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In Patz Case, Manhattan Prosecutors Ask for Months to Decide on Retrial

15 October 2025 at 06:59
The district attorney is searching for witnesses and plans to ask the Supreme Court to consider the Etan Patz case. A defense lawyer for the man accused in the killing says they’re dawdling.

© Mark Lennihan/Associated Press

The Etan Patz case crystallized the dread that many parents felt in allowing children to navigate city streets alone.

Trump Administration Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

An estimated 466 workers at the Education Department have been fired since Friday, and the breadth and depth of those cuts appeared to touch nearly all aspects of an agency that President Trump has vowed to eliminate.
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