mayor
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Most of the migrants swam around the border fence and at least 100 people died during the mass crossing, according to figures from Ceuta's mayor, Juan Jesús Vivas.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Leeuwarden mayor Foort van Oosten also condemned the incident and promised an investigation, while the Dutch football association said it would revisit its protocols for incidents of disorder.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The mayor has allocated $70 million toward the stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Now, Senator Sullivan is getting help from a former Republican mayor of Anchorage, who is urging voters to stay focused and back the right guy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Everybody said this was a great way to advertise fire prevention, and they congratulated the mayor and the fire chief for thinking it up, and the fire chief congratulated Mr. Santoro for donating the pizza.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the powers were an "essential part of the toolkit that mayors need to effectively deliver new homes and regeneration".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who served as mayor for Greater Manchester for nearly a decade, has repeatedly expressed his desire to transfer more powers to local mayors.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“But there’s a lot of cases where mayors turn out to be senators or governors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The letter comes just weeks after the prime minister announced that English mayors would be allowed to keep a share of the taxes collected in their area.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
And we’d enlisted mayors from five hundred cities and towns across the country to commit to tackling childhood obesity on the local level.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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