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Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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How Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio’s failures made New York a Covid-19 epicentre
In contrast, the California governor and San Francisco mayor were quick to step up to the challenge.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica & Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica
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As instances of police frisking people on suspicion fell, so did crime rates in New York
The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policies were held as an essential crime-fighting tool but was criticised for racial profiling.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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Hate crimes are still common in Trump’s America, even if they don’t grab headlines
Documenting Hate, an effort by a group of news organisations, has sought to sustain a focus on incidents and crimes of racial, religious or sexual prejudice.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Despite exposés and embarrassments, hundreds of judges preside in New York without law degrees
A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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Scene from popular US TV series echoes in real-life case of missing New York child
Inflammatory pre-trial publicity was an issue in the Netflix series, and now a defense lawyer wants to make it an issue in the famous Etan Patz case.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica