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At 34, he was the city’s youngest ever mayor, and he campaigned on a promise of self-determination for the predominantly Black city. It’s an ongoing factor in Mississippi politics,” said Leslie McLemore, a former Jackson State University political science professor who also once sat on the Jackson City Council. That was on top of years of boil-water notices that eroded residents’ trust in the city’s water supply. In April, a push by conservative legislators to strip local control of the city’s water system failed for the second time in the House. Rogelio V. Solis / AP fileByron D'Andra Orey, a political science professor at Jackson State University, said the bribery scandal could shape the municipal elections.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jackson, Lumumba, Jody Owens, Aaron Banks, Angelique Lee . Lumumba, Owens, Banks, Lee, “ I’m, Virgi Lindsay, Lindsay, ”, Leslie McLemore, ” McLemore, ” Jackson, Lauren Witte, Ronnie Crudup Sr, “, that’s, Jacksonians, “ It’s, ” Kim Meeks, Rogelio V . Solis, Zakiya Summers, Summers, Tate Reeves, Reeves, Bill, “ H.B, Liam Kennedy, Chokwe Lumumba, Tupac Shakur, ” Jacksonians, Rukia Lumumba, Annie Cooper, Jan, Byron D'Andra Orey, CJ Rhodes, Mount Organizations: Miss, City, Republican, Democratic, Jackson State University, Jackson City Council, USA, New Horizon Church, City Council, DA, Rep, U.S . Justice Department, NAACP, Mississippi Army National Guard, Lumumba, Clarion, Ledger, ”, State Capitol, Mount Helm Baptist Locations: Black, Hinds, ”, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi’s, Jackson’s Fondren, Hinds County, “, Northwest Jackson, Mount Helm

☆ Airbnb's idea to hold gladiator battles in Rome's Colosseum isn't going down well with some local lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAirbnb is planning to host gladiator fights in Rome's Colosseum. Some local lawmakers, meanwhile, aren't happy about Airbnb's event idea. Airbnb is attempting to kick off gladiator fights in Rome's historic Colosseum after 2,000 years, but local lawmakers in the Italian city are not impressed. The event is happening because of a $1.5 million tie-up between Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, per CNN. However, some local lawmakers are not pleased.

Persons: Airbnb, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Tfilmvie, Lucius, Ridley Scott, Massimiliano Smeriglio, Smeriglio, Enzo Foschi, Foschi, Democratic Party of Rome didn't Organizations: CNN, Denzel, Airbnb, Democratic Party of Rome, Business Locations: candlelit, Airbnb, Rome, Barcelona, Spain, Portugal, Amsterdam

Empty lot Grand Ave. Dean St. Project site Pacific St. The Upper West Side project was recommended for approval while the Crown Heights project wasn’t. The Upper West Side project was recommended for approval while the Crown Heights project wasn’t. The Upper West Side project was recommended for approval while the Crown Heights project wasn’t. City Council vote Here’s where things ended for the Crown Heights project, which was rejected by the council member from the area.

Persons: Nadine Oelsner, Dean St, Aviles, Booker T, Booker, Oelsner, It’s, Crystal Hudson, Oelsner’s, Hudson, Mark Levine Organizations: New York, West, Street Manhattan Queens, Street Brooklyn Staten, Street Brooklyn, . Census, Crown, Census, 108th, Google, West Side Federation for Senior, 109th St, St, Washington, Washington Middle School, Washington Middle, Side Federation for Senior, Budget Commission, Manufacturing, Fulton St, Vanderbilt, ., Plaza Manufacturing, Army Plaza Lafayette, Army Plaza Lafayette Ave . Manufacturing, , New York City Department of City Planning, Riverside Park, Broadway, St ., St . West 108th St, , New York City Department of, HSN, Pontiac, West Side, West Side Federation, City Planning Department Locations: New, United States, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Westchester County, Long, New York City, Street Brooklyn Staten, Prospect, Crown, U.S, Park, Riverside, Phoenix, Atlanta, City, St, Fulton, Ave, Vanderbilt Ave, Franklin, Army Plaza Lafayette Ave, , New, St . West, Amsterdam, Heights

