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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday began demolishing what remains of Bang Lamphu department store in Phra Nakhon district. The move is a rare victory in City Hall's fight against unsafe buildings in the capital.

Bangkok Post

Rio's Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party

Starting Wednesday night, Rio de Janeiro samba schools’ elaborate floats and feather-festooned dancers will parade between packed bleachers

The Independent UK

Feds announce they won’t pursue case against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in shooting of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors will not bring any case against the former Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office announced Monday.

Chicago Tribune

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ATF cited stores that most often sold guns used in Chicago crimes, then let them off easy

City Hall identified stores whose weapons regularly were used in crimes. ATF has been lenient with those stores for violations such as selling to straw buyers, transferring guns without background checks and doctoring records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago City Council attendance report card: Leslie Hairston best, George Cardenas worst

Council members show up, on average, for four of every five required meetings, a new analysis by The Daily Line, WBEZ and Crain’s Chicago Business found.

Chicago Sun-Times

LA Mayor Garcetti says goodbye with next role unclear

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered what amounted to a farewell speech to his city at a time when it’s not clear when, or where, he’s going

The Independent UK

Video shows cop shooting man in head in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The video was released Wednesday by new chief Eric Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Demolition of M&S store in Oxford Street can proceed after Khan opts not to intervene

Campaigners keep fighting after City Hall review fails to halt loss of landmark store near Marble Arch

Evening Standard

Belfast flood prone areas to get new sandbag containers, Council says

Provision planned for Stockman's Lane, Shore Road and Ardoyne Community Centre

Belfast Live

4,000 electric scooters hitting Chicago streets next month

Three firms — Lime, Spin and Superpedestrian — will start renting 1,000 scooters apiece outside downtown. City Hall also will let Lyft, operator of the Divvy bike-sharing system, add 1,000 scooters to its 230 downtown docking stations.

Chicago Sun-Times

M&S to close flagship store amid plans to demolish London Oxford Street branch

Marks & Spencer will close its flagship store on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street later this month in response to “changing” shopping habits. It comes as Sadiq Khan is reconsidering plans to demolish the chain's Oxford Street outlet after backlash from the public

Daily Mirror

Expanded ULEZ earned less than expected in first month, says TfL

City Hall reveals that ULEZ earned £16m in its first month amid higher compliance from drivers

Evening Standard

City life is no fairy tale

After years of waiting, Bangkok voters will go to the much-anticipated gubernatorial election on May 22 to pick one of 17 candidates to tackle a myriad of problems the capital has been facing.

Bangkok Post

Mayor Eric Adams opts to keep NYC school mask rule for kids under 5 — but court ruling may scuttle his plan

NEW YORK — Confusion erupted Friday over whether the city’s youngest children should wear face masks in school, as Mayor Adams vowed to keep a mandate in place for the toddlers despite a court ruling that struck down the requirement as unenforceable.

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Emails show Cardinal Blase Cupich helped Mayor Lori Lightfoot shape COVID message

‘You might want to rethink this sentence,’ the cardinal tells the mayor at one point, according to their pandemic correspondence, obtained by the Sun-Times.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan criticised for refusing to block demolition of Marble Arch M&S

Sadiq Khan has been criticised by an environment expert who helped draft the mayor’s own blueprint for London after he refused to block the demolition of an art deco Marks & Spencer store in Oxford Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ed Burke’s ‘tuna’: Indicted pol saved Old Post Office developer more than $12 million

The feds say a 601W Companies affiliate was going to hire him for property tax appeals for another building. Burke’s firm did the work. 601W reaped the savings — but decided not to hire Burke after his offices were raided.

Los Angeles Times

Fight over Garcetti’s nomination to be ambassador to India intensifies amid expanding Senate probe

LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to India has touched off a pitched battle in the U.S. Capitol, as more senators express concern about his handling of sexual harassment allegations and Garcetti and his aides step up their defense.

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NYC mayor lauds plan to remove homeless encampments, but few people have accepted help

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams once again doubled down on his policy of removing homeless encampments from city streets — displaying stark photos of the encampments and continuing to bemoan the city’s “dysfunction” to drive home his point Wednesday at a City Hall news conference.

Bangkok Post

BMA expects 600-700k first-time voters for governor poll

There will be 600,000-700,00 first-time voters accounting for 16% of all eligible voters in the May 22 Bangkok governor election, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

Bangkok Post

Bangkok governor hopefuls lay out their visions

Bangkok needs a public health system that is easy to access, an interconnected transit system running on clean energy and many more dust pollution checkpoints, according to at least four Bangkok governor candidates.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel says Cressida Dick ‘deserves public gratitude’ as review launched into resignation process

City Hall hits out at ‘politically-motivated inquiry’ as former police watchdog appointed to look at ‘due process’

Evening Standard

Priti Patel orders review into way Sadiq Khan ousted Dame Cressida Dick as Met boss

The Home Secretary announced that Sir Stephen House will take over as interim Commissioner when Dame Cressida departs in April

The Guardian - UK

Government agrees to review of how Cressida Dick was ousted as Met chief

Review may look at communications between police and City Hall after clash with Sadiq Khan but will not ‘change any outcomes’

Bangkok Post

District director defends Sanam Luang's public role

City Hall has assured the public that Sanam Luang is open for visitors every day, except when important events such as royal ceremonies or state functions are held.

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