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Bonds, Barry Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…

prisoner of war

(Encyclopedia) prisoner of war, in international law, person captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but…

Duke, David Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Duke, David Ernest, 1950-, American far-right politician and Klan leader, b. Tulsa, Ok., Louisiana State Univ. (B.A., 1974). Duke’s…

After There was 'Lucy'

New 2.5 million-year-old ancestor found in Ethiopia by Otto Johnson "This combination of features has never been seen before," said Tim White, a paleoanthropologist and co-leader of the discovery…

American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters

(Encyclopedia) American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, honorary academy of notable American artists, writers, and composers. The National Institute of Arts and Letters, founded in 1898,…

World Court

(Encyclopedia) World Court, popular name of the Permanent Court of International Justice, established pursuant to Article 14 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. The protocol establishing it was…