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While homelessness has been a major problem in LA for many decades, an observable trend to police people experiencing homelessness has emerged in recent years. Take for example Ordinance 41.18 of the Municipal Code signed last year by outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti that prohibits unhoused people from “sitting, lying, sleeping, using, maintaining, or placing personal property in the public right-of-way.” The City Council passed an amendment to the ordinance in August of this year (which became a contentious issue during the election season) that additionally prohibits unhoused people from sitting, lying, or sleeping on sidewalks near daycare centers and schools....

America’s mayors recently convened in Washington for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, where we discussed how to keep communities safe and stop the flow of illegal firearms—the same discussion we have unfortunately had too many times. As mayors worked to stop bloodshed on our street, the gun industry gathered in Las Vegas for its annual convention, called flagrantly the “SHOT Show,” two miles away from the site of the deadliest mass shooting in American history....

In the wake of the withdrawal of American forces and the Taliban’s seizure of the country, the U.N. has indicated that up to half a million people could flee Afghanistan by year’s end. This comes in addition to the 2.2 million Afghan refugees in bordering countries and 3.5 million who have been displaced within Afghanistan—one of the largest displacement crises in history. The decades of war in Afghanistan are a tragedy....

The two fighters made their official entrances to Las Vegas Tuesday night in extremely different fashion. Their fashion was again different on Wednesday with Pacquiao in a suit and Mayweather donning a “Money Team” cap and hoodie. MORE: Time, date and odds | Ticket prices | How to watch the fight | History at MGM Grand Saturday’s fight will unify the welterweight belts. Mayweather is the WBC and WBA champion while Pacquiao holds the WBO title....

Mbappe scored twice as Monaco beat Dortmund 3-2 but the game was played against the backdrop of the fixture being postponed due to an attack on the Bundesliga team’s bus which left their defender Marc Bartra in hospital. Both before and after the game, Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel expressed anger at being forced to play less than 24 hours after the attack, while an emotional Nuri Sahin said that he had been totally unable to focus on football....

Other recent polls among registered voters have found the race to be close, though polling averages have suggested Democrat Terry McAuliffe is slightly ahead of Republican Glenn Youngkin. In the latest poll from Monmouth, pollsters noted Youngkin has experienced an uptick in voter support since the university’s last poll was released in late September. Pollsters identified independents as the voting bloc with the biggest shift toward Youngkin over the last month, though they added McAuliffe’s lead among women has also dipped in recent weeks....

It was a surprisingly bold statement for a candidate whose superstitions about the campaign are well known. Throughout the race so far McCain has gone out of his way not to seem too confident in a win—rejecting advice from his top aides to forcefully seize the mantle of Republican front runner. Even when the crowds and the momentum seemed to be on his side in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, McCain was a bundle of nerves, refusing until the last possible moment to accept that he was really going to win....

A “Bloomie” sounds about right. Two weeks ago today, Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama came to the Big Apple to deliver a “major” address on the economy–and brought a friend. His name: Michael Bloomberg. Appearing at Cooper Union, the New York mayor introduced Obama by joking about their previous meeting at a midtown diner–“It is my pleasure to introduce [him], and not just because he picked up the check when we had breakfast together”–and reminding listeners that while they “may not agree with everything [Obama] says,” he should be commended for “seeking concrete solutions to our most difficult problems....

Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, the Republican leader revealed that he hasn’t “actually been to the White House since August the 6th, because my impression was their approach to how to handle this was different from mine, and what I insisted we do in the Senate, which is to wear masks and practice social distancing.” With polls indicating that most Americans have lost faith in President Donald Trump’s ability to control the coronavirus, McConnell went on to further distance himself from the recent White House outbreak....

McConnell made the remarks while speaking from the Senate floor, warning that the plan would constitute a “propaganda” win for U.S. enemies. He said that Trump deserves “major credit” for reducing troops in Afghanistan to a “sustainable level” but cautioned against any further reductions, saying that the current arrangement should remain “until the conditions for the long term defeat of ISIS and Al-Qaeda have been achieved.” “A rapid withdrawal of U....

Around 50 activists from the Animal Rebellion group have set up camp and formed a blockade at the OSI Food Solutions factory in Scunthorpe, England, in a bid to cause “massive disruption” to McDonald’s supply chain. OSI Food Solutions states on their website that they are the “exclusive supplier of red meat products” to McDonald’s restaurants across the U.K. Animal Rebellion claims that the factory produces three million beef patties for McDonald’s every day....

The franchise owner, Blake Casper, who has 60 McDonald’s restaurants in the Tampa, Florida area, told Insider that a general manager gave him the idea for the interview reward after telling them to “do whatever you need to do” to hire workers. Casper he believes it is difficult to hire workers at the moment due to the number of businesses reopening and hiring, alongside enhanced unemployment benefits. However, the $50 reward has not tempted many people to apply for jobs, according to Casper, who said that they had more success with referral programs, signing bonuses, and allowing people to apply via text message....

The famous shake, which celebrates its 50 birthday this year, will be available across the country for the first time since 2017. It will also be joined by the new Oreo Shamrock McFlurry for a limited time, bringing together two fan favorites. The Shamrock Shake is a vanilla drink blended with a “Shamrock flavor” and topped with a whipped topping for a delicious minty treat. “We’ve been serving the iconic, cult favorite Shamrock Shake for 50 years and it’s become synonymous with McDonald’s ever since,” said McDonald’s vice president of menu innovation, Linda VanGosen....

Shaundra Graves, an off-duty manager at the restaurant, was visiting the location with her fiance, Cory Whitfield, August 24 while on maternity leave. The couple was accompanied by their newborn baby, along with Whitfield’s daughter and her boyfriend. Graves had gone to the restaurant to visit coworkers while on leave, when she is said to have complained about a batch of hash browns she noticed burning in the fryer....

An eyewitness, Brian Allen, told Cleveland 19 News that he heard the woman, who has been identified as Cherysse Helena Cleveland by the news outlet, ask for a slushie with three flavors combined. When the manager told her they could not do that, Cleveland tried to go behind the counter to make her own drink. Allen began recording when the exchange between Cleveland and the McDonald’s staff became heated. He later shared the video to Facebook where it has been viewed 1....

The reigning La Liga champions continue to be heavily linked with the prolific Tottenham striker, who has been billed as a natural successor to Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish capital. Kane’s form for Spurs and England has put him in the shop window, with a regular source of goals seeing him placed in a talent bracket alongside the world’s best. Kane 16/5 to score first v Real Madrid McManaman, though, feels that Real would be better advised signing a player with potential to unlock rather than paying over the odds for a proven performer....

Breakfast: 61 percent of respondents said they eat pastry and/or doughnuts. Lunch: 48 percent eat at fastfood restaurants twice a week or more. Of those who do eat salads, most said they pour on high-fat dressings. Dinner:. For at least 75 percent of respondents, this is a high-calorie, high-fat meal. Most popular dishes: fried chicken and casseroles heavy on butter, sour cream or cheese. Snacks: 40 percent acknowledged frequent consumption of potato chips, corn chips and similarly high-fat, low nutrition foods....

Gasparino and McMahon became friends in high school and have remained tight since. The same can be said for their other friend and former football teammate Rodney Lienhardt. That friendship went to another level in 1999 when they got the call to be Shane’s backup in WWE. MORE: What we learned on WWE ‘Raw’ | Roman Reigns to ‘bring the noise’ at WrestleMania That’s when the Mean Street Posse was born: a group of sweater vest-loving preppies who owned the mean streets of Greenwich....

This is, of course, a generalization—as each of these categories has a myriad of sub-categories—but it is a helpful one. In light of the existing data on the matter, from these three categories it can unhesitatingly be said that our society is currently in a crisis of meaning. To put it bluntly, a great number of people are living a great deal of their lives afflicted with passivity and discontentedness with respect to their relationships, professional lives and hobbies—or, a complete lack thereof on all three fronts....