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...response to parents’ concerns, the Cambridge Public Schools committee voted to hold a roundtable discussion on possible alternatives for middle school students with advanced math abilities. Math professionals from both within the district and the local community—including representatives from Harvard and MIT—will be invited to attend. Currently, advanced students can enroll in classes at the high school or participate in individual online courses, but these options are neither formalized nor widely publicized. “This has been bubbling up for a couple years,” committee member Patrica M. Nolan...
...according to Donald E. McGough, director of the Boston Office of Emergency Preparedness. As of last month, McGough stated that $4.6 million had been invested since 2004 to install the network of cameras in the area. Although the program gives municipality police commissioners control of the cameras in their district, towns can grant the Boston Office of Emergency Preparedness access to the footage. Many residents said they were concerned about how the recordings would be used—and by whom. “The reality is that we cannot control what the federal government will do with this information...
...looking into the allegations late last year, Warren has been called back to Washington, according to ABC News, which broke the story. Neither he nor his lawyer could be reached for comment, but Warren has reportedly denied the allegations; according to an affidavit filed by federal investigators in U.S. District Court in Washington, he insists that he had consensual sex with both of the women who have accused him of rape...
...political opponents and late-night comedians. It didn't help matters that on Tuesday morning, another Obama appointee, Nancy Killefer, withdrew her name from consideration for the position of chief White House performance officer amid reports that she had failed to pay unemployment taxes for household help in the District of Columbia...
...three girls walking down Meiji Street in the heart of Tokyo's Harajuku district are talking loudly in cute high voices, sometimes breaking into giggles. They could be any group of teenage girls on a merry shopping expedition in the Japanese capital's mecca of youth fashion - except for the fact that they are clad in clothing and accessories that mimic the look of comic-book heroines wearing the style of 18th-century princesses...