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The City of London is spending millions of pounds to draw new visitors, after the number of workers returning to the capital’s financial district stalled following the coronavirus pandemic.The body that manages the Square Mile hopes to attract 30,000 people this weekend to an event that will launch the concept of “Destination City” and include theatre and dance performances, as well as treasure hunts around St Paul’s Cathedral and the Guildhall.Footfall in the City has plateaued at less than two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels even on “peak” midweek days, according to Chris Hayward, policy chair of the City of London Corporation.So…

Atlanta, GA – A first and final face-off between Georgia Senate candidates Friday night ended with each man hoping it was enough to bring undecided voters into their corners to avoid a runoff. The long-awaited debate between Senator Raphael Warnock and former professional football star Herschel Walker touched on a wide range of issues, including inflation – the top issue for Georgia voters at 25%, according to the latest Fox News Poll.Sen. Warnock said, “[Walker] said he would not have voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and I think he should tell the people of Georgia why he thinks they should…

A 17-year-old has been arrested in a Texas homicide investigation after authorities said he led troopers in Nebraska on a high-speed chase with a woman’s body in the car, authorities said.The teen was identified by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office as Tyler Roenz. The person found dead in the trunk has not been identified.Tyler Roenz and his mother, Michelle Roenz, 49, were reported missing Thursday night, according to the sheriff’s office, which patrols the Houston area. Officials said both were last seen at their residence in Humble, Texas late Thursday morning. Authorities did not provide any additional information about the…

CNN  —  Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin and his Republican challenger, Tim Michels, clashed in a debate Friday night over the swing state’s election administration, as Michels vowed to sign into law a series of restrictive voting measures that the incumbent has vetoed. The stylistic differences between the two nominees were on display in Madison in their first and only debate. Evers demonstrated his technocratic approach, diving into detailed proposals to issue child care tax credits, share state government revenue with local governments, eliminate the “minimum markup” law that requires gas stations to charge at least 9% more than…

Washington CNN  —  The Biden administration authorized an additional $725 million dollars in security aid for Ukraine Friday, as the country recovers from Russia’s recent barrage of missile attacks on civilian targets. The Presidential Drawdown includes “munitions, arms and equipment from US Department of Defense inventories,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Friday. The additional assistance brings the total US military aid to Ukraine since January 2021 to more than $18 billion, Blinken said. The assistance includes High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs), anti-tank weapons and small arms as well ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and…

A couple in Campbell River, B.C., has launched a court action against the provincial government after it refused to register their infant’s name due to its Kwak’wala lettering. Crystal Smith and Raymond Shaw say they won’t register nine-month-old λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw until B.C.’s Vital Statistics Agency can accept his name as written.That agency is now named in a petition to the court alleging the refusal violates their freedom of expression rights, and constitutional protection from discrimination. “It shouldn’t be this hard. λugʷaləs is a beautiful name, a powerful name, and it deserved to be recognized,” Smith said.λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw was born…

Apple workers in Oklahoma City have voted to form the second-ever labor union at one of the company’s US stores, in the latest sign that organizing efforts are gaining traction inside and outside the tech and retail industries. In a preliminary tally by the National Labor Relations Board on Friday evening, 56 workers, or 64% of those casting ballots at the Penn Square Mall Apple store, voted to be represented the Communication Workers of America, and 32 voted against it. Turnout was strong, with 88 of a potential 95 workers participating in the vote. The union victory comes four months…

President Biden said during a speech in California that prices and inflation will go up if Republicans take control of Congress after November’s midterm elections.Biden made the comments during an event in Irvine, California, on Friday and warned Americans that inflation, along with prices in general, would increase if Republicans take control of Congress.”Here’s the bottom line. So please hear this. When it actually comes time to do something about inflation around the table, Republicans in Congress are saying ‘no,'” Biden said.”If the Republicans take control, the prices are going to go up, as will inflation, it’s this simple,” he…

A suspect linked to a fatal shooting in Los Angeles earlier this year was taken into custody Friday after allegedly carjacking a man and fleeing authorities while the victim was still entangled in his seatbelt, police and witnesses said.The victim died after the suspect, Joshua Reneau, 31, dragged him for more than 2 miles during the police pursuit, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.Reneau was captured after crashing into several police vehicles, flipping his car and barricading himself inside, the department said. He was hospitalized and is expected to be booked on suspicion of murder, according…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he recommits “to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full” – including a “constitutionally enshrined Voice” to National Parliament. Mr Albanese spoke at the New South Wales Labor Annual State Conference on Saturday. “On behalf of the Australian Labor government that I am proud to lead – I recommit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full,” Mr Albanese said. “Including a constitutionally enshrined Voice to our National Parliament.” Source: Sky News