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...Humala tells TIME that one of his first acts in office would be to "eliminate the 'golden payroll' for government employees," slashing salaries of the president and lawmakers. But on paper, the status quo doesn't seem so bad in Peru these days. The country is experiencing its longest economic expansion in modern history - 57 months - and inflation is near 1%, while exports have tripled to $18 billion in five years. Yet a majority of Peruvians are demanding radical change because the boom has not trickled down from the 5% of population that controls most of its wealth...
...Columbia swept St. Francis in a doubleheader yesterday, extending its win streak to five games—the second-longest current streak in the Ivy League. Columbia senior pitcher Maiya Chard-Yaron threw the school’s first seven-inning no-hitter on Apr. 2 in a defeat of Fairfield, and the Lions have run their record...
...home the first two championships in the history of intercollegiate men’s lacrosse? Yep—in 1881 and 1882, to be exact.That might seem like a meaningless stat, until you put Saturday’s game into perspective.It’s believed to be the longest game in the history of Harvard lacrosse—the 128-year history. I only say “believed” because, back in the late 19th and early 20th century, the exact game time wasn’t kept. Compare that to DU, a school that was less...
...longest-serving Prime Minister in postwar Italy, Berlusconi might be tempted to try to score points off his opponent's youth and inexperience--except that his rival, former Prime Minister Romano Prodi, is 66. Whoever wins, Italy will remain the only West European country with a sexagenarian Prime Minister. For Italians the face-off between two candidates born in the 1930s is a discomfiting reminder of the country's geriatric tilt. "It's the same faces saying the same things," says Mariangela Potenza, 24, a university student from Basilicata. "There's nothing that transmits innovation or novelty to the voters...
...regulation and two four-minute overtime periods, Cohen sent the Pioneers home an 8-7 loser on a goal with 1:15 left in the third overtime. He came around the left side of the net, diving past two defenders into the crease for the score to end the longest game in Crimson history. “They were shutting me off with the short stick,” Cohen said. “I had the short stick in my face the whole game, so once I picked up the ball it was pretty easy...