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CHARGED. MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, 40, chief of the Russian oil giant Yukos and the wealthiest of the country's "oligarchs," who made quick fortunes after the Soviet Union's collapse by acquiring cheap state property; with fraud and tax evasion; by prosecutors in Moscow, after special forces surrounded his plane at an airport in Siberia. The dramatic move, part of an ongoing probe into Yukos, was seen by skeptics as a Kremlin-led effort to keep the tycoon, who has funded opposition parties, out of politics...
...double-door fridge. Nice amenities, but after two years on the road, they most cherish the spontaneous instant messages sent via the Internet from their 10-year-old granddaughter in California. That wasn't always possible before wi-fi. It used to be that they would wait for cheap evening rates on their mobile phone and then dial online through a cellular modem. Now the messages zip freely back and forth. "She writes 'Grandpa?', and I write back, 'Hi, Peanut.' I love that," says...
Remember when Volkswagen was known for making cheap, dependable and, above all, lovable cars? So does Ann Jones, a Jetta owner from Corona, California. Jones was lured to the Jetta (known as the Bora in Europe) by its stylish looks and solid road handling - easily worth the $18,900 sticker price. But a few months after bringing her new sedan home in 2000, she returned it to the dealership because of a fluid leak. Then a door lock broke. Then a spring popped out of the driver's seat. With 80,000 km on it, her Jetta started to feel...
...Mass Ave., past Harvard Law School, under a sign for Lesley University, through glass doors labeled “1815,” beside a City Sports, Gap and Barnes and Noble, is the last thing in the world you’d expect to find: cheap but good Japanese food. The Porter Exchange houses a grocery, bakery, tea stand, ice cream shop and six small crowded restaurants. On a weekend afternoon, the place is jam-packed. Rather than wait in line for seating, claim the bench outside Barnes and Noble. Bring a couple friends and order takeout from multiple...
...college students looking for a cheap place to live are not the real victims of rent hikes though. If you venture outside the confines of Harvard Square and its beautiful surrounding neighborhoods, you’ll realize that Cambridge is for the most part, a lower income city. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recommends that households spend no more than 25-30 percent of gross income on housing, but right now 78 percent of low-income Cambridge residents spend more than this income on rent, and 40 percent spend more than 75 percent of their income...