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...vacant building (they turned out to be a Swedish punk band on tour). For the duration of the summit, most locals are clearing out. School districts 10 miles away from downtown have canceled classes. Even before the Secret Service announced its security perimeters, businesses blocks away decided to shut down or arrange for workers to telecommute. Several storefronts have already been boarded up. And one downtown apartment-building owner advertised in Craigslist for ex-military personnel to man fire hoses to guard against protest-related vandalism...
After scoring 15 goals over its first four games of the season, the Harvard field hockey team was held to just a single shot on goal last night, as it was shut out by the fifth-ranked Huskies from the University of Connecticut. The Crimson (3-2, 0-1 Ivy) got off to a slow start, surrendering five goals in the first half. But Harvard came back stronger in the second half, letting in just a single shot thanks to defensive adjustments and a change in attitude. “[In the second half] we stepped up and played...
...search for a final two-state agreement. Obama isn't buying it. According to Israeli accounts of Tuesday's meeting, the U.S. President "scolded" Netanyahu and Abbas, declaring "We've had enough talks. We need to end this conflict. There is a window of opportunity, but it might shut." And according to these reports, Obama insisted that the negotiations will not be started from scratch but will instead be based on the previous agreements established through the Oslo process. In other words, Jerusalem and refugees are on the table, and Israel is expected to show...
...revamped constitution that permits presidential re-election, introduced an Orwellian-sounding bill last week that would make his government the regulator of all media content. That includes the opinions of "all who practice mass communications," said the measure's congressional sponsor, Rolando Panchana. On Sept. 18, Correa moved to shut down the TV network Teleamazonas, which he insists is conspiring to overthrow him, and which he charges broadcast a recording of him without his permission...
...failed to persuade Britain to take the men as refugees. That is a contrast to 2002, when Britain agreed to take 1,200 of the 1,500 immigrants living in a Red Cross center in Sangatte, a suburb of Calais. Nicolas Sarkozy, who was Interior Minister at the time, shut the center, saying it would stop immigrants from converging in Calais. (See pictures of Nicolas Sarkozy...