
Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass to become Los Angeles’ first Asian-American mayor
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Key FactsBass concedes as Raman leads Los Angeles mayoral race
Nov 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: laist.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: laist.com
- Mayor Karen Bass said she had called Raman to concede and pledged to ensure a smooth transition.
- The AP estimated that 76% of votes had been counted by Thursday morning; the result was not yet final.
- Ballots postmarked on Election Day and received within seven days still had to be counted.
- Raman pledged to address affordable housing, homelessness and police reform, and improve services such as pothole and streetlight repairs.
“Hopelessness can be fatal for a city, but this campaign refused to accept that.”— Nithya Raman said this at her election night party at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, after speaking about the campaign.
What’s central Auckland and where do you draw the line?: Wayne Brown, Chlöe Swarbrick and more weigh in.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/11-11-2026/whats-central-auckland-and-where-do-you-draw-the-line

Brit among six killed in horror Poland shooting as gunman opens fire in city centre
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Key FactsKrakow: Six dead, three bodies found at suspect’s home
Nov 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- Four women and two men died; three were Polish, one was British and two had not been identified.
- Among the 16 injured were five nationals of Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain; two police officers were also injured, one critically.
- Police shot and arrested a 25-year-old Polish man, who remained in hospital after surgery; the interior minister said everything pointed to his fascination with far-right ideologies.
- Two women and a man were found at the suspect’s home; Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there were strong indications they were members of his immediate family.
Everything points to the fact that the shooter was influenced by far-right ideology, a matter that will also be subject to investigation.— Polish interior minister Marcin Kierwiński said this to journalists on Saturday evening.

How migration shapes 9 U.S. states with older populations: These nine states with older populations show how retirement migration, young-adult out-migration and ...
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São Paulo, Brazil Explained 2026: Our São Paulo city guide covers Brazil's largest city: its economy, neighbourhoods, politics, security ...
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With Europe’s Doors Closed, Russians Are Flocking to Vyborg for a Taste of the West
themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/29/with-europes-doors-closed-russians-are-flocking-to-vyborg-for-a-taste-of-the-west-a94118

Inequality from Above: Johnny Miller's "Unequal Scenes": Golf course next to kampung, office towers next to shacks: Johnny Miller shows where rich and poor ...
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America Has a Police Shortage: Many Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/police-officers-usa-europe/689006/

Exploring the culturally diverse food scene of Canada's largest city: A gastronomy tour of Toronto in Canada features a multitude of cuisines ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/travel/2026/10/18/exploring-the-culturally-diverse-food-scene-of-canada039s-largest-city

Nigeria Population and Ethnic Groups Explained: Nigeria has about 242 million people, half of them aged 18 or younger. Here is who they are ...
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Paid articlePaywall New daycare center in Rostock receives special permit - | Despite 3,500 vacant places
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Eladio Carrion in Santiago, Dominican Republic, 31 October: Eladio Carrión plays Parque Central de Santiago, Dominican Republic, on Saturday, 31 October ...
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Mayor of Turkey’s Third-Largest City Joins Ruling Party: Opposition party's position crumbles further as mayor of key city joins President Recep Tayyip ...
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As Japan’s Population Shrinks, a City Is Accused of Padding Census Numbers: The police are investigating how about 3,000 nonexistent residents were added to ...
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Is Chongqing really the largest city in the world?: Around 32 million people live in Chongqing - | at least within the official administrative boundaries ...
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Alabama city council elects first Black woman president: District 2 Councilor Raevan Howard is replacing Kip Tyner as president of the Tuscaloosa City Council ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fiva on her youth in Munich: 'It felt like the biggest city in the world'
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Operation Iron in Cali: 1,200 Officers, 101 Raids, 80 Arrests: Operation Iron in Cali put more than 1,200 police and soldiers into six communes before dawn ...
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Nigeria Explained 2026: The Country, Tinubu’s Reforms and What to Watch: Nigeria explained: Africa’s largest population, inflation halved to 15.39 percent ...
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Paid articlePaywall Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election: Felix Winter from Rostock replaces Claudia Müller in the Bundestag
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Paid articlePaywall Lichtenfels: Photo of the month at the Lichtenfels Photo Club: Chongqing - | The largest city in the world
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The 8 best places to retire in Texas, ranked: From coastal towns and Hill Country communities to major cities, these Texas destinations offer retirees varied ...
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It’s the world’s largest city, but you won’t see many tourists: It has a world-record population of 42 million, but this metropolis on our doorstep remains one ...
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Are there aliens among us? Fly direct from Denver to Roswell — and see for yourself
denverpost.com/2026/09/11/denver-roswell-new-mexico-direct-flight/

