Word: foes
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...launched a Predator drone. Once in the open countryside, safely away from any civilians, the drone fired a Hellfire missile into the vehicle, instantly dispatching Harithi and five al-Qaeda colleagues to the ultimate highway rest stop. That marked the first time the U.S. had killed a foe using an unmanned drone. It's a safe bet such aircraft are now orbiting in and around Yemeni airspace, looking to duplicate that feat...
Harvard is now 4-0 at home this season and has the chance to oust yet another Boston foe, Northeastern, on Wednesday in its final game before reading period...
...eight months since have been a mixed bag. Yes, Turkey has agreed to diplomatic normalization with neighbor and historic foe Armenia, and announced plans to end a two-decade war against Kurdish rebels that threatens to spill over into Iraq. But both developments have yet to be formalized. And Ankara has stirred hostility against Israel, a traditional ally, and its pursuit of closer commercial and political ties with the Muslim world, including Iran, has raised fears of a drift eastwards. (See the top 10 players in Iran's power struggle...
...second-ranked Harvard women’s squash team (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) hardly seemed to break a sweat this weekend in tallying their first two victories of the season. The national powerhouse Crimson crushed Ivy League foe No. 10 Brown (0-1, 0-1 Ivy) on Friday before breezing past out-of-conference opponent No. 8 Williams (0-2) on Sunday. The weekend’s victories boosted Harvard to a 2-0 record, a start that surprises none given the team’s stacked lineup and a national championship appearance last year...
...references to well-known space movies, notably “Alien” and “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” The dog-like alien pet belonging to Lem’s family recalls the eyeless, orb-like forehead of Sigourney Weaver’s original foe, while Elliott’s iconic bicycle silhouetted against the moon in “E.T.” is briefly parodied. By alluding to well-known scenes from past films, these references are perhaps a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of some of the less original aspects...