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Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says

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Michael S. Schmidt and Nina Agrawal
The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week.

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Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.

Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week

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Benjamin Weiser
Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody.

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Jimmy Avila was arraigned Friday night in a Bronx court and died Saturday afternoon on Rikers Island, according to the Legal Aid Society, which had been representing him.

Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation

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Alan Feuer
One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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The lawyer Mark McCloskey in 2021. He wants to establish what he calls a “voluntary nonjudicial resolution committee” that would consider rioters’ cases individually, and says he met with top Justice Department officials recently.

The Manhattan Park That Keeps Children Locked Out

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Anusha Bayya
A beloved park on state-owned land in Upper Manhattan has been closed for years, with neither the government nor any nonprofit groups willing to step in to operate it.

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George Washington Bridge Park, which locals call the Dolphin Park, has been closed for years. A volunteer who kept it running, Jeanlee Poggi, died in 2021.

In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

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Erica L. Green
President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.

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Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 36-year career as part of the Trump administration’s plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.
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