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Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

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Tracey Tully
A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Dr. La’Quetta Small, the superintendent of the city’s schools, arrive at the Atlantic County courthouse for closing arguments in his abuse trial.

Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.

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Carl Hulse
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.

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“It’s a complicated issue, no doubt about it, a lot of moving parts and we have very different visions about what health care ought to look like,” Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, said.

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

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Maria Varenikova
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke during a news conference on Thursday as part of the European Council meeting in Brussels Thursday.

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024

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Shane Goldmacher
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

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“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, said in a statement about the 2024 audit. “If the answer is no, it’s a distraction from the core mission.”

They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

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Sarah Maslin Nir
New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

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Jessica Fuentes with her children at the Community Kitchen in West Harlem in December. Ms. Fuentes said she was struggling to keep up with the costs of all of her necessities, like food.

New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

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Samantha Latson
The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

© Marco Postigo Storel for The New York Times

Food carts and other street vendors are a ubiquitous sight in New York City, but an arcane permitting process means many cart operators are unlicensed.
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