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CT city mourns death of history-making mayor

Maria Madsen Holzberg, the first woman elected mayor in Middletown in 1995, has died, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, advocacy and philanthropy. Madsen Holzberg died after a brief battle with cancer at her Middletown home Middletown — the city that she so fiercely loved for nearly four decades — “]with her husband of 38 […]

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George Clooney Offers New Year Greeting To French Mayor

Hollywood star George Clooney surprised the mayor of a southern French town with a video sending him new year greetings. Clooney addressed his video in English to Didier Bremond, the mayor of Brignoles, in the southern Var region, where he owns an estate. “Bonjour Didier, first of all I wanted to say Happy New Year,” […]

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World Economy Latest: Powell Sets Up Space for Cutting, Not Easing | #alaska | #politics

I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the Fed’s shifting perspective on interest rates. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so […]

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Mayor Cantrell to travel to France

WDSU, NEWS. ADAM, THANK YOU. NEW THIS MORNING, NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL IS HEADING TO FRANCE FOR THE WEEK. CANTRELL SAYS SHE WAS INVITED TO FRANCE FOR THE INAUGURAL PARIS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL. CANTRELL SAYS SHE WILL VISIT ORLEANS, FRANCE TO MEET WITH SISTER CITY MAYORS FOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN INCLUDING […]

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Paris Mayor Strips Palestinian Leader Of Honour Over Holocaust Outburst

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital’s highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday. Abbas could no longer hold the Grand Vermeil medal after he “justified the extermination of the Jews of Europe” in World War II, […]

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700 arrested in fifth night of French riots; mayor’s home attacked

Young rioters clashed with police into early Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager, but overall violence appeared to lessen compared with previous nights. The Interior Ministry said early Sunday that 719 people were arrested, 45 […]

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French Mayor As Rioters Attack House, Child Injured

Over 45,000 cops patrolled the streets of three largest cities in France – Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Paris: Riots across France continued despite heavy security deployment on the fifth night of unrest after a 17-year-old was shot dead by police. Though officials said the level of violence appeared to have declined, 719 were arrested today. […]

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Celebrating 187 years: Arkansas’ journey from territory to the Natural State

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Thursday marks the 187th anniversary of Arkansas becoming the 25th state to join the union. According to the United States Census Bureau, the United States obtained the land that would be Arkansas from France as a part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Originally spelled Arkansaw, the Arkansas Territory was organized […]

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Arkansas lawmakers reflect on the 79th anniversary of D-Day

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Seventy-nine years ago today, during World War II, allied forces breached beach landings in Normandy, and Arkansas lawmakers are giving their remarks on the anniversary. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and current Republican presidential candidate said that we remember the sacrifice of so many. “On this 79th Anniversary of D-Day, we […]

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After house set on fire, French mayor resigns amid local battle over hosting asylum-seekers

PARIS (AP) — The mayor of a small French town whose home was set on fire amid a bitter battle over bringing in migrants is resigning from his job of overseeing an increasingly divided community. Yannick Morez, a doctor who became mayor of Saint Brevin-les-Pins in 2017, said in a letter to the prefect of […]