☆ Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Veronica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Los Angeles CNN —Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which represents the second-largest US city, unanimously voted to adopt a “sanctuary city” ordinance that prohibits city resources from being used in immigration enforcement or to cooperate with federal immigration agents, unless required by state law. LGBTQ advocates also fear his presidency will result in wider restrictions on transgender people and rollbacks of protections for other LGBTQ groups. Los Angeles City Council members listen as a man speaks in support of a proposed "sanctuary city" ordinance at City Hall on Tuesday. Teachers and administrators will receive training on how to respond to federal immigration personnel who request information about students and families or who are trying to enter school property.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Karen Bass, They’ve, Jackie Goldberg, Hydee Feldstein Soto, ” Bass, ”, Gavin Newsom, Trump, Tom Homan, Etienne Laurent, “, Homan, ” Homan, Curren Price, ” Price, Goldberg, stokes, Rocío Rivas, ” Rivas, Brendan Carr Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Los, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Unified School District, Republican, Trump, Bass, City, Democratic, Los Angeles Police Department, Trump -, Customs, Getty, “ Fox, Friends, Los Angeles Unified, Teachers, Department of Education, CNN, Federal Communications Commission, of Education Locations: Los Angeles, Los, “, Wisconsin

The White House on Monday joined city, state and Jewish community leaders in Ohio condemning a small group who marched through Columbus on Saturday chanting racial slurs and white nationalist slogans while carrying Nazi flags. Neo-Nazis — their faces hidden behind red masks — roamed streets in Columbus today, carrying Nazi flags and spewing vile and racist speech against people of color and Jews," Ohio gov. Shannon Hardin, Columbus City Council president, said on X that the community "rejects their pathetic efforts to promote fear and hate," adding that he was in touch with law enforcement. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said on X he was also in contact with police over the march and said his office would monitor the group involved. "Take your flags and the masks you hide behind and go home and never come back," he said.

Persons: Biden abhors, Andrew Bates, Anne Frank, Mike DeWine, Shannon Hardin, Donald Trump, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Zach Klein, Lee Shapiro, Shapiro, Christopher Pohlhaus, Oren Segal Organizations: Monday, NBC, North Arts, NBC News, Columbus City Council, “, Columbus, American Jewish Committee, Trump, Nazi, ” Police, Defamation League Center, Extremism, New York Times, Hate Locations: Ohio, Columbus, United States, Michigan, Charlottesville , Virginia, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Louis

☆ Amsterdam soccer riots: How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. But the timeline of how tensions ignited in Amsterdam is different depending on which community you ask. “It’s really so, so manipulative… It only makes everything worse,” Jaïr Stranders, a local theater director and a board member of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam told CNN. But in Amsterdam, many local Jewish officials as well as the mayor have urged against using that description. “They are Dutch youth,” he noted, adding that Amsterdam is a city of many nationalities and many values that can peacefully coexist.

Persons: Amsterdam CNN —, “ It’s, it’s, It’s, Sheher Khan, ” Khan, “, Itay Garmy, ” Garmy, Amsterdam Mayor Femke, they’re, David, Benjamin Netanyahu, Geert Wilders, Halsema, Mouneb, Khan, Wilders, Jaïr, Stranders, Netanyahu, ” Stranders, ”, Israel, Said Alawi, “ I’m, Abdelaziz Chandoudi, ” Chandoudi, Mohammed Rasool Organizations: Amsterdam CNN, CNN, Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer, Maccabi, Police, Amsterdam Mayor, Getty, Freedom Party, Union, Maccabi fans, Liberal Jewish, Amsterdam, Senior, Moroccan Locations: Amsterdam, Dutch, Gaza, Netherlands, Europe, Israel, Palestine, ”, Anadolu, Amsterdam’s, Morocco, Noord, Holland

☆ Tampa Bay Rays will play their home games at the Yankees' spring training field
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives said on Thursday. “It is singularly the best opportunity for our fans to experience 81 games of major league Rays baseball,” Sternberg said. “As difficult as it is to get any of these stadiums up to major league standards, it was the least difficult. Once known as Legends Field, Steinbrenner Field opened in 1996 on Tampa’s north side. The Tampa Tarpons, one of the Yankees minor league teams, play their home games at Steinbrenner Field during the summer.

