N.Y. Today: Bronx Caregiver Is Charged With Manslaughter in the Death of a Toddler; 5 People, Including 3 Children, Are Killed in Long Island Crash-NYT-PALMERA777-PAPYRO#4-31-08-14-1-2-3 Monday, August 25, 2014 IN THIS EMAIL Today | News | Features | Sports | Arts As a subscriber to New York Today, get all digital access to The Times for just 99 cents. Welcome, Birds Good morning on this sunny Monday. Birders in New York City are celebrating the return of the raven after more than a century, The Times reports. But ravens are just one of many birds whose fortunes and visibility are on the rise. Some are turning up because of cleaner waterways and better habitat management. Others have arrived on the wings of climate change. Here are a few birds and their stories: • Common Tern: This shorebird with a black cap and a deeply forked tail is threatened in New York State, in part because of disturbances on its breeding grounds. More of the day's news » News Bronx Caregiver Is Charged With Manslaughter in the Death of a Toddler By J. DAVID GOODMAN Athena Skeeter, a licensed child care worker, is facing charges in the death of 19-month-old Cardell Williamson, who was found unresponsive in her home. 5 People, Including 3 Children, Are Killed in Long Island Crash By BENJAMIN MUELLER The New York State Police said a car carrying five members of a family returning to Brooklyn veered off the Southern State Parkway, struck a tree and burst into flames. Cuomo Opponent Unbowed by Underdog Status By DAVID W. CHEN She has little name recognition and fewer campaign funds, but Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law professor, is relishing her run against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic primary. A Slimmed-Down Al Sharpton Savors an Expanded Profile By NIKITA STEWART and JASON HOROWITZ From an overweight Brooklyn firebrand clad in track suits and draped in medallions, the Rev. Al Sharpton has transformed himself into the White House's civil rights leader of choice. ADVERTISEMENT Features Saving Scraps From the Past Amid New Haven's Revitalization By ALISON LEIGH COWAN An amateur historian springs into action when crews are ready to dig in a spot that might contain traces of the Connecticut city's past, pleading for a chance to retrieve objects. Sports Weary of Pro Tennis Delays? Cry Into the Towel By HARVEY ARATON For various reasons, sometimes including actually drying off, players have increasingly been going to the towel. Beyond noticeable, it has made some people irritable. Trophy Case Door Is Ajar By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY With Rafael Nadal at home, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray unsettled and Roger Federer now 33, this could be the right time for a major breakthrough. YANKEES 7, WHITE SOX 4, 10 INNINGS McCann's Dramatic Homer Is Welcome Sight for Yankees By DAVID WALDSTEIN The Yankees rallied at the right times on Sunday, with key hits from Ichiro Suzuki and Brian McCann, to complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox. For more Sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports » ADVERTISEMENT Multimedia PHOTOGRAPHS: New York Panorama Every Sunday in the Metropolitan section, a photographer offers a new slice of New York. Arts MUSIC REVIEW These Hand-Me-Downs Still Shine Like New By NATE CHINEN The imprimatur of elders was a theme running clearly through the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem, no matter the age of the performers. MUSIC REVIEW Festival Rests on Requiem By ZACHARY WOOLFE Mostly Mozart ends on notes of a Requiem and a Frank Martin violin concerto. 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Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise Copyright 2014 | The New York Times Company | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Today's Headlines: Obama Approves Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria Today's Headlines Tuesday, August 26, 2014 IN THIS EMAIL World | U.S. | Politics | Business | Technology | Sports | Arts | N.Y./Region | Science | Today's Video | Obituaries | Editorials | Op-Ed | On This Day | CUSTOMIZE » As a subscriber to Today's Headlines, get all digital access to The Times for just 99 cents. Top News Obama Approves Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria By MARK LANDLER and HELENE COOPER The flights would be a precursor to broader airstrikes against ISIS militants, which are already taking place in Iraq. Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and ERIC SCHMITT The airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias were a major escalation by the bloc of nations seeking to roll back Islamist gains since the Arab Spring. Amid Mourning for Michael Brown, Call for Change By MONICA DAVEY Speakers at the service, addressing an overflowing crowd, exhorted mourners to work for justice not just for Mr. Brown but for others. Michael Brown's Last Weeks Photographs: Outcry and Confrontation in Ferguson For more top news, go to NYTimes.com » ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks ARTS Emmys 2014: 'Breaking Bad' and 'Modern Family' Take Top Honors By EMILY STEEL The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles included expected wins for "Breaking Bad" and yet another top comedy honor for "Modern Family." ArtsBeat: Highlights From the Show OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR How to Get Kids to Class By DANIEL J. CARDINALI Poor students don't just need teachers. They need social workers. