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...eventually released unharmed 24 days later; it is still unknown if a ransom was paid. Meier may not be so lucky. One of the German engineers was shot within a few days of his abduction, and while two of the South Korean volunteers have been released as a sign of good will, two were killed and negotiations for the remaining 19 have stalled. In exchange for the Korean hostages, the Taliban is demanding the release of 8 insurgent captives - a concession the Afghan government, with the support of the U.S., has refused to consider. While the assault on the Koreans...
...goat-bloodsucking chupacabra monster. I want to live in a place where information is so pervasive that people are too smart for tall tales and Photoshop tricks, where our fake headlines are metajokes in the Onion or skewering irony on The Daily Show. It's actually a sign of progress for a society to go from inventing gods and monsters to seeking catharsis in the real life of Paris Hilton. We no longer need to conflate fiction and nonfiction to explain our world. Our fabulists aren't celebrated; Stephen Glass, JT LeRoy and James Frey are quickly caught and shamed...
Number of students a U.S. college official must sign up for study abroad in order to receive a free trip from the American Institute of Foreign Study. Eager for the high fees paid by American students, foreign schools and study-abroad facilitators are dangling perks for administrators who deliver students...
...stays a teen idol or becomes a star that adults without kids will know. Leesa Coble, the editor of Tiger Beat and Bop, thinks he's already phased out of her demo. "When people are on the cover of Rolling Stone and in People, that's sort of a sign for us that the peak has happened for our readers," she says. "You don't want to like what your parents like...
After being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 8, Wilson chose to sign a contract with the Brewers, thereby forgoing his senior season with the Crimson. For Wilson, it meant the opportunity to play professionally and chase a promotion to the big leagues, his goal since the first time he picked...