Persons: Stuart Sternberg, Steinbrenner, it’s, ” Sternberg, Rob Manfred, George M, Brian Spurlock, ” Manfred, Hurricane Milton, Brian Auld, ” Auld, ’, George Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, Sternberg, “, ” Hal Steinbrenner, Milton, ” Organizations: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Tropicana, Rays, Major League Baseball, ” Baseball, Getty, League Baseball’s, Hurricane, Historic Gas Plant, American League East, Yankee, Tampa, MLB, Colorado Rockies, Yankees, Steinbrenner, Hurricanes Locations: PETERSBURG, Fla, —, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay, Tampa , Fla, St . Petersburg, Bronx, Tampa’s

LONDON — Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), a conservation charity that runs Edinburgh Zoo, said Wednesday that it was likely Roxie, a three-month-old red panda kit, "died due to stress caused by fireworks being let off across the city centre." RZSS says the red panda's mother also died just five days earlier and that death could also be related to fireworks noise. "Very sadly, she choked on her vomit on bonfire night and our vets believe this was probably a reaction to fireworks," Supple said. Edinburgh City Council this year became the first Scottish local authority to ban fireworks in some areas, with four districts under a ban on privately-bought fireworks between Nov. 1 and Nov. 11.

Persons: Roxie, Guy Fawkes, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, RZSS, “ Roxie, Ginger, Roxie’s, Keir Starmer Organizations: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh Zoo, Scottish Locations: United Kingdom, Edinburgh

Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Council member Aaron Banks were indicted last month on conspiracy and bribery charges. Barbara Gauntt / Clarion Ledger / USA Today via ImagnA City Council member, Angelique Lee, resigned in August and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. “People are tired; they just want some good stuff done,” said Vernon Hartley, a City Council member for one of the city’s poorest wards. Aaron Banks is the second Jackson City Council member to be charged in the federal bribery case. Angelique Lee, a former City Council member, resigned and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Virgi Lindsay, ” Lindsay, Jody Owens, Lauren Witte, “, ”, Owens, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Barbara Gauntt, Angelique Lee, Sherik Marve Smith, Smith, Jackson, Vernon Hartley, ” Owens, Banks, Lumumba, They’re, Lee, Rogelio V . Solis, The United States ”, Hartley, Lindsay, Ashby Foote, Hannah Mattix, Foote, ” Foote, ” Hartley Organizations: Miss, Council, Clarion Ledger, FBI, Southern District of, City Council, City, “, Department of Housing, Urban Development, U.S, Southern, Southern District of Mississippi Owens, Jackson City Council, ”, Attorney’s Office, The United, NBC News, Republican, Capital Club, USA, Solutions Locations: Jackson, Hinds, Hinds County, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Imagn, Nashville, Florida, Owens, Africa, The United States, generalities, City

☆ Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Rome CNN —The historic Italian city of Florence is taking steps to cut overtourism, introducing measures including a ban on key boxes used by short-term rental landlords and tour guide loudspeakers, amid complaints that a surge in visitors has become unsustainable. The decree also bans the use of amplifiers and loudspeakers for tour guides. Tourists behaving badlyAuthorities in Florence say the city has attracted 7.8 million visitors so far in 2024. It says more than 7.8 million people have visited Florence in the first nine months of 2024. In January, the head of the Galleria dell’Accademia museum called the city a “prostitute” that had succumbed to overtourism.

