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He learned to sign before he could talk. Abraham Aiken was born to deaf parents, and as an infant he communicated with his parents largely through sign language. So unlike many children whose pa...

For some in a city divided by Jordan Neely’s videotaped death, his death in a chokehold killing was a homicide and the former Marine seen with his arm wrapped around the man’s neck aboard a Manhattan F train was responsible. For others, the case was more nuanced than slapping handcuffs on Daniel Penny, who was questioned and then released after last Monday’s lethal confrontation with the homeless victim.