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "No one is going to talk openly and say, 'Oh, we're not making low-income students a priority.' But enrollment management is so sophisticated that they know pretty clearly how much each student would cost." MICHAEL N. BASTEDO, of the University of Michigan, on a lack of economic diversity at selective colleges. Today's Video VIDEO: ScienceTake | The Frog Slap Shot The fearsome Pac-Man frog has a huge mouth and a really sticky tongue. Related Article VIDEO: In Performance | Kelvin Moon Loh Kelvin Moon Loh sings "God Draws Straight" from "Here Lies Love," a musical about the life of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. The show, conceived by David Byrne, is at the Public Theater. Related Review VIDEO: Fruit Galette Melissa Clark shows you how to sweeten and thicken any type of fruit for a go-to galette. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video » ADVERTISEMENT World French Cabinet Is Dissolved, a Victim of Austerity Battles By DAN BILEFSKY and LIZ ALDERMAN Manuel Valls announced plans to dissolve the government after a rancorous battle in his cabinet over the direction of the economy. As Peace Talks Approach, Rebels Humiliate Prisoners in Ukraine By ANDREW E. KRAMER and ANDREW ROTH Ahead of peace talks on Tuesday between presidents of Russia and Ukraine, a woman accused of spying was abused in dramatic fashion along a busy street in Donetsk. Ex-Diplomat for the Vatican Could Be Tried By LAURIE GOODSTEIN The former ambassador to the Dominican Republic is accused of paying boys there to engage in sexual acts, and his diplomatic immunity has been revoked. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World » U.S. Generation Later, Poor Are Still Rare at Elite Colleges By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Surveys of top colleges found virtually no change from the 1990s to 2012 in enrollment of students who are less well off despite a huge increase in the number of such students going to college. Grain Piles Up, Waiting for a Ride, as Trains Move North Dakota Oil By RON NIXON Energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail. Napa Mops Up Wine and Tallies Its Losses After Quake By CONOR DOUGHERTY, IAN LOVETT and ADAM NAGOURNEY The Napa Valley quake wreaked havoc with California wineries, but as they assessed the damage, there were signs the impact may not have been as bad as it first appeared. Losses From California Quake Could Top $1 Billion For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US » ADVERTISEMENT Politics Election Panel Enacts Policies by Not Acting By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Deadlocked votes by the Federal Election Commission have created a rapidly expanding universe of unofficial law, particularly on financial disclosure and investigations. Virginia's Ex-Governor Pushes Back in Testy Exchange With Prosecutors By JONATHAN WEISMAN Prosecutors took aim at the defense's claim that Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia, knew little about the lavish gifts from a supporter. Technology Adviser Expected to Leave White House Post By DAVID S. JOACHIM Todd Park, who was hired to fix the HealthCare.gov website after problems with its introduction, is said to be returning to Silicon Valley. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics » Business What's Twitch? Gamers Know, and Amazon Is Spending $1 Billion on It By NICK WINGFIELD Twitch, a hugely popular streaming video service, has helped turn gaming into a spectator event as much as a participatory activity. DEALBOOK Courting Tim Hortons, Burger King Has Plans for a Fast-Food Empire By DAVID GELLES and IAN AUSTEN Burger King will spend more than $8 billion on the Canadian chain of coffee-and-doughnut shops. But putting multiple fast-food brands under one roof could be a risky strategy. DealBook: Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons and Move to Canada Future of Export-Import Bank Is Wild Card in Key Senate Races By CARL HULSE The reauthorization of the agency that offers loans to foreign buyers of American products has become a source of friction in high-profile campaigns. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business » Technology In India, an App for Chats and for Keeping Secrets By SARITHA RAI The Hike instant messaging system lets users filter information to cloak aspects of their social lives from their parents. BITS BLOG California Governor Signs Law Requiring a 'Kill Switch' on Smartphones By BRIAN X. CHEN The law requires smartphones sold in California to include antitheft technology, a feature that lawmakers hope will lead to a cool down in phone theft, now the hottest urban crime. BITS BLOG Judge Rejects Settlement Proposal in HP's Autonomy Suit By QUENTIN HARDY On Monday, a judge ruled out a deal that would have given the lawyers suing Hewlett-Packard over its Autonomy deal perhaps $66 million while ordering changes in corporate governance. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology » Sports SPORTS OF THE TIMES An Opening Day of Distraction By JULIET MACUR For Venus Williams, there's not much joking on the court these days. And even as the U.S. Open crowd broke out in giggles when a bee disturbed her match, Williams stood stonefaced waiting to return a serve. Maria Sharapova Routs Ex-Doubles Partner at U.S. Open By ZACH SCHONBRUN Sharapova trailed Maria Kirilenko, whom she has known since they were 12, 4-2 in the first set, but she won the next 10 games to advance with ease, 6-4, 6-0. First Session at U.S. Open Presents Challenges for Seeded Players By LYNN ZINSER Andy Murray survived severe cramping to win, Simona Halep needed three sets to advance and Venus Williams overcame errors and a pesky bee, but No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny was upset by Nick Kyrgios. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports » Arts FASHION REVIEW TV's Red Carpet Style, All Dressed Up in Cinema's Glamour By ALEXANDRA JACOBS There were no trends on the Emmys red carpet; there was only trending. THEATER REVIEW | 'AND I AND SILENCE' Bonding Behind Bars By CHARLES ISHERWOOD In the play "And I and Silence," two prisoners form a bond while contemplating a future on the outside. BOOKS OF THE TIMES Murder Clues in Teenage Slang By JANET MASLIN "The Secret Place" is the latest in Tana French's Irish detective series. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts » N.Y./Region Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos By PATRICK McGEEHAN The city is bracing for an economic blow as three of casinos - Showboat, Revel and Trump Plaza - shut down in the next three weeks. About 6,500 workers will be laid off. A Knock on the Door, a Stranger, Then a Killing at a Rural Summer Home By MARC SANTORA A robbery in western New York last week turned bloody, the authorities said, resulting in a woman's death, and the arrests of two men. THE APPRAISAL Trailer Park on Atlantic Appeals to the Rich By MATT A.V. CHABAN Tiny plots on the East End of Long Island, sold mostly to blue-collar workers for $10,000 each in the 1970s, are being bought up by lawyers and socialites, at prices closer to $1 million. More Appraisal Columns For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork » Science AIDS Progress in South Africa in Peril By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Though few Americans realize it, South Africa owes much of its success in the fight against AIDS to a single United States program - one that is now moving elsewhere. Three Approaches to Beating the AIDS Epidemic in South Africa Modern Research Borne on a Relic By JOSHUA A. KRISCH Engineers are designing sleek new airships that could streak past layers of cloud and carry telescopes into the thin, icy air of the stratosphere. Moving Back Home Together By NATE SCHWEBER A growing number of younger Native Americans are helping to restore native animals to the Northern Great Plains, providing new homes for the animals and a connection to the past. For more science news, go to NYTimes.com/Science » Obituaries John G. Sperling, For-Profit College Pioneer, Dies at 93 By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Mr. Sperling founded a multibillion-dollar enterprise in the University of Phoenix, and became "an unintentional entrepreneur and an accidental C.E.O." Frans Brüggen, Pioneer in Early Music, Dies at 79 By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER Mr. Brüggen, who began his career as a recorder soloist, was a founder of the Orchestra of the 18th Century. Sam Hunter, Curator and Museum Founder, Dies at 91 By ROBERTA SMITH Mr. Hunter was founding curator of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis and a prolific writer specializing in 20th-century art. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries » Editorials TODAY'S EDITORIALS When Five-Star Care Is Substandard By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Medicare's rating system masks serious and potentially dangerous deficiencies at many nursing homes. Afghanistan's Moment of Reckoning Deported From the Middle of Nowhere For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion » Op-Ed OP-ED COLUMNIST Lost in America By FRANK BRUNI We've gone from gumption to gloom, with political implications that are impossible to foretell. Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST The Making of a Disaster By ROGER COHEN A long list of American missteps paved the way to ISIS. Columnist Page OP-DOCS 'A Marriage to Remember' By BANKER WHITE In this short documentary, a filmmaker explores how Alzheimer's disease has revealed the strength of his parents' marriage. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion » ON THIS DAY On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect. See this Front Page | Buy this Front Page FOLLOW US: Facebook | @NYTimes | Pinterest Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: iPhone® | iPad® | Android | All Save 15% at The NYTimes Store » Have questions? 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Instead, it practices self-censorship, which in itself is an amusing paradox. The troupe, Cherub Improv, started seven years ago in New York as a community service endeavor, and performs in senior and veterans' homes, at rehabilitation centers, for youth programs and before religious groups. Each audience has a different set of no-nos, usually prescribed by the event coordinator. Shows for cancer patients should avoid references to illness and dying. Shows for veterans should not include quips about addiction. "We train ourselves to have a filter," said Jonathan Goldberg, president and co-founder of Cherub. But some groups practically beg for the off-color material. "We've gotten some racy suggestions at senior shows and sometimes we'll run with it," he said. More of the day's news » News Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos By PATRICK McGEEHAN The city is bracing for an economic blow as three of its casinos - Showboat, Revel and Trump Plaza - shut down in the next three weeks. About 6,500 workers will be laid off. A Knock on the Door, a Stranger, Then a Killing at a Rural Summer Home By MARC SANTORA A robbery in western New York last week turned bloody, the authorities said, resulting in a woman's death, and the arrests of two men. Tourist Is Held After Climb on Brooklyn Bridge Cable By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. The walk to a bridge tower, made by a Russian tourist whom the police called a thrill-seeker, again highlighted security problems at the crossing. Woman Dies After Fall From Greenwich Village Roof Deck By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG Cindy Yeh, a 23-year-old intern at the Museum of Modern Art, fell while she was dancing at a party on Sullivan Street. ADVERTISEMENT Features 350 Years Ago, New Amsterdam Became New York. Don't Expect a Party. By SAM ROBERTS No celebration is planned for Tuesday to honor the 350th anniversary of when a settlement known as New Amsterdam became New York in a bloodless regime change. Sheep Are Given Room to Roam, and in Return, They Manage the Land By KATHRYN SHATTUCK A partnership between a nonprofit farm and the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County uses privately owned ewes to mow and maintain publicly managed land. Columnist THE APPRAISAL Trailer Park on Atlantic Appeals to the Rich By MATT A.V. CHABAN Tiny plots on the East End of Long Island, sold mostly to blue-collar workers for $10,000 each in the 1970s, are being bought up by lawyers and socialites, at prices closer to $1 million. More Appraisal Columns Sports YANKEES 8, ROYALS 1 Yankees Keep Firing on All Cylinders in Fifth Straight Win By DAVID WALDSTEIN Pitching and hitting both held up for the Yankees as they defeated the Royals and attempted to claw back into the playoff picture. First Session at U.S. Open Presents Challenges for Seeded Players By LYNN ZINSER Andy Murray survived severe cramping to win, Simona Halep needed three sets to advance and Venus Williams overcame errors and a pesky bee, but No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny was upset by Nick Kyrgios. Jets Suspend Cornerback Amid Inquiry Into Absence By TOM PEDULLA General Manager John Idzik, who signed Dimitri Patterson with the expectation that he would start at cornerback, announced on Monday that the player had been suspended indefinitely. For more Sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports » ADVERTISEMENT Multimedia HUNGRY CITY | THE DOGWOOD All That's Southern, and Ribs for Fred Flintstone By LIGAYA MISHAN At the Dogwood in Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, the cooking of North Carolina creates a place that is at once a neighborhood spot and a patch of elsewhere. Arts Emmys 2014: 'Breaking Bad' and 'Modern Family' Take Top Honors By EMILY STEEL The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles included expected wins for the final season of "Breaking Bad" and yet another top comedy honor for "Modern Family." ArtsBeat: Highlights From the Show THEATER REVIEW | 'AND I AND SILENCE' Bonding Behind Bars By CHARLES ISHERWOOD In the play "And I and Silence," two prisoners form a bond while contemplating a future on the outside. THEATER REVIEW | 'THE LAST DAYS OF CLEOPATRA' Mother's Death Tests a Family's Ties By ANDY WEBSTER In "The Last Days of Cleopatra," a matriarch's death serves as an opening for a family to face all kinds of personal issues. For more Arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts » FOLLOW US: Facebook | @NYTMetro | Pinterest Visit T Magazine Visit TimesTalks The Scoop offers lists of our favorite New York restaurants, bars, events and experiences. 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