Persons: Sarah Funaro, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Giotto, Brunelleschi, Ivan Romano, Florence’s, Florence, Bacchus, ”, ” Cecilie Hollberg, Trevi, Daniela Santanche, “ Organizations: Rome CNN, city’s UNESCO, CNN, Italy’s Locations: Rome, Italian, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Venice

In just one hour, nearly a month’s worth of rainfall inundated the city of Malaga, in Spain’s Andalusia region, according to the country’s meteorological agency AEMet. The southern Spanish province picked up roughly 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain so far on Wednesday, 78 millimeters (3 inches) of which fell within an hour. The Malaga City Council issued evacuation orders Wednesday near the Campanillas River due to the risk of overflowing. The coastal area of Valencia province has now been issued a red weather warning for Thursday. The City Council of Valencia announced that school activities are suspended throughout Valencia city and its districts this Wednesday and Thursday to avoid risks.

Persons: Antonio Sanz, Billie Jean King, Transport Óscar Puente, Carlos Mazón’s Organizations: CNN, Malaga City, Ministry of Transport, Sustainable Mobility, Billie Jean King Cup, Authorities, Spain’s, Transport, City Council of Valencia Locations: Spain, Valencia, Malaga, Andalucia ., Spain’s Andalusia, Spanish, Andalusia, Catalonia, Madrid, Poland, Granada, Tarragona, Seville, Cádiz, Huelva

☆ Dutch police detain 50 protesters at pro-Palestinian rally after soccer unrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Dutch police said they took away more than 300 pro-Palestinian protesters who ignored a ban on demonstrations in Amsterdam on Sunday and detained 50 more following clashes involving Israeli soccer fans last week. In the Netherlands, protest organizers said in a message on Instagram that they were outraged by the “framing” of unrest around the match as antisemitic and called the protest ban draconian. Video showed Maccabi fans chanting anti-Arab slogans and pulling down Palestinian flags in the lead-up to the game. A pro-Palestinian demonstration on the sideline of the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on Nov. 7. Police said on Sunday that they would also investigate footage showing Maccabi fans using violence, though a police spokesperson could not immediately confirm which footage exactly would be part of the investigation.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Israel, Emmanuel Macron’s, Jeroen Jumelet, Olivier Dutilh Organizations: Sunday, Palestine, Palestinian, Hamas, Police, Maccabi Tel, Ajax Amsterdam, Israel’s, Maccabi, Stade de France, UEFA Europa League football, Getty Images Police, Local Locations: Amsterdam, capital’s, “, Gaza, Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, AFP

☆ LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sarah Prager | Sarah Prager Is A Writer Who Lives In Central Massachusetts With Her Wife | Their Two Children. Her Books Include | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

At least 1,017 out LGBTQ candidates ran for election this year, a 1.1% increase compared with 2020, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a political organization that tracks and supports LGBTQ candidates for elected office. The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed and tracked 477 of the LGBTQ candidates who made it to the general election. As of Friday afternoon, about three-quarters of those races had been called, with LGBTQ candidates having a success rate of approximately 80%. LGBTQ candidates won elections to at least 37 state legislatures this year, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, and several were historic firsts. “Having LGBTQ+ candidates in the halls of power will be paramount in helping to protect and uphold pro-equality values,” Meloy said.

Persons: ” Sean Meloy, Delaware’s Sarah McBride, Julie Johnson, Emily Randall, Tammy Baldwin, Kyrsten, Laphonza Butler, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Aime Wichtendahl, Wick Thomas, Iwamoto, Thomas, Rashaun Kemp, Amaad Rivera, Wagner, Molly Cook, Donald Trump, Baldwin’s, Eric Hovde, Baldwin, Maria Brisbane, “, ” Meloy, ” Organizations: D.C, U.S . House, U.S . Senate, NBC News, “, South, Latina, Senate, Texas Senate’s, Baldwin’s Republican, AdImpact, Victory, Gallup, Republican Locations: Nebraska, Puerto Rico, Washington, U.S, Texas, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Hawaii , Iowa, Missouri, Georgia

