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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The president of Harvard University (search) prompted criticism for suggesting that innate differences between the sexes could help explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers. Lawrence H. Summers (search), speaking Friday at an economic conference, also questioned how great a role discrimination plays in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The murder trial of three men accused of throwing a black farm worker to the lions offers an extreme example of the plight of farm workers in a country that still has a culture of violence, human rights researchers said. Prosecutors allege that Mark Scott-Crossley (search), …

WASHINGTON – Attorney General designate Alberto Gonzales (search) will have to wait at least another week before getting a Senate committee vote on his nomination to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee (search) decided Wednesday to ask for a one-week hold on Gonzales’ …