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The Latest Breaking News from City Hall

Afternoon Edition: May 23, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mother thanks her ‘angel on Earth’ for staying with wounded son after Lincoln Park shooting

The shooting May 6 left Dakotah Earley fighting for his life.

Chicago Sun-Times

In aftermath of Roe leak, Central Florida church leaders share range of abortion views

ORLANDO, Fla. -- As a crowd gathered outside City Hall in downtown Orlando to rally a day after a draft of a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked, Rev. Margalie Belizaire joined them to demand that the nation’s abortion rights remain intact.

Orlando Sentinel

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Master pianist at City Hall

"Australian audiences are my favourite because folks are so open to what you have to offer and they respond positively as well as honestly."

Newcastle Herald

Glam rock on the rise and Newcastle City Hall 'besieged' by teenage fans of T Rex

This week 50 years ago, hundreds of teenage fans queued at Newcastle City Hall for tickets to see pop favourites T Rex perform at the venue a month later

Chronicle Live

Belfast council supports calls for NI to vote in EU elections again

Academics at City Hall point to Turkish Cypriot model

Belfast Live

The Leader podcast: Sadiq Khan’s plans for London

Our City Hall Editor, Ross Lydall, has been following Sadiq Khan on his American tour

Evening Standard

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Belfast concerts criticised at City Hall meeting

Councillor tells events organisers: "when you bring 10 and 15 thousand people together there is a duty of care.”

Belfast Live

The Satanic Temple: If Christians Can Raise Flag at Boston City Hall, We Can Raise Ours Too

Plus: The push to abolish the Senate, Feds hike interest rates by 0.5 percent, and more...

Reason

Boston violated group’s First Amendment rights by denying ‘Christian flag’ outside City Hall, SCOTUS rules

Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling sides with right-wing group after city rejected flag from shared flagpole

The Independent UK

Justice Breyer Takes a Flood v. Kuhn-Esque Detour On Boston Architecture

"Built in the late 1960s, Boston City Hall is a raw concrete structure, an example of the brutalist style."

Reason

Supreme Court Rules Boston Was Wrong To Bar Christian Flag From City Hall

The justices unanimously agree that the city was not endorsing the flags, and that therefore it couldn’t exclude religious organizations.

Reason

Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall

The Independent UK

Belfast City Hall closed due to Council strike action

It comes amid a regional strike by Unite the Union due to a dispute over pay

Belfast Live

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Irish Mirror

Mob boss Daniel Kinahan in desperate race to escape Dubai - as he eyes up new life abroad

Gardai say last week’s press conference in Dublin’s City Hall where the US government offered the megabucks deal for information leading to the destruction of the Kinahan cartel was already bearing fruit

The Conversation

Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson asked for Evgeny Lebedev to skip City Hall security in 2015

Exclusive: Johnson made special request for Independent owner and a Russian dignitary to bypass ‘airport-style’ checks

The Independent UK

Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta are divorcing after eight years together

The couple got married in San Fransisco City Hall in November 2014

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Chicago Sun-Times

Loop Flood dampens world’s view of Chicago

The quirkiest and least lethal Chicago disaster, 30 years ago today, is not forgotten.

Belfast Live

Belfast Shaftesbury Square regeneration plan to be drawn up at City Hall

Plans involve transforming building fronts and decluttering streets

Tribune News Service

Mayor Adams invokes apostles to justify policy of clearing NYC homeless encampments

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and dozens of faith leaders held a Christian praise rally in City Hall Park on Thursday — an event that featured Adams invoking the apostles as justification for his policy of removing homeless encampments from city streets.

Chronicle Live

History to be made as Durham and Sunderland to host stage three of this year's Tour of Britain

More than 100 of the world's best riders will cycle from Owengate in Durham to Sunderland City Hall - via the North Pennines AONB

Newcastle Herald

Writers festival channels The Beatles and power of love

People queued for 90 minutes to get their book signed by Trent Dalton.

Newcastle Herald

Trent Dalton shares the love as Newcastle Writers Festival emerges COVID pandemic

Newcastle Writers Festival asks "What does the world need now?" and answers with big love and big ideas.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok governor hopefuls register for election

Fourteen candidates for Bangkok governor were waiting outside when the doors opened for registration to run in the May 22 polls at City Hall 2 in Din Daeng district on Thursday morning.

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