It faced a June 2025 deadline to complete the project, according to the federal indictment outlining grand jury charges against Lumumba, Owens and Banks. Lumumba faces five charges, including one count of federal program bribery and another count of money laundering. Banks has been charged with one conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and money laundering, in addition to a count of federal program bribery. At least seven people have pleaded guilty in relation to the scandal. “This indictment is a horrible example of a flawed FBI investigation,” Owens told reporters after he pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Persons: JACKSON, —, “, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, ”, Lumumba, Jody Owens, Owens, Aaron Banks, Angelique Lee, Barbara Gauntt, Banks, Owens ’, Sherik Marve Smith, ” Smith, “ Banks, Jackson, ” Todd Gee, Ward, ” Owens Organizations: Miss, City, Democrat, Department of Housing, Urban, Banks, Jackson City, Clarion, Ledger, USA, Democratic, NBC, Authorities, Federal, Justice Department, FBI, Courthouse, “, Southern, Southern District of, ” Locations: Mississippi’s, Jackson, Hinds, Nashville , Tennessee, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Owens, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Africa

☆ 8 women who made history in the 2024 election: ‘It’s humbling to win’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elect Kyle Gay embrace on stage during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. In Delaware, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender member of Congress after winning the state's only House seat. Here are 8 women who made history with their election wins:Angela AlsobrooksSenator-elect Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) arrives on stage to speak after winning Election results were announced, during the Angela Alsobrooks' Election Night party hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. Thirteen women are set to take office as governor in 2025, beating the previous record of 12 women serving as governor simultaneously. The former trial attorney told People Magazine "it's humbling to win" in a state as historically conservative as Texas.

Persons: Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sarah McBride, Kyle Gay, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, Democrat Barbara Mikulski, Alsobrooks, Democratic Sen, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ayotte, Kayana Szymczak, Former Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Ayotte, New Hampshire's, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Emily Randall, McBride, Yassamin Ansari Yassamin Ansari, Harris, Patrick T, Fallon, Yassamin Ansari, Ansari, Julie Fedorchak, Julie Johnson, humbling Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Delaware Senate, Delaware's, Gov, U.S, NBC News, Center for American Women, Rutgers University . Still, Maryland Democratic Party, Washington Post, Getty, Maryland, United States Senate, Democrat, Former, Republican, New, Ayotte's, Washington, Latina, Congressional, Afp, Phoenix City Council, Texas, Congressional District, Texans Locations: Democratic Delaware, Wilmington, Del, United States, U.S, In Delaware, Maryland, College Park , Maryland, Delaware, Concord , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Washington State, Kitsap, Tacoma, Sarah McBride In Delaware, Phoenix , Arizona, American, Arizona, Phoenix, Glendale, North Dakota, Julie Johnson In Texas, Texas

☆ Historic firsts in the 2024 US general election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Andrew Menezes | Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects. In the House, CNN projects North Dakota to make history with the election of its first woman, Republican Julie Fedorchak, to the state’s at-large district. DE-AL: Democrat Sarah McBride will be the first transgender member of Congress, CNN projects, winning the race for Delaware’s at-large congressional district. McBride, a state senator, will succeed Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who won election to the US Senate. Johnson, a state representative, will succeed Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who ran for Senate.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Vance, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Angela Alsobrooks of, ’, –, Julie Fedorchak, Sarah McBride, Delaware’s, Julie Johnson, Josh Stein –, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Democratic Sen, Ben Cardin, Alsobrooks, Prince George’s, Democrat Barbara Mikulski, Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester, Kelly Armstrong, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, McBride, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Stein, Roy Cooper, Johnson, Colin Allred, Yassamin Ansari, Ruben Gallego, Ansari, Suhas Subramanyam, Jennifer Wexton Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republican, House, – North, SEN, Gov, Democrat, Dakota ND, North Dakota Public Service Commission, Delaware DE, First State, Delaware . North Carolina NC, GOV, Congressional, Senate, Arizona AZ, Iranian American Democrat, Congressional District, Phoenix City Council ., Phoenix City Council . Virginia VA, Indian Locations: American, Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, North Dakota, Mississippi, Texas, – North Carolina, Maryland, Prince George’s County, Dakota, Fedorchak, Delaware, McBride, Delaware . North Carolina, North Carolina, Roy Cooper . Texas, Arizona’s, Phoenix City Council . Virginia, Virginia, India