OpinionHow Lawfare Waged Against Donald Trump Became a Global Playbook | Opinion: "A detention order, not a verdict, has kept the elected leader of Albania's largest ...
newsweek.com/how-lawfare-waged-against-trump-became-global-playbook-opinion-12414601

Meet the urban biologist protecting bald eagles in Dallas, US: Chris Morris can often be found at White Rock, checking on the eagles and sharing a wealth of ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2026/09/08/meet-the-urban-biologist-protecting-bald-eagles-in-dallas-us

Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo: Anonymised phone data used to track population movements.
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Railway construction permit for rail line in Lübeck: This is how Bad Schwartau reacts
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OpinionRolfe Commissiong: Death by the numbers : This is the fourth in a five-part series on the US war with Iran “Twelve per cent of the world’s population ...
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Rostock is shrinking: Schools, daycare centers, trams - | how the city will change
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Extreme drought is frying Colorado. Why do half of its biggest towns lack mandatory watering restrictions?
denverpost.com/2026/08/15/colorado-drought-watering-restrictions/
Myanmar diarrhoea outbreak sees hundreds hospitalised amid monsoon flooding and civil war
independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/myanmar-diarrhoea-monsoon-flooding-civil-war-b3033142.html

Wild turkeys, once hunted out of existence in Ontario, are retaking Toronto: The population has gobbled back to life and continues to grow in numbers
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At least 200 people are dead in Colombia as rescue crews work day and night digging through the rubble to find survivors of a devastating earthquake on Monday ... Show more


Heidi Rath: “You get the feeling you’re not welcome”: WZ: To put it simply: Why are you running for mayor of Walsrode? Heidi Rath: Because I've been ...
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Pope calls for humanitarian corridors in Sudan: VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for humanitarian corridors to be opened for civilians caught up in a ...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking for a peaceful get away? These are the five ‘quietest’ cities in Spain – with the lowest sound pollution and fewest ‘nocturnal ...
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Faroe Islands prime minister on how tunnels can transform Shetland: Faroe Islands prime minister Beinir Johannesen on why tunnels can transform Shetland ...
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2 Scottish city leaders demand UK Government devolution funding deal: TWO of the leaders from Scotland’s largest city regions have demanded that the UK ...
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Japan’s massive quake kills 25 people: Hello,
reuters.com/sustainability/japans-massive-quake-kills-25-people-2026-07-30/
Key FactsPowerful Quake Rocks Kumamoto Shopping Mall
Jul 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck southern Kumamoto, causing partial collapse of a shopping mall and a highway bridge.
- More than 50 individuals were injured, including passengers on a high-speed train during the quake.
- Firefighters faced difficulties entering the mall's ground floor due to structural instability, delaying rescue efforts.
- Power outages affected over 46,000 households, while the nearby Sendai nuclear plant remained undamaged.

Lack of access to cooling to amplify heat deaths in Pakistan: 89pc of Pakistan’s population trapped in deadly combination of extreme heat, lack of access to air ...
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Australia is Portsmouth's top dream destination for moving abroad, study finds: A new study by immigration law experts Reiss Edwards has revealed where people ...
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Devastating fires in France: Flames approaching metropolis: Major fires continue to grip southwestern France: More than 200,000 people have been evacuated ...
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Historic Alex Theater Returns to First-Run Feature Films After 35 Years: The historic Alex Theater has officially returned to first-run feature film exhibition ...
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Winnipeg Awards $580M Biosolids Contract After Rethinking Procurement: Engineering revisions, population growth forecasts and a redesigned contracting strategy ...
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Doncaster among UK's top 20 cities for investment companies, study finds: London might be Britain's financial capital, but when it comes to the number of ...
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Paid articlePaywall Public transport in Sindelfingen: 15-minute intervals on the S60 are still a long way off
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Meet the urban biologist protecting Dallas’ bald eagles: Since March, Chris Morris has visited White Rock Lake almost daily to watch over the eagles who call the ...
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Santa Rosa marks progress creating affordable housing. Can it keep the pace as funds dry up and development slows down?
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São Paulo is the largest city in the Americas by municipal population, home to more than 11.4 million people ... Show more

