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The disgraced — and now guilty — former member of the Chicago City Council enters his eighth decade as a convicted felon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Current, former City Council colleagues call Burke conviction ‘sad’ and ‘a tragedy’

There’s affection and respect for the man who mentored far more colleagues than he bullied during his record 54-year reign. Ald. Ray Lopez said Burke’s ‘fingerprints are on so much of what is Chicago. To have this as the final act of a remarkable career is a tragedy.’

Chicago Sun-Times

'Shambles': Minister to scrap controversial council code of conduct system

Ratepayers slugged $6.7m for code of conduct investigations.

Newcastle Herald

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New York City Council votes to ban most instances of solitary confinement

Mayor Eric Adams may yet veto it, but if the bill becomes law, it will ban most uses of solitary confinement beyond four hours in New York City jails.

WEKU

NYC Council approves bill banning solitary confinement in city jails

New York City lawmakers have passed a bill meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails

The Independent UK

Parents eye legal action against 'horrific' Hackney Council decision to close school

Parents' opposition to the closure of Colvestone Primary School could be taken to the High Court

Evening Standard

Labor branch calls for council to release Jeremy Bath investigation report

Mr Bath denies writing the letters or influencing their author.

Newcastle Herald

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Amnesty warns new EU deal on migration and asylum ‘will lead to surge in suffering’ – as it happened

Council of EU says, however, that new rules will ‘lighten load on those member states where most migrants arrive’

The Guardian - UK

Camden Council 'will no longer attend evictions' after tent used by rough sleepers tossed in rubbish truck

The council has apologised after a tent was thrown into the back of a bin lorry

Evening Standard

UN Prepares To Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo

The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.

International Business Times

Andhra Pradesh government committed for welfare of minorities: Amzath Basha

State government committed to minority welfare & development; Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy striving for overall upliftment.

The Hindu

Scottish council vote to replace slave trade plaque removed by descendant

EDINBURGH City Council has voted to replace a plaque addressing legacies of slavery and colonialism previously removed by a descendent of Henry…

The National (Scotland)

Conservative mayor asks UK Government to take back control of council

THE UK’s first devolved mayor has asked the Government to take over running the local council.

The National (Scotland)

Voters won’t get chance to weigh in on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, City Council decides

Ald. Anthony Beale’s proposed referendum would have asked voters in the March 19 primary: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?”

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Newcastle Herald

First cab off the rank: Bryce Ham to stand for Lake Macquarie council

Mr Ham will stand as a Greens candidate in the September election.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: New police union contract approved at tense City Council meeting

Plus: Plans for Thompson Center makeover, how the Chinatown Gateway became a Chicago icon and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police contract approved, arbitrator’s disciplinary ruling rejected at another stormy City Council meeting

Mayor Brandon Johnson was forced to call for a recess after public observers gathered in the third-floor gallery overlooking the City Council chambers banged on the glass and shouted from their seats.

Chicago Sun-Times

After backlash, Chicago City Council drops restrictive new rules to public seating at its meetings

The new rules were prompted after a number of intense and chaotic City Council meetings.

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So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

International Business Times

UN Assembly Moves Past Security Council To Take Lead On Gaza

The UN General Assembly was due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call that the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make.

The Conversation

EU issues increasingly shaping national elections, research reveals, though left-right divide remains crucial

The Treaty of Lisbon celebrates its 15th anniversary on 13 December. Looking back, experts agree that it played a big part in structuring the EU as we know it. It reinforced the role of Commission President, to be elected by the European Parliament and share power with a newly created…

WEKU

Lexington's Environmental Commission seeks some by-law changes

For the first time since 1989 a revision in the Lexington Environmental Commission’s by-laws is in the works. The community-based Commission’s chair Grace Leppert Downey made her case before Council members last week.

The National (Scotland)

Villagers in historic garden suburb furious over plans to 'destroy' park

FURIOUS villagers living in Scotland’s only garden suburb have slated a council over plans to rebuild a primary school on a treasured green space.

Android Central

With landmark AI Act, the EU takes the lead in regulating artificial intelligence

The European Union has reached a preliminary agreement for the AI Act, which is the first successful attempt at AI regulation.

Newcastle Herald

Residents claim Jeremy Bath wrote Scott Neylon letters

'I think all of them were written by Jeremy,' former NBN newsreader Ray Dinneen.

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