☆ Josh Stein will win North Carolina governor’s race, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein will win North Carolina’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Stein, who is currently serving his second term as attorney general, will become the state’s first Jewish governor. Though Democrats predicted a competitive race in the state, Robinson’s history of inflammatory comments ultimately doomed his campaign. Ahead of and after the story’s release, Robinson rejected calls from Republicans to drop out of the race. Born in Washington, DC, Stein’s family relocated to North Carolina when he was young.

Persons: Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Stein, Roy Cooper, Robinson, ”, Pat McCrory, Sen, Thom Tillis, Adam Stein Organizations: CNN, Democratic, North, gubernatorial, Republican, Gov, Democratic Gov, Republicans, GOP, Dartmouth College, Harvard University Locations: Nazi, Washington ,, North Carolina, Greensboro, Parkland , Florida

☆ A booming Montana city's struggle with homelessness is a warning — and a model — for the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementHousing costs and the homeless population have soared in the Western Montana city of Missoula this year. Between 2021 and 2023, the city's two main shelters saw a 53% increase in the number of nights of shelter provided to Missoulans experiencing homelessness. Advocates for those experiencing homelessness say there's much more work to be done. Local lawmakers say the city needs more state and federal funds to aid those experiencing homelessness. Building more housing is key to solving homelessnessAffordability is at the root of homelessness in Missoula and across the US.

Persons: —, Jill Bonny, they're, Bonny, It's, Eliza Relman, Bob Campbell, Campbell, who's Organizations: Service, Poverello Center, Sun, Poverello, New Hope Ministries, Business, Marine Corps Locations: Missoula, Western Montana, Montana, It's

☆ Spain floods: Furious residents in Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods with more rain on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Manu Fernandez/AP A woman embraces a member of the Emergency Military Unit in Sedavi on Sunday. Susana Vera/Reuters Heavy machinery is used to carry out repairs on the flood-damaged railway tracks in Sedavi on Sunday. Manu Fernandez/AP A firefighter checks inside a vehicle at a flooded garage in Alfafar on Saturday. Susana Vera/Reuters Emergency services workers survey a devastated street in Letur on Wednesday. Susana Vera/Reuters A man dumps floodwater out of his house in Utiel on Wednesday.

Persons: Teen, DANA Desaparecidos, DANA Desparecidos, Mila, Manu Fernandez, Nacho Doce, King Felipe, Pedro Sanchez, Carlos Mazon, ”, Eva Manez, Susana Vera, Manaure Quintero, Hugo Torres, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Angel Garcia, Bruna Casas, —, Alberto Saiz, Biel, David Ramos, La Torre, Ana Escobar, Ismael Herrero, Shutterstock, Doce, Jose Jordan, Blanca Ruiz, Carlos Calmaestra, Oscar Del Pozo, Eva Defez's, Mateo Villalba Sanchez, Víctor, Alba Lozano Asencio, Luciano Esguerra, DANA Desaparcideo, ” Asencio, “, Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Margarita Robles, Pedro de Juan, it’s, Francisco Bosque, AENA, AEMET Organizations: Spain CNN, Emergency, Unit, Reuters Volunteers, Reuters, Getty, Volunteers, AP, Military Unit, Reuters Firefighters, Reuters Vehicles, Biel Alino, Firefighters, La Torre, AP Authorities, Wednesday, Europa Press, CNN, Spanish, Barcelona’s El Prat Locations: Valencia, Spain, Picanya, Silla, Catarroja, Sedavi, Massanassa, AFP, Benetusser, Alfafar, Paiporta, Chiva, Benetússer, La, Letur, La Torre, Godelleta, Utiel, Sedaví, L'Alcúdia, Spanish, Barcelona, Barcelona’s, Castellon, Alicante

