29 h. ago Hartford investigating after apparent federal employees deploy pepper spray, drive through protesters, mayor says

“We’re in uncharted territory, but we're going to treat it like any other crime that happened in the City of Hartford,” Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said. The post Hartford investigating after apparent federal employees deploy pepper spray, drive through protesters, mayor says appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 d. ago Murders in New York City Fell 20% in 2025, Though Reported Rapes Rose

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the numbers on Tuesday. Officials attributed the rise in rapes in part to a change in the state definition of sexual assault.

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1 week ago Saks to sell Neiman Marcus property in S.F.’s Union Square as bankruptcy fears mount

Saks to sell Neiman Marcus property in S.F.’s Union Square as bankruptcy fears mount  San Francisco Chronicle

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1 week ago Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in 2025. A look at what the city did

Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in the past year. NPR's Michel Martin asks Thomas Abt, a criminology professor at the University of Maryland, what Baltimore did right.

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3 w. ago Did Mayor Eric Adams ‘Get Stuff Done’? A Look at His Record on 7 Issues.

The mayor has kept his vow to lower crime in New York City, but the city’s economic recovery has stalled and homelessness has risen.

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3 w. ago A Union Square comeback? San Francisco’s revival faces a high

A Union Square comeback? San Francisco’s revival faces a high-stakes holiday test  The San Francisco Standard

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4 w. ago San Francisco businesses say Union Square is going through a revival

San Francisco businesses say Union Square is going through a revival  CBS News

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4 w. ago San Francisco business leaders believe Union Square is on the rebound

San Francisco business leaders believe Union Square is on the rebound  CBS News

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4 w. ago San Francisco Union Square transforms into holiday hub as Mayor Daniel Lurie announces decline in city crimes

San Francisco Union Square transforms into holiday hub as Mayor Daniel Lurie announces decline in city crimes  ABC7 San Francisco

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