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Top News In Commuting Stone's Sentence, Trump Goes Where Nixon Would Not By Peter Baker Senator Mitt Romney called the commutation an act of "unprecedented, historic corruption." Attorney General William P. Barr privately argued against clemency for the president's friend. In Rare Public Comments, Mueller Defends Prosecution of Roger Stone By Peter Baker Breaking his silence, the former special counsel rebutted President Trump's attacks on the Russia investigation and said Mr. Stone had been prosecuted "because he committed federal crimes." How to Reopen Schools: What Science and Other Countries Teach Us By Pam Belluck, Apoorva Mandavilli and Benedict Carey The pressure to bring American students back to classrooms is intense, but the calculus is tricky with infections still out of control in many communities. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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