☆ Police knew John Sawchak was terrorizing his neighborhood and did not arrest him, court records show. Then he shot a neighbor, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A screengrab from a video shows security cam footage of Davis Moturi prior to allegedly being shot by his neighbor John Sawchak, while Moturi was doing yard work at his home. John Sawchak Hennepin County Sheriff's OfficePolice were first dispatched to the home in October 2023 after Sawchak allegedly made threats involving “disparaging racial comments” at Moturi. Then, a week before the shooting, Sawchak allegedly stood outside the Moturis’ home with a firearm and pointed the gun at Davis through the window, according to prosecutors. On October 23, Sawchak allegedly shot Moturi in the neck from his second-floor window. Yet his arrest has done little to quell renewed tensions between the Minneapolis officers and the community they have sworn to protect and serve.

Persons: ”, holing, John Sawchak, Sawchak, Davis Moturi, John Miller, “, ” Miller, George Floyd, ” Moturi, I’m, Brian O’Hara, Sawchuk, ” O’Hara, O’Hara, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s, –, Davis, Moturi, k3nyaf33lmeeee, Caroline Moturi, ” Davis Moturi, KARE, Sawchak “, Chuck Wexler, George Floyd Last, Wexler, ” Wexler, Philip Solomon, ” Solomon, Brian O'Hara, Minneapolis . Minneapolis Police Wexler, Moturi – Organizations: CNN, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Police, Minneapolis City, Minneapolis Mayor, John Sawchak Hennepin County Sheriff's, Police, Minneapolis, Research, ”, ’ Police, Center for Policing Equity, Minneapolis . Minneapolis Police Locations: Minneapolis, City, John Sawchak Hennepin County, Moturi, Davis, “ Minneapolis

☆ More anti-Trump statues are popping up across US. Anonymous artist attached to the project says there could be more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now, anti-Trump statues are popping up in more US cities. The latest appeared in Philadelphia’s Maja Park Wednesday morning, where someone positioned a roughly eight-foot statue of Donald Trump directly behind a sculpture of a nude woman. Pedestrians look at a statue of Donald Trump behind Gerhard Marcks' sculpture Maja, in Maja Park in Philadelphia. A seemingly identical Trump statue popped up in downtown Portland, Oregon, last weekend. The anonymous artist says Jimenez-Pyzik only helped the group apply for permits – and she’s now being hounded with inquiries as more statues mysteriously appear.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi’s, Donald Trump, –, Trump, Gerhard Marcks, Maja, Caroline Gutman, Laura Griffith, chiseling, “ It’s, ”, “, Donald J, Trump’s, Julia Jimenez, Pyzik, Jimenez, she’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Washington Post, United States Park Police, National Park Service, Civic Locations: Washington ,, Maja, Maja Park, Philadelphia, Portland , Oregon, Portland, White, Charlottesville , Virginia

Gun violence in Philadelphia has become a national news story, but 22-year-old resident Isaiah Stanton knows about the gun crisis there firsthand. Gun violence remains the leading cause of death for kids and teens in the U.S.Karise and Jerel Crew. But he is also hesitant to declare that gun violence will or can end overnight. Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images file“I lost my nephew to gun violence, two years ago now,” he said. The relationship between gun violence and the Black community is troubled, with disproportionate numbers of police shootings and community shootings leaving lasting consequences around the country.

