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Travel
New Luxury Cruise Through France
The eight-passenger Finesse barge will cruise along France’s River Saône and the Canal du Centre next spring.I would need a passport.
There are museums I want to see while I am there. Plan on a much longer stay.
Real Estate
House Hunting in ... Sweden
The real estate market in Sweden is robust, agents say, citing a strong national economy, an independent currency and very low interest rates for mortgages.Such a house would please me.
I do not need the antiquity.
The Upshot
No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day
There is no science behind a formal, one-size-fits-all requirement of daily water consumption.Do not get dehydrated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration
U.S.
Pennsylvania: Attorney General Ordered to Trial
Politics as a Blood Sport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sport#Human-Human
Travel
In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Local Fare Gets a Chance to Shine
New restaurants offer a deep dive into one of Southeast Asia’s lesser-known cuisines.N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Police Find Sunken Fishing Boat, but Captain Remains Missing
Investigators used sonar to locate to boat, which was seen taking on water Tuesday afternoon about two miles offshore in the Sandy Hook Channel.The New Jersey police are not totally incompetent.
U.S.
Virginia: Court Prods Ex-Governor’s Prosecutors
The United States Supreme Court wants to hear from federal prosecutors before deciding whether former Gov. Bob McDonnell must go to prison while he appeals corruption convictions.Chief Justice Roberts is behaving badly.
U.S.
Video: New Orleans, 10 Years After Katrina
The city that went under in the surging waters of Hurricane Katrina has not returned, not to how it used to be. A decade later, New Orleans is an improvisation, one that is establishing a new normal.U.S.
A Supreme Court Justice of Few Words, Many of Them Other People’s
Researchers have found that Justice Clarence Thomas is more likely to adopt the language from legal briefs and other sources than his colleagues are.Science
A Piece of the Earliest Baboon Ever Found
A two-million-year-old skull fragment was found in the same South African cave that turned up specimens of an early ancestor to humans in 2010.ok
U.S.
Waukesha Plan for Lake Michigan Water Raises Worries
The city wants to pipe water from the nearby lake to address a problem with its own water. But a 2008 compact prohibits that sort of thing.Waukesha has no right to Lake Michigan.
Sports
Chinese Women Dominate at Volleyball World Cup
China assumed early control of the women’s volleyball World Cup in Matsumoto, Japan, beating Algeria in straight sets.World
Video: French Prosecutor Discusses Train Attack
On Tuesday, François Molins, a French prosecutor, described an attack on a high-speed train as terrorism and dismissed the suspect’s “fantastical” assertion that he intended it only as a robbery.World
Safari Guide Killed in Zimbabwe Park That Was Home to Cecil the Lion
Quinn Swales died after he decided to track a pride of lions.Science
Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says
Only 35 of 100 studies that the Reproducibility Project looked at held up fully to scrutiny. But some questioned the process of replication itself.N.Y. / Region
Prosecutors Rebuke Menendez Over Request to Dismiss His Corruption Case
Federal prosecutors said Senator Robert Menendez had made a disingenuous attempt to have corruption charges against him thrown out.Opinion
New Orleans Schools, After Katrina
The Louisiana superintendent of education and a parent discuss progress in the school system.Opinion
Keep La Guardia Local
A reader says longer flights would mean more noise for some neighborhoods.Yes
Science
The Slow Process of Countering the Emerald Ash Borer
Scientists hope to help North American ashes defend against an Asian beetle that has caused widespread damage throughout the U.S.Yes.
Travel
Hotel and Resort News: Fresh Produce in Florida; Champagne in London
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including packages on the Amalfi Coast and new hotels in Asia.Completely out of time.
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