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Mitch Smith, Julie Bosman and Monica Davey

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Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
On April 25, 2014, a group of smiling officials in Flint, Michigan, stood in front of television cameras, held their glasses aloft and toasted the switch to the city’s new water source, the Flint River.
Flint's Water Crisis Started 5 Years Ago. It's Not Over.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
CHICAGO — Lori Lightfoot, a political novice, swept into Chicago’s City Hall in staggering style, winning 73 percent of the vote and sending a deafening message to the political veteran she had defeated. She pronounced the results a “broad mandate for change.” She promised to break the city’s endless cycle of corruption. She pledged to remake Chicago.
Lori Lightfoot Promised Change as Chicago Mayor. Now Comes the Hard Part.