Combs’s Racketeering Acquittal Was a Rare Misfire for a Powerful Law

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some defense lawyers say prosecutors use it unfairly.

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Don’t Let Shark Panic Spoil Your Fourth of July

Yes, the shark population has increased. But the threat is minimal and, in truth, sharks have always been swimming around us, experts say.

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Bernard Kerik, New York’s Police Commissioner on 9/11, Dies at 69

His meteoric rise to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer was later tarnished after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes.

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N.Y.P.D. to Deploy Teams to Fight Minor Crimes, Touching Off Skepticism

The new Quality of Life division will investigate things like homeless encampments and public urination. Critics say the program is a license to harass the poor.

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This Agency Fights Corruption. New York City Leaders Have Weakened It.

The Department of Investigation, tasked with stamping out corruption in city government, has lost more than a quarter of its employees since 2019.

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Doug Emhoff’s Law Firm Is Said to Be Trump’s Next Target

The firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, also employs a top investigator for the congressional committee that documented President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design

Who’s in charge? The muddled jurisdiction of Los Angeles leaves a critical question in doubt.

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A Robot Made My Lunch

Sweetgreen and other spots are using automation in some Manhattan restaurants. Humans still slice the vegetables, but they don’t put the food in bowls.

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Rudy Giuliani Pleads to Keep World Series Rings and Condo in Defamation Case

The former mayor of New York is at risk of forfeiting his sole remaining home, a Palm Beach apartment, and World Series rings to election workers he defamed after the 2020 vote.

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Giuliani Found in Contempt of Court Over Continued Defamation of Election Workers

In November, Rudy Giuliani repeated accusations against the women at least four times, after Donald J. Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

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