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Why are so many Americans checked out when it comes to local elections?
As a nation, we are nothing but a collection of smaller states and local governments. Without active participation, small, unrepresentative groups will dictate policies that shape our daily lives.The Hill - 7h -
UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon MuskABC News - 2d -
UK to launch local grooming gang inquiries
Ministers will provide £5mn in funding for up to five investigationsFinancial Times - 2d -
South Korea’s Yoon will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, local media reports
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of the trial to determine whether he is removed him from office.NBC News - 6d -
China's Local Governments Settle Overdue Bills With Apartments, Not Cash
In recent years, Chinese property developers have used unsold apartments to settle debts to construction companies and furniture suppliers. Now, Chinese local governments are following suit.The Wall Street Journal - 6d -
Locals watched in disbelief, then horror, as flames consumed the Pacific Palisades
The largest wildfire to hit Los Angeles this week rapidly tore through homes and communities, whipped by winds that sent embers skyward.NBC News - Jan. 11 -
Local landmarks lost and damaged by raging Los Angeles fires
As fires continue to burn through Southern California, some of the region's landmarks have been burned or destroyed by the blazes.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
New Mexico supreme court strikes down local abortion pill restrictions
Justice rules against ordinances in counties and towns on Texas border that sought to limit access to mifepristone. The New Mexico supreme court late on Thursday ruled against several local ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Review: A 'Den of Thieves' sequel heads to France — and loses a little local lustre
Following up his well-liked 2018 crime film, director Christian Gudegast swaps 'Heat' for 'Ronin,' bringing on interchangeable Euro-criminals and car chases.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 10 -
Robert Laemmle, longtime head of local art-house chain Laemmle Theatres, dies at 89
Robert Laemmle, who took over from his father, co-founder Max Laemmle, would eventually hand over the beloved local art-house chain to his son Greg.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 10 -
New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down local abortion restrictions
Attorneys representing conservative cities and counties in New Mexico had argued that local abortion ordinances can’t be struck down under the Comstock Act.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Several Local Landmarks Are Destroyed in Southern California Wildfires
A high school used in many films, a synagogue and several well-known restaurants are among the structures that burned, while other local landmarks are endangered.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
The kindness of strangers: we thought we’d been poisoned at Tolstoy’s house. Then a local explained what we had really drunk
We took thirsty chugs from the tall glasses. Surely this ‘water’ belonged in a biohazard chamber, not our mouths. Read more in the kindness of strangers series In July 2019 I travelled to ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
China’s drive to give Taiwanese visitors local IDs alarms Taipei
Officials fear jurisdiction will be compromised and push could open door for Beijing to intervene in its domestic affairsFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
As Life Roars Back on Bourbon Street, Locals Question City’s Priorities
Bourbon Street is the lifeblood of the New Orleans tourist industry. But after an attack that killed 14, along with other recent violence, some people who work and live there wish for change.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Germany’s Hensoldt urges EU to follow US on local arms procurement
Radar maker says bloc can use existing laws to bypass free trade rules and boost region’s defence infrastructureFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Hamlin hosts Bills' medical staff, launches local scholarship on two-year cardiac arrest anniversary
The funding includes a total of $1,000 per student for 10 scholarships annually over a three-year period.ESPN - Jan. 2 -
New Orleans, a source of pride for locals, is no stranger to resilience
New Orleans has long held an important role in American culture. CBS News contributor and New Orleans native Jamie Wax discusses how the city has thrived in recent years and is a point of pride for ...CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Texas FBI, local police 'conducting law enforcement activity' in connection to New Orleans attack
FBI Houston posted on the social platform X that its agency, along with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, are “conducting law enforcement activity” in north Houston in connection with the New ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
Traffic bollard system was being upgraded at time of New Orleans truck attack, local official says
A local official has told CBS News' Anna Schecter that New Orleans was in the midst of upgrading its traffic bollard system and temporary barricades were in place when a man slammed a truck into a ...CBS News - Jan. 1