Trump Pardons Miami Investor Charged in College Admissions Scandal
Federal prosecutors accused Robert Zangrillo of conspiring to pay a bribe so that his daughter would be admitted to the University of Southern California.
At least two people whom the Trump administration listed as supporters of a pardon for Robert Zangrillo denied on Wednesday that they had anything to do with it.Credit.Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe, via Associated Press
Jan. 20, 2021
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. He was not among the most famous people ensnared in the sweeping college admissions investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues, which included Hollywood celebrities and a prominent designer, but he was among the more colorful: the founder of a Miami private investment firm who was a fan of Burning Man and known for lavish parties.
A joint intelligence bulletin warned that the deadly breach at the Capitol will be a “significant driver of violence” ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Chicago Is Reopening Schools Against Fierce Resistance From Teachers
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New York City opens five vaccination centers, with more to come. Elite hospitals have vaccinated workers who were supposed to wait.
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A playground at an elementary school in Chicago, where schools reopen Monday.Credit.Taylor Glascock for The New York Times
Across the country, many big cities like New York have struggled to resume even limited in-person instruction, while a number, including Los Angeles, have simply given up on the idea, choosing to stick with all-remote education into the spring.
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Arizona, Roiled by Covid in Summer, Faces Even Worse Outbreak Now
The state has the highest rate of new virus cases in the U.S. amid a grim winter surge that has sent hospitalizations and deaths soaring nationally.
A Covid-19 testing site in Phoenix last month. As a new year begins, Arizona is again in dire shape, with a higher rate of new cases than any other state.Credit.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
Published Jan. 5, 2021Updated Jan. 12, 2021
The summer surge that raged across the Sun Belt started in Arizona. For more than a month, from early June until mid July, the state added cases at the highest per capita rate in the country. Thousands died. Hospitals were stretched thin. At the peak, more than 3,800 cases were emerging each day.