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She vowed to fight a landslide defeat in her mayoral run but failed to file the papers to make it so.

Far-right darling Gabrielle Hanson was handily bested at the ballot box, closing the book of a campaign that reportedly included ties to white supremacists.

She then refused to quit, vowing to fight on. ...

Trump-supporting Franklin, Tennessee mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson plunged headfirst into controversy yet again this week when she appeared to defend the fact that neo-Nazis came out to support her candidacy — and that she was the only member of the entire city council not to vote for a resolution condemning it.

The interaction came from a video, posted by NC5's Phil Williams, in which Hanson spoke to a young Democratic activist, complimenting him for being involved in the political process. “But my side doesn’t have Nazis come to City Hall,” the activist protested.

“Everybