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...French officials also hope they will take charge of two important NATO outfits: one in Norfolk, Virginia, which oversees alliance reform; and an operational command center in Lisbon, Portugal. Hundreds of French officers will also assume posts in NATO institutions, including its headquarters in Brussels. Tertrais says France also wants to reassure Washington and certain E.U. capitals that France's plans to strengthen Europe's own defense can help the NATO alliance rather than undermine it. "France needs to put an end to questions in the minds of certain allies about whether its desire to construct a European defense identity...
Beyond the state of the economy, the problem is that in many markets, houses still cost too much. Housing consultancy Zelman & Associates compared what houses cost with how much people earn and found plenty of markets - including Seattle; Miami; Norfolk, Va.; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; and Salt Lake City - where homes would have to shed at least 30% more in value to get back to being as affordable as they have been historically...
...Indeed, 46 aggravated assaults per week is the average number endured by only one and a half square miles, or five specific neighborhoods of Boston, a community of which Harvard is a major part. These neighborhoods include Dudley Square, Grove Hall, the South End/Lower Roxbury, Morton and Norfolk Streets area in Dorchester, and the Bowdoin and Geneva Street area of Dorchester...
Richard J. Sharpe was found hanging from a bedsheet in his cell in MCI-Norfolk prison, according to Diane Wiffin, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Correction. He had been sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for shooting his wife—and high school sweetheart—Karen Sharpe in 2000 in the foyer of her home while their two young children slept in an adjoining room, according to media reports...
Sharpe’s death is being investigated by the Norfolk district attorney’s office, said David Traub, a spokesman for the Norfolk district attorney. State law dictates that all unattended prison deaths be reviewed...