A urologist’s inquiry into the magician’s final days is the latest effort to grapple with outstanding questions about his demise.

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The mayor of Kenscoff, a town near Haiti’s capital, wrote government officials hundreds of letters to warn of gang threats. Then dozens of people died, and he did, too.

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The vibrant danjiri tradition dates back three centuries, but two recent fatalities have prompted anxiety over whether participants can remain safe.

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