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WASHINGTON--Filling in part of an 80 million-year historical gap, fossils found in Utah suggest long-necked dinosaurs may have eaten themselves into oblivion by helping to destroy North American forests. That allowed the rise of shorter, horned dinosaurs that fed on shrubs...
Yassin, 61, imprisoned since 1989, has served as a rallying symbol for Hamas, an Islamic movement that aims to destroy Israel. His failing health had prompted some Israeli officials in recent years to recommend his release for fear his death in custody would prompt even more Hamas-sponsored carnage. Others have worried that Yassin was too dangerous to go free. They had prevailed until the early hours of last Wednesday, when Yassin was transported secretly by ambulance from an Israeli prison hospital to an airstrip in Tel Aviv. From there a Jordanian royal helicopter flew him to the King Hussein...
...from keeping legal promises. But Kol Nidre only annuls vows taken between man and God, not vows involving others. Today, Kol Nidre forces us each year to confront our weaknesses, to remember all of the private promises made and not kept and to remember the power of words to destroy us and restore...
...Wellers' marriage steadily deteriorates, and one day Dorrie hires a bulldozer to destroy Larry's backyard maze. Larry leaves Dorrie and his son Ryan and "his place on the planet." Only his job and his commission to create a maze for a friend of a friend save him from utter despair. Larry's mazes gain some local notoriety, and, when offered an opportunity to work on a maze in Chicago with a prominent landscaper, Larry quits his job and moves to the States...
Unfortunately, UConn was quick to destroy these hopes...