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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot releases video announcing bid for second term

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask voters to send her back to City Hall for a second term as head of the nation’s third-largest city, she made official Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune

Perthshire slave who fought for freedom will be honoured at new City Hall museum

Joseph Knight’s prolonged battle to secure his liberty was key to the abolition of slavery in Scotland and he will be remembered in a specially commissioned banner at the £26.5million attraction

Daily Record

Prisoners hired to clean Bangkok's drains

City Hall has approved a proposal to use prisoners to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.

Bangkok Post

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Prison labour hired to clean Bangkok's drains

City Hall has approved a Department of Corrections proposal to use prison labour to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.

Bangkok Post

Judge rejects motions from Burke and co-defendants, says evidence should be considered at trial

The judge’s consideration of the motions, first filed in August 2020, is in part why the three-year-old racketeering case has yet to go to trial. The COVID-19 pandemic also played a key role.

Chicago Sun-Times

With unprecedented spending, Caruso is everywhere. Can the billionaire become overexposed?

LOS ANGELES — As an information technology engineer and digital native, Tim Hamner Jr. spends a lot of time online, consuming videos, podcasts and news.

Los Angeles Times

Chadchart backs 2am closing time

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt says he will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to consider allowing nightlife outlets to open until 2am after the situation started to ease in the capital.

Bangkok Post

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Two years after George Floyd, LA's police union goes big in the city election

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, some of Los Angeles' political leaders took a public stand against the clout wielded by the city's police union, announcing they would reject any campaign donations that were offered by the group.

Los Angeles Times

Tube passengers fined for not wearing Covid masks owe Transport for London £142,000

New data from City Hall has revealed that there are 710 unpaid fines

The Independent UK

Nearly 80 London bus routes face cuts amid funding deal row

TfL’s decision to launch a six week consultation on 78 of its 620 routes in central London has sparked a fierce row

Evening Standard

Now you tell us: City Hall says casino revenue won’t solve pension crisis

Casino revenue will cover just 9% of the city’s annual massive pension contribution, WBEZ reports.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chadchart agrees to rehire convicts

The Covid-19 pandemic and state procurement law have kept convicts from being hired to clear out sewers in Bangkok, according to City Hall, despite Bangkok governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt agreeing to have them return to work.

Bangkok Post

Belfast unregulated car washes should be inspected for pollutants, councillor says

Councillor says City Hall should use its powers and not "push out" to Stormont

Belfast Live

Operation Sceptre: Met Police violent crime crackdown sees 280 knives seized in a week

Tactics included increased patrols in violence hotspots, warrants to target those known to carry knives and weapons sweeps in areas known for discarded knives

Evening Standard

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CPS’ $175M pension payment narrowly approved by Board of Ed as City Hall ripped for saddling district with debt

The board voted 3-2 Wednesday to increase CPS’ obligation to the underfunded pensions to more than triple what it paid in 2020. Before that, the city covered the full cost.

Tribune News Service

Two years after George Floyd's murder, Minneapolis' efforts to transform safety remain unfinished

MINNEAPOLIS — Damarra Atkins remembers vividly what it felt like to watch George Floyd's murder for the first time.

Tribune News Service

De Blasio vows return to roots in Congress run, floats idea of national racial justice commission

NEW YORK — The Bill de Blasio reboot is officially underway.

Bangkok Post

Uphill battle for Chadchart

Bangkok voters have been known to deliver last-minute electoral shocks, but the result of Sunday's gubernatorial election was not a surprise to anyone. As predicted by pundits and opinion polls, Chadchart Sittipunt, who once served as transport minister under the ousted Pheu Thai administration, won with a comfortable margin.

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Bangkok Post

Governor set for early tests

Congratulations to the first democratically elected Bangkok governor for nine years.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot swept into office as an avowed reformer. Three years later, critics see ‘missed opportunities’ and a mixed record

CHICAGO — As a candidate for mayor, Lori Lightfoot promised to transform Chicago’s often corrupt political culture, in part by taking away the near-total power aldermen have over matters in their own wards and by leading a transparent government.

Tribune News Service

New House map sets stage for Brooklyn slugfest headlined by Bill de Blasio, Mondaire Jones

NEW YORK — The ink has barely dried on New York’s much-revised House map, but a radically transformed 10th Congressional District has set the stage for an unruly political scramble in lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn ahead of the August Democratic primary.

Evening Standard

Greater London ULEZ could remove more than 100,000 polluting cars

Expanding the Ultra-Low Emission Zone to cover the whole of Greater London could take more than 100,000 older, more polluting cars off the road, according to Sadiq Khan.

Bangkok Post

Sakoltee wins Suthep's backing

Former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vouched for Bangkok governor candidate Sakoltee Phattiyakul as he is running independently and has a proven track record of fighting against "Thaksinocracy".

Tribune News Service

NY Mayor Adams not reinstating indoor face mask mandate despite Health Department recommendation

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is not reinstating the city’s indoor face mask mandate despite a recommendation from the city Health Department to do so in light of a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

Belfast Live

Belfast bowling clubs to get Disability Bowls Hub amid concern over disability provision

Musgrave and Grove Bowling Pavilions have been identified as possible venues for money

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