Persons: Isaiah Stanton, Ronald Wimberley, Wimberely, Naomi, ” Stanton, “, ” Ronald Wimberly's, Kimberly Jones, Ronald, Stanton, ”, ” Isaiah Stanton, Jerel, Karise Crew, we’re, ” Karise, Crews, Jeffery Young Jr, Young, Kyle Mazza, ” Young, Ronald ., Kimberly Jones Stanton, he’s Organizations: Citizen, NBC, Karise, Department of Justice, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun, Solutions, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council, Trump, Getty, City Council Locations: Philadelphia, U.S, “, Pennsylvania, Philly, Anadolu

☆ Police arrest man charged with threatening and shooting neighbor in the neck after standoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

John Herbert Sawchak, 54, was arrested in connection with allegedly shooting his neighbor, Davis Moturi, 34, in the neck on Oct. 23. The arrest came as police admitted they had failed Moturi by failing to prevent Sawchack's ongoing harassment, following a number of complaints. “But I will say this, we had no reason to suspect that he would shoot the neighbor from inside the house,” O’Hara added. O'Hara said that the shooting was caused by Moturi cutting a tree that had been planted by the suspect and his mother. He was charged last week in Hennepin County with attempted murder, first-degree assault and felony harassment and stalking, enhanced for racial bias in connection with the Moturi shooting.

Persons: John Herbert Sawchak, Davis Moturi, Sawchak, Brian O’Hara, ” O’Hara, O'Hara, Moturi, O’Hara, “, —, ”, Jacob Frey, Frey Organizations: Minneapolis Police, Minneapolis City, Members, Moturi Locations: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, O’Hara

The base GOP voters Trump is most focused on aren’t necessarily the same voters who are key to the coalition Snyder is trying to build. Gretchen Whitmer, and two-seat majorities in both the state House and the state Senate (Democrats also hold a majority on the state Supreme Court). “The only advantage they have is old notions,” Whitmer said last week at her own event to support state House candidates in Oakland County. All the districts he’s targeting “can swing either way,” Snyder said. Rick Snyder is openly trying to get MAGA extremists elected to the state House,” Kubitschek said.

Persons: Rick Snyder, ” Snyder, “, Donald Trump, There’s, Snyder, Kamala Harris, Fred Upton, Trump, Peter Meijer, ”, Tommy Brann, ” Paul Hudson, Hillary Scholten, Meijer, “ I’ve, ” Hudson, Mike Rogers, ’ “, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, —, ” Whitmer, Geoff Robins, Joe Biden, I’ve, ‘, ’ ” Snyder, Ron Robinson, Tom Kuhn, Tommy Kubitschek, Snyder’s, It’s, MAGA, ” Kubitschek, Jennifer Conlin, Ann Organizations: Michigan Gov, GOP, Republicans, Trump, Republican, NBC News, White, Michigan’s Republican U.S, Senate, Democratic, Michigan, Getty, Pepsi, Michigan ”, Council, Brann, Affordable, Democrats, Michigan Democratic Party, ”, Republican Party Locations: WYOMING, Mich, —, Michigan, There’s, Grand, Detroit, Battle, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, ”, Lansing, Oakland County, Flint, AFP, Utica, Troy, Ann Arbor

☆ As the housing affordability crisis deepens, Airbnb and Vrbo face backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It’s been more than six years since Irvine, California, banned short-term rentals — and the city’s mayor hasn’t looked back. “I certainly don’t think it’s a major driver of the housing affordability crisis,” Nieuwerburgh said. “The reality is that there just simply aren’t enough short-term rentals out there to really make a difference,” Yedinsky said. In Irvine, although Mayor Khan said the ban had been well received, Irvine’s housing affordability issues aren’t yet solved. Each Airbnb or other short-term rental host must pay a fee to the city to operate as a short-term rental business.

Persons: CNN — It’s, hasn’t, “ It’s, ”, Farrah Khan, ” Irvine, Michael Seiler, College of William & Mary, “, ” Theo Yedinsky, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, ” Nieuwerburgh, I’m, Airbnb, ” Yedinsky, ” Vrbo, Sieler, Khan, ” Khan, “ We’re, —, Dan Enright, ” Enright, Enright Organizations: CNN, College of William &, Public, Research, Harvard Business, Columbia University, Telluride Locations: Irvine , California, Irvine, Orange County, Telluride, Colorado’s Rocky, Virginia, New York City

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