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Feb 28 2023
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Lori Lightfoot could make history on Tuesday — as the first one-term Chicago mayor in decades
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for re-election Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city’s first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. city, and only the second woman to hold the office. But Lightfoot, a
MarketWatch
Feb 28 2023
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MAILEE SMITH: Chicago, Don’t Go From Bad To Worse This Election Day
Chicago’s mayoral primary doesn’t look good for Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The potential results also could bring a serious threat, even in the city with a patent on machine politics. Polling shows Lightfoot neck and neck with U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia and the more moderate Paul Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO and city budget director. The newest numbers show Chicago Teachers Union
The Daily Caller
Feb 28 2023
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ME man charged with killing Massachusetts man, Maine teen
A Maine man in custody in New Hampshire has been charged with killing a Massachusetts man and a Maine teenager, officials said. Aaron Aldrich, 46, of Auburn, Maine, was already in the Rockingham County jail on property crime charges when the murder charges were filed in Maine, the Maine Department of Public Safety said Monday. The victims whose bodies were discovered a week ago in a home in
Fox News Digital
Feb 28 2023
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Chicago mayor's race: Incumbent Lori Lightfoot fighting for political life with 8 rivals
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city's first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. city, and only the second woman to hold the office. But Lightfoot, a former
CBS News (Online)
Mar 07 2023
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2 of 4 Americans abducted in Mexico are dead, governor says
A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes, at the crime scene where gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas, Friday, March 3, 2023. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the four Americans were going to buy medicine and were caught in the crossfire between two armed
Anchorage Daily News
Feb 20 2023
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Mourners Unite at Home of Beloved Slain Bishop in Hacienda Heights
The catholic community is mourning the death of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell at the home where he was found dead of a gunshot wound in Hacienda Heights over the weekend. A memorial of flowers and candles now replaces a void of detectives and crime tape after a nearly 40-hour investigation at the scene. “It’s very depressing, how can a person do that to him”, said Anna Grandmaison, a
NBC Los Angeles
Mar 13 2023
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Missing 13-year-old rescued from locked North Carolina shed
Law enforcement rescued a missing 13-year-old girl from a locked shed in Lexington, North Carolina, after federal authorities provided a tip about the missing minor. Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons said his office received a tip from an FBI Violent Crimes Task Force about a minor who had been abducted from Dallas. Officials were able to locate the missing girl in an externally-locked
ABC News (Online)
Feb 27 2023
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New Orleans residents submit petition in latest act to oust Mayor LaToya Cantrell
New Orleans organizers seeking to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell from office believe they have received enough signatures to qualify for a special mayoral election. The recall campaign began in August 2022, launched by chairman Belden Batiste and vice chairwoman Eileen Carter, attributing the cause to Cantrell's "quiet quit" and neglect of interacting with department heads and addressing the
Washington Examiner
Feb 19 2023
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DA charges man for fatally shooting Temple police officer
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The U.S. Marshals office picked up a man Sunday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of a Temple University police officer. The suspect, 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, was arrested in Buckingham Township, Bucks County. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced that Pfeffer will be charged with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery,
CBS News (Online)
Feb 27 2023
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Man fatally stabbed in East Baltimore on Monday, Baltimore Police say
A 54-year-old man was stabbed to death in East Baltimore early Monday, Baltimore Police said. Officers arrived around 6:25 a.m. at the 800 block of Port Street for a reported cutting and found the man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Homicide detectives are investigating and ask anyone with information to call detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who
Baltimore Sun