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Kidal mayor says 14 people dead in northern Mali after series of drone strikes near rebel stronghold

The mayor of Kidal says at least 14 people are dead after a series of drone strikes around the town in northern Mali By BABA AHMED Associated Press November 7, 2023, 10:38 AM ET • 1 min read BAMAKO, Mali — A series of drone strikes around the town of Kidal in northern Mali have […]

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Fighting violent crime in Baltimore

The swearing in ceremony on Thursday of Richard Worley as Baltimore’s police commissioner comes as the police department faces new scrutiny amid recent violent crimes, including Tuesday’s shooting on the campus of Morgan State University, last week’s killing of a rising tech CEO and an arson and rape in west Baltimore just days prior. 11 […]

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Middletown mayor talks about change needed after officer attack – NBC Connecticut

It’s the mayors and the police chiefs that are routinely going before cameras to answer questions from their community members about why violence continues to be a problem, and what they’re going to do about it. Middletown was one of those places recently. A police officer was attacked by a man with a hammer and […]

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Bill Kirby Jr.: We could have used the old city manager at City Council’s public safety meeting | #citycouncil

By Bill Kirby Jr. | Columnist There were those in this community, including some members of the Fayetteville City Council, who never quite warmed to Ted Voorhees, the no-nonsense city manager. He could be pompous. He could be brusque. Downright arrogant, some might say. But when it came to crime in this city, particularly homicides, […]

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Cleveland councilmembers decry mayor’s absence in wake of mass shooting

CLEVELAND — Tensions ran high at Wednesday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting, the first since the mass shooting in the downtown Warehouse District, with some councilmembers voicing concern over the absence of Mayor Justin Bibb or anyone from the administration. “In all my time in this body, 13 consecutive terms, I have never ever seen […]

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City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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Tulsa mayor proclaim June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Just a day after the One year anniversary of the Saint Francis hospital shooting, Tulsa mayor, G.T. Bynum, has declared June 2nd as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa. “For me, its not just a dot on the map, its not just a statistic. We see that number of gun […]

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City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Lynchburg City Council votes to approve a youth curfew | #citycouncil

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg City leaders are moving forward with a curfew that will start on Friday. The new curfew will be enforced from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. The idea for the curfew was brought up at a previous council meeting following the shooting of 6-year-old Kingston Campbell. Since Campbell’s tragic […]

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Large fight breaks out, police respond to political party’s Minneapolis city council campaign event | #citycouncil

A brawl broke out at a political party’s campaign event for Minneapolis City Council candidates Saturday, resulting in a call to police and injuries following the fight sparked by loud disagreements over nominations May 14, 2023, 2:48 AM ET • 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — A brawl broke out at a political party’s campaign event […]

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