Toronto’s population whiplash leaves it at the bottom of the pack among Canadian and U.S. cities
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionWorld Cup column: Unsuccessful tightrope walk without vuvuzelas at the lighthouse near Boston
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Chun Jae-soo’s New Blueprint for Busan: South Korea’s second largest city will chart the country’s new maritime plan. And its new mayor will lead the way.
thediplomat.com/2026/06/chun-jae-soos-new-blueprint-for-busan/

Bauhaus, Brickman, Berczy Park: German traces in Toronto: The metropolis in Ontario is known as a peaceful melting pot – it unites influences from more than 200 ...
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Swiss reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show
npr.org/2026/06/15/g-s1-128120/swiss-referendum-population-cap

Bumper to bumper: 6 of the most congested roads in the city of Madison: AL.com combined readers' opinions on congested roads with Alabama Department of ...
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Sydney's new international airport to welcome first passengers in October: SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) - Sydney's new A$5.6 billion ($3.6 billion) airport ...
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After stunning rise, Spencer Pratt falls short in race for LA mayor: Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise from reality television personality to national political ...
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No downtown, no regrets: How Woodbury made convenience a source of civic pride: Outsiders sometimes struggle to define Woodbury, now the seventh-largest city in ...
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Guadalajara: A travel guide to the 2026 World Cup host city: Mexico's second-largest city is hosting its third men's World Cup after previously staging matches ...
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Spencer Pratt brings Los Angeles’ economic anxieties into primetime: A surprisingly competitive mayoral campaign from former reality television star Spencer ...
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America's fastest-growing city has a message: "We're full": Americans fled big cities for Charlotte. Then recreated one
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What you should know about Garden Grove, the site of OC’s chemical threat emergency
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Amid World Cup Buzz, Guadalajara confronts legacy of cartel violence: Nearly 1,900 people vanished in and around Mexico’s second-largest city and clandestine ...
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Paid articlePaywall Geesthacht rail connection: Hamburg continues to put the brakes on: Geesthacht is Schleswig-Holstein's largest city without a rail connection ...
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Arizona economy faces growth, but also headwinds in 2026: From jobs and inflation to housing permits and population growth, here are the latest trends shaping ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fort Worth sees significant population growth, now nation’s 10th largest city: The city had the second-biggest population gain in the nation. Dallas ranks ninth ...
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Census: As North Texas’ far-flung towns grow, Dallas and its bigger suburbs shrink
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NC’s fastest-growing town is in Wake County, latest Census numbers show: Seven of the 15 swiftest growing cities and towns in North Carolina last year were in ...
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Where Seattle ranked among large cities for growth last year: Though the city's growth has cooled slightly, it remains the fourth-fastest growing major city in ...
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Think you know Korean food? A visit to this city will show you know nothing: If you love markets, street food and eating, you’ll love Korea’s second-largest city ...
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A Quieter Victory Day in St. Petersburg Hints at the Strains of Russia’s Long War
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Brits reject Australia in shock reveal: British tourists used to flock Down Under, but a new analysis has revealed that our cities are falling down the pecking ...
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Which states WA is gaining and losing residents from: Since the pandemic, Washington has had the largest net gain in residents from California ...
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LAMATA targets rail, ferries in bold 2050 mobility plan: Discover LAMATA's ambitious 2050 Lagos mobility plan, a shift from roads to an integrated system of ...
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Biggest US cities: The largest city in every state by population: Conducted every 10 years, the United States census counts every person living in the US ...
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