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Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire wins Paris mayoral race

Gregoire headed a list uniting the traditional left, the Greens and the Communists to victory in French capital. The Socialist Party’s Emmanuel Gregoire has won the Paris mayoral race, as the results of nationwide municipal elections sho...

Al Jazeera

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Trash and dog poo: filthy streets fire up the Paris mayoral race

Parisians are fed up of filthy streets, and the grime is becoming a top issue in the city's mayoral race. Paris mayoral candidate Rachida Dati is getting down and dirty ahead of Sunday's second round in the mayoral election.

Reuters

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Could dogs be a deciding factor in the Paris mayoral race?

Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday (March 22), with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs. Candidates from socialists to conservatives have set out policies to deal with an issue which vo...

Reuters

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Paris looks at five-way race for new mayor

In Paris, the much anticipated results from the first round of the municipal election are in, with Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire in the lead. Reflecting the importance of the election, voter turnout in the capital exceeded the national ave...

France 24

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Mamdani promises to govern NYC 'audaciously' in inaugural address

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to use the power of government to improve the lives of working people.

Africanews

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Mamdani commands double-digit lead over opponents in NYC mayoral race

Voters in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and California have already hit the polls for early voting before election day on Nov. 4. CBS News producer Jared Ochacher is following the New York City mayoral race.

CBS America

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Thousands rally in the U.S. in support of Israel

Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday for a show of solidarity with Israel in New York, the city with the largest number of Jews in the world outside of the Jewish state, while in Los Angeles local rabbis and Jewish organisations held ...

France 24

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Prosecutors investigate Turkish governments after quake

Turkish gov’t has acknowledged some of its laws & legal procedures may have to be changed or updated after the Turkish people demand answers over their recent tragedy.

Al Jazeera

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NYC Council unveils monkeypox plans

Council members who are a part of the LGBTQ Caucus unveiled what they say is the first major legislative package in the nation to address monkeypox.

Fox News

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State abortion bans and protections take affect

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. Different states have laws and protections that will soon go into affect following the Supreme Court decisio...

Bloomberg

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NYC offers monkeypox vaccine in U.S. first

New York City health officials are among the first in the nation to make the monkeypox vaccine available to those most at risk, and have opened a vaccination clinic in Chelsea, but there are already supply issues complicating its rollout.

Fox News

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AZ House Speaker recalls Jan. 6 testimony

Bowers said efforts by Trump’s backers have harmed the nation, undercut trust in elections and the right of people to vote their conscience. "I just think it is horrendous. It’s terrible," Bowers said. "The result of throwing the pebble ...

Fox News

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California signs executive order for crypto

One U.S. state known for being the birthplace of technical innovation is now moving to embrace cryptocurrency as no other state has before. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week to begin crafting regulations fo...

Cheddar News

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California declares 'voice of reason' in abortion debate

Advocates in California are seeking to transform the US state into an abortion haven, as millions of people across the United States may soon need to travel thousands of kilometres in search of care.

Al Jazeera

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Russian politician flees after speaking out

Nina Belyave, a councillor from Voronezh, decided it was too dangerous to stay in Russia after speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

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Kidnapped Melitopol mayor brands Russian captors 'zombies'

Ivan Fedorov, held for five days earlier in the war before being freed, met President Macron at the Elysée Palace on Friday during a European trip to appeal for more aid.

France 24

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Athletes, performers exempted from vaccine mandates

New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the citys vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and unvaccinated baseb...

Scripps News

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Second Ukraine mayor abducted by Russian troops

A Ukraine mayor was abducted by invading Russian forces on Sunday, the second such kidnapping in days, bringing strong condemnation from the European Union.

France 24

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Heavyweight champion, Mayor Klitschko on his 'nightmare'

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko sits down with The National co-host Adrienne Arsenault to talk about the 'nightmare' of living through Russia' invasion of Ukraine.

CBC News