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'A very important win for Home Rule' | Trump admin, DC reach compromise about control of Metropolitan Police Department

The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has been deemed unlawful by D.C.'s AG.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser backtracks on support for Trump’s National Guard deployment, labels it an ‘authoritarian push’

The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tried two different ways of dealing with Trump. Both had the same result.

An outspoken Trump critic in his first term, Bowser tried cooperation in his second. But that didn't stop the president from ...

Muriel and Orlando City host Sporting Kansas City

Luis Muriel leads Orlando City into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City fresh off of a two-goal showing against Inter Miami.
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FST receives $150,000 gift for new Arts Plaza wing

The Muriel O’Neil Fund for the Performing Arts gift will support the sound and lights booth in the new mainstage theater at Florida Studio Theatre's new McGillicuddy Arts Plaza.

The Judgments of Muriel Spark

This article appears in the September 2025 print edition with the headline “The Judgments of Muriel Spark.” It originally ...
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ... - CNN

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.

Luis Muriel and Martín Ojeda propel Orlando City to 4-1 victory over Inter Miami

Luis Muriel scored a goal in each half and Martín Ojeda had a goal and an assist to lead Orlando City to a 4-1 victory over ...

What Muriel Spark Knew About Childhood

The author was realistic about the effect a particularly magnetic figure can have on a young, impressionable person.