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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe

The Independent UK

‘Why must I be a doctor, solicitor and detective?’: lost records block compensation for infected blood victims

Claimants who can’t access medical information face battle for payments in biggest treatment disaster in NHS history

The Guardian - UK

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s anti-violence strategy takes ex-Mayor Lightfoot’s plans to a new level in 4 violent neighborhoods

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a range of resources, including another round of guaranteed basic income, targeted this time to four neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Twins whose brother died at 21 among protesters at Infected Blood Inquiry

Meg Parsons and Liz Gardner carried pictures of their brother Robert Gibbs as they joined the protest outside the Infected Blood Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Dancer who appeared in Labyrinth with David Bowie in fight with Peckham neighbours over garden wall

Susan Lee and her neighbours Vanessa and Andrew McVickers are at war over the brick wall that runs between their gardens in Peckham

Evening Standard

Mayor Johnson’s pick for deputy mayor for community safety signals strategy change

Garien Gatewood will focus on “the other aspects of public safety beyond law enforcement that are so critical to our agenda,” Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal judge rules to freeze use of abortion pill nationwide

The decision is the most impactful abortion ruling since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Abortion pill ruling looms over FDA's drug approval process

"This type of activity would fundamentally de-stabilize the FDA regulatory system," a legal expert said.

Axios

Crime is a top issue for Chicago voters. Mayoral candidates Vallas and Johnson offer sharp contrasts to public safety

CHICAGO — The Monday after making it into the Chicago mayoral runoff, Brandon Johnson stood in the heart of the Loop by hulking CTA “L” columns that gleamed with a coat of morning rainfall as sharply dressed commuters hustled down the staircase.

Chicago Tribune

Search is on for CPD Supt. David Brown’s replacement, but the bench of insider candidates is thin

The wave of high-level departures under Brown will make it difficult for the new mayor to find an insider who is qualified, battle-tested — and wants the job.

Chicago Sun-Times

FDA adds a major new twist to the abortion pill fight

Abortion rights advocates say that if the FDA withdraws its mifepristone approval, it would essentially result in a national ban.

Axios

In Chicago, a year of fewer shootings and murders but little sense of being safer

“We have a much longer way to go,” says Susan Lee, the former deputy mayor for public safety who was the architect of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s signature “Our City Our Safety” initiative.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heroic Jack Russell saves owner from bear attack: ‘Some ninja moves’

In the state’s history, there have only been three reported incidents of a black bear attacking a human, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reported

The Independent UK

Editorial: A pro-police reform official gets fired. Is City Hall truly committed to fixing CPD?

Reforming this city’s police force within the framework of the federally mandated consent decree should never become a second tier priority. A recent personnel move at the department suggests it already has.

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Deputy mayor for public safety leaving Lightfoot administration after one year

John O’Malley, leaving after just a year on the job, is expected to be replaced by Elena Goettrich, deputy director of prosecutorial strategies for the Chicago Police Department.

The Guardian - UK

‘Energy or rent?’ Britons expect rising hardship after Sunak’s spring statement

Faced with runaway food and energy bills, people in work and retirement see little relief in chancellor’s tweaks to NI and fuel duty

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