to Bulawayo in his blue Toyota minibus. Before setting out, he packs the van with groceries and televisions, furniture and children's toys, carefully concealing envelopes filled with South African rand so the corrupt border guards who inspect his vehicle won't confiscate the money. The cash and consumer goods are gifts from Zimbabwean expatriates in South Africa to their desperate families at home. Maseko, 32, makes roughly $700 from each trip; but for the families in Zimbabwe, where food is scarce and jobs are even scarcer...
...YORK—On a tranquil Sunday morning on the Columbia University campus, an unbefitting line forms outside of Uris Hall. Inside, security teams inspect bags, check IDs, and wield metal-detecting wands at perplexed students, professors, and members of the community. But those entering the building aren’t here to see a world leader or big-name celebrity—the day’s attraction is a conference addressing anti-Semitism charges that have riven the Columbia community recently...
...example of the right wing forcing its agenda down the throats of Texas children comes as no surprise. Textbook publishers who want to tap into the nation’s second largest textbook market must go through a gauntlet of citizen watchdog groups and right-wing think tanks who inspect the books before passing them on to the no less conservative State Board of Education for approval. By these means the Lone Star State has already been rewriting American History from the perspective of the hard-line religious right for years...
...this: lease sellers register (fees usually start at less than $50) and post their car's picture, lease terms, mileage balance and location. Buyers browse the listings and sign up to get contact information for the car they want. Simple enough, right? Buyers should, of course, be sure to inspect the car for excess wear and tear and high mileage, which can bring penalties at the end of the lease term. And study the fine print as you would a new lease, particularly making note of when the car's warranty expires. (It may have already...