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Newyork
Lenient Grading Won’t Help Struggling Students. Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Will.
Two weeks ago, when I wrote about the proliferation of 50 percent grading floors in K-12 schools, I was shocked that there wasn’t more evidence available to have informed such a systemic change in the first place. The teachers I spoke to for that ...
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Newyork
New York, Overwhelmed, Toughens Stance on Housing Migrant Families
The city will impose a 60-day limit on how long families with children can stay at any one shelter before having to leave and reapply to enter the system.
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News
Restaurant Review: Hakka Food Makes a Rare Appearance in Chinatown
Hakka Cuisine offers New Yorkers an enticing taste of dishes from a Chinese people who’ve held close to their culture as they’ve migrated around the world.
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World
Rescuers struggle as Israel’s bombardment buries Gazans in their homes.
When Amal al-Akam fled her home in northern Gaza, she had time only to grab her children and throw on a prayer shawl. But some in her family could not get out in time. “The Israelis bombed the house over the heads of my father-in-law and his wife and ...
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News
I Live in My Car
Chrystal Audet tried to get comfortable in what she called her “bedroom” — the back seat of her eight-year-old Ford Fusion. To stretch her legs, she had to leave a passenger door ajar, but September nights are raw in the Pacific Northwest, with ...
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Sports
Andy Bean, 11-Time Winner on the PGA Tour, Dies at 70
“One of golf’s most appealing players,” he was an imposing and emotional presence on the course. Three times he came in second in major tournaments.
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Newyork
At a Brooklyn Mosque, Palestinians Vent Anguish and Find Fellowship
One congregant remembered fleeing a war with Israel as a child. He mourned a new generation of children experiencing the same fear and violence.
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Sports
Coaches on the Water? No More.
Starting this year, team coaches can no longer ride in chase boats, gathering their data and passing it on. They must do that on shore.
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World
Ecuador, Reeling from Violence, Seeks Change. Is a Banana Heir the Answer?
For generations, the Noboa family has helped shape Ecuador, overseeing a vast economic empire, including fertilizers, plastics, cardboard, the country’s largest container storage facility and, most famously, a gargantuan banana business featuring one ...
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US
Republicans Are Deadlocked Heading Into Speaker Contest
Lawmakers were set to meet at 10 a.m. to begin voting on a nominee, but there was no consensus, opening the possibility of a drawn-out fight that would leave the House leaderless for days.