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...complained that he was feeling unwell at the time, Janet Conroy, a Yale spokeswoman, said in a telephone interview. While studying government at Harvard, Hanzich made his mark as a vibrant and dedicated student leader. He also earned a long list of academic and extracurricular honors, including a prestigious yearlong scholarship to the University of Cambridge to earn a master’s degree in public health. He started law school at Yale this fall. Students and professors gathered in the Yale Law School auditorium last Sunday to celebrate Hanzich’s life. At the memorial service, Law School...
...transform his homeland into a self-confident nation with a military worthy of its economic might, the end had come with a whimper. But even stranger was the reason Abe gave during a Sept. 12 speech announcing his intent to step down as Japan's leader. In his tumultuous yearlong tenure, Abe weathered a stunning parliamentary defeat for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition, the resignations of four of his Cabinet members, the suicide of his corruption-tainted Agriculture Minister and a scandal over the mishandling of more than 50 million pension-fund accounts. None of these crises...
Luciano Pavarotti, the bearded opera legend, died early Thursday after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. With his noted girth and cheeky duets with pop singers, the 71-year-old tenor was that rare maestro of classical music who was as instantly recognizable around the world as superstars from MTV and the movies...
...joining kids in the joy of music and dance. D'Amboise has long contributed to children in the U.S. through the National Dance Institute (NDI), which brings the enchantments of dance to public-school kids, often in tough neighborhoods. This year NDI featured Potou, a Senegalese village, in its yearlong program. Thousands of New York City schoolkids studied and talked about African villages like Potou; they danced and raised funds to help them. Thanks to their efforts, Potou's villagers will have better health care, a bigger food harvest and midday school meals...
...Iraqis have low to no expectations from their MPs. "What difference does it make if the parliament is on a break?" says Maha Hussein, a Baghdad schoolteacher. "For all the work they do, they might as well give themselves a yearlong vacation...