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BY ATHLAI TATENDA MDZUNGAIRI KWEKWE councillors have accused their municipal police of aiding lawlessness in the city by taking bribes from illegal The post Councillors rap ‘bribe-taking’ municipal cops appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Murder Plot Reveals A Deadly Mix: White Supremacists And Law Enforcement - The Seattle Medium
The would-be murder failed because the FBI had a confidential informant inside a Ku Klux Klan operation that planned the killing. The post Murder Plot Reveals A Deadly Mix: White Supremacists And Law Enforcement appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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City council decision in 2017 for 10% hike in property taxes has only now been gazetted - Stabroek News
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Police shut down gathering at Kingston funeral home
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The Lookout: New Bills Aim to Police the Police; Possibly Give Calif Its First Black Sheriff - Voice and Viewpoint
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Council seeks curbs on cop contracts - The Bay State Banner
City councilors drilled down the contracts police unions have inked with city officials during a working session last week as part of an ongoing effort to rein in overtime costs and bring more transparency and accountability into the
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San Francisco Corruption Scandal Widens, Engulfs Head Of Public Utilities Commission   | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Council wrestles with Civilian Review proposals - The Bay State Banner
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California’s Black educators call on parents of color to get involved with school funding
Black in School Coalition is asking parents of color to attend local funding meetings to advocate for the needs of Black and Brown students, and to ensure that the equity multiplier funds are spent wisely. The post California’s Black educators call on parents of color to get inv
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Zimbabwe: Drama As Kwekwe Zanu-PF Councillor Weeps in Full Council Meeting
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Youth MP: Milat can keep youths out of crime
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Migrating to U.S. in 2013, this Jamaican woman became Amazon's youngest delivery service partner - Face2Face Africa
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Activists see opening for change at BPD - The Bay State Banner
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Nixing Prison Time for Certain Crimes Among Proposed Changes to Calif. Penal Code - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Eastern Cape MEC asks High Court to declare election of latest Nelson Mandela Bay mayor unlawful | News24
Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha has approached the Port Elizabeth High Court on an urgent basis, asking it to declare the 4 December election of DA leader Nqaba Bhanga as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay unlawful.
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10 people wounded in NYC gang 'attack,' police say
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Malawi: President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel | Africanews
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OIG Report Says CPD Search Warrants Disproportionately Targeted Black Residents | The Crusader Newspaper Group
NBC 5 Chicago A new interim report by the city of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General says that Chicago Police Department search warrants disproportionately targeted people of color. The report, which examined search warrants issued and executed between 2017 and 2020, found that Black men
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Nixing Prison Time for Certain Crimes Among Proposed Changes to Calif. Penal Code | L.A. Focus News
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Kim Janey poised to make history as Boston's first Black mayor - The Bay State Banner
Within days, District 7 City Councilor and Council President Kim Janey will almost certainly make the move from the offices of the City Council to the other side of City Hall’s 5th floor, where she will make history as the first Black and first woman to serve as mayor of Boston. Last Thursday in
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Lumumba landslides into second mayoral term – Jackson Advocate
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Narine, Mentore re-elected to lead city council - Stabroek News
By Readawne Henery Ubraj Narine and Alfred Mentore were yesterday re-elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively, by the Georgetown City Council. The article Narine, Mentore re-elected to lead city council appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Heads or tails: R1 coin toss ensures DA councillor elected mayor in Limpopo | News24
A R1 coin toss was the final deciding factor that saw the re-election of DA councillor Marlene van Staden as the mayor of Modimolle-Mookgophong local municipality in Limpopo.
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National Trust Joins Fairfield County Fight for Preservation Along Northeast Corridor
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