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...Palestinians in Gaza have come to dread the phone ringing at midnight. Too often a stranger's voice, in flawless Arabic, will say, "I'm from the Israel Defense Forces. This is a warning. We're going to bomb your house in 15 minutes. Leave and tell your neighbors." Usually the Israeli intelligence is accurate--Gaza seethes with Palestinian informers--and the bombs, dropped by an F-16 fighter circling this narrow coastal strip on the Mediterranean, will destroy a hideout, weapons cache or hidden tunnel...
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...talks aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear program. A test would scuttle those talks and likely lead to a renewed U.S. push for sanctions against North Korea. And so in the middle of Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving, Ban, 62, was on the phone to his counterparts in Moscow, Beijing, Washington and Tokyo, building a response to the North Korean announcement. Speaking to TIME between calls, Ban said he was "much worried and troubled" about the possibility of a nuclear test. That's in part because of the impact it could have...
...wave of high-profile resignations, including Dunn's. Nearly two years ago, the media started publishing things only an HP director could know. Dunn tapped private investigator Ronald DeLia to find the leaker. The operation--which included PIs posing as journalists and HP directors in order to access their phone records--fell on the wrong side of the law, according to California's attorney general. TIME reviews some of the intrigue's major players...
...leadership role at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair (HCNR), which he helped found.But first, Martin will take a year-long sabbatical—which he said will most likely include a trip to the British Isles.‘A DEAN OF STUDENTS’In a phone interview last night, Martin said that his term as dean has been “the best experience of my life.”He has overseen the school’s physical expansion as well as the creation of the nation’s largest comprehensive cancer care center...