Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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World

Video: France and Britain to Unveil Calais Plan

The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, and the British home secretary, Theresa May, visited the Channel Tunnel site and are to announce measures later Thursday to stem the flow of migrants.

Such an action is probably a treaty violation.  It would require a limitation of free travel.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34016448 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34034255



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Food

Toné-Café Brings Georgian Cuisine to Gramercy Park

Food comes quickly, on paper plates or encased in plastic tubs, originally destined for takeout. Nevertheless, it is a feast.
Your Money

As Workers Delay Retirement, Some Bosses Become More Flexible

More employers are introducing flexibility into their schedules or allowing employees to step slowly out of the work force with phased retirement.
The Upshot

Federal Meddling in Schools? It Happens Less Than Critics Think

Congressional reformers don’t seem to realize that state and local governments are rarely forced to overhaul low-performing schools.
Opinion

Mothers Aren’t the Problem

A reader says it isn’t just mothers’ shifting work schedules that create problems for children.
U.S.

Maryland: Officer Faces Attempted Murder Charge

A Baltimore police officer who the authorities say shot a burglary suspect at close range after he had been subdued is being charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder.
U.S.

Activist Shaun King Denies Claims He Lied About Race and Assault

Conservative bloggers, pointing to a police report from what Mr. King describes as his beating by a white mob, say he lied about his background.
U.S.

Three Killed While Fighting Washington State Wildfires

Four other firefighters were injured as wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate towns in the state’s rural interior.
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

This week’s properties are co-ops in Chelsea, Midtown West and Midwood.
U.S.

Texas: Death Row Inmate’s Appeal Refused

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected an appeal from a death row inmate whose supporters say was sentenced unfairly because he is black.
Opinion

Mr. Cuomo Should Get on Board

Governor Christie’s willingness to discuss the Hudson River rail tunnel is encouraging news, but Governor Cuomo still needs to come to the table.
World

Britain and France to Announce Measures to Contain Migrant Crisis in Calais

Under plans to be formally declared later on Thursday, British police and border protection forces will work with their French counterparts at a “command and control center.”
Multimedia/Photos

Video: Running the Alps

A Swiss mountain guide crossed five 4,000-meter peaks in less than eight hours this month.
Opinion

Defending the Opt-Out Movement

Readers discuss why about 200,000 New York students refused to take the state’s standardized tests.
Food

The Time Is Right to Make Tomato Sauce

The main ingredient is at its peak. Following a few simple rules yields a perfect dish of pasta.
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

This week’s properties include a beach house in New Rochelle, N.Y., and Tudor in Southport, Conn.
U.S.

Ex-Executive Pleads Guilty in Toxic Spill in West Virginia

Gary Southern, the former president of Freedom Industries, whose chemical spill last year tainted the drinking water of more than 300,000 people, admitted to environmental crimes.
World

Lebanese Police Beat ‘You Stink’ Activists in Beirut

Protesters in Lebanon call their government’s failure to arrange for trash collection just the most obvious sign of a dysfunctional administration.
N.Y. / Region

New York Schools With Many Students Who Skipped Tests Won’t Lose Money

State education officials ended months of uncertainty over how they would respond to a growing movement against standardized exams.
U.S.

Judge Tells Deadlocked Jurors in Trial of Charlotte Officer to Keep Trying

The jury was split on three votes on whether a white police officer, Randall Kerrick, was guilty of manslaughter in the 2013 shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell, an unarmed African-American man.


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