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• Ethics Committee Moves Swiftly to Tee Up Possible Expulsion of Menendez
  Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was found guilty of bribery and corruption last week.
• Chair of Police Oversight Board Resigns After Mayor Adams Pushes Her Out
  Arva Rice, who led the Civilian Complaint Review Board, had criticized the Police Department and sought more power and funding for the independent agency.
• How 2 Wandering Cows Started a Culture War in an Upstate Town
  When Hornee and Blackee strayed from their pasture, they set off a chaotic chain of events involving death threats, chicken rustlers and Joaquin Phoenix. The town of Newfane, N.Y., hasn’t been the same since.
• Can Robert Menendez’s Bribery Conviction Survive an Appeal?
  The Supreme Court has narrowed the legal definition of corruption, with political figures in New York and elsewhere having their convictions overturned as a result.
• AOC Warns of ‘Enormous Peril’ if Biden Is Pushed Aside
  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the idea of having an open Democratic convention where candidates would compete for the nomination was “crazy.”
• He Loves Soccer and Portugal. So He Bought a Team.
  Gifford Miller, a former City Council speaker who was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s principal antagonist, has plunged into a new project since leaving politics.