Saturday, June 19, 2010
MANUTE BOL DIES
Sudan-born NBA veteran Manute Bol passed away today at the age of 47 after suffering from a severe kidney ailment. Bol, who immigrated permanently to the US after retiring from the NBA, had spent the last several years working with charities helping the people of his native country.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
BASEBALL TEAMS PREPARING FOR ARIZONA LAW
The Associated Press reports that Major League Baseball teams are taking precautions to ensure that young Latino players coming to start in the Arizona Rookie League beginning next week do not run in to problems complying with Arizona's tough new immigration law.
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NY TIMES: OBITUARY OF AN IMMIGRANT ARTIST
The Times profiles the life of Elzbieta Czyzewska, a star of Polish film and television who became an outcast in her own country "whose career frustrations in the United States became a cautionary tale for immigrant artists."
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# posted by Greg Siskind @ 5:16 PM
The Associated Press reports that Major League Baseball teams are taking precautions to ensure that young Latino players coming to start in the Arizona Rookie League beginning next week do not run in to problems complying with Arizona's tough new immigration law.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 10:37 PM
NY TIMES: OBITUARY OF AN IMMIGRANT ARTIST
The Times profiles the life of Elzbieta Czyzewska, a star of Polish film and television who became an outcast in her own country "whose career frustrations in the United States became a cautionary tale for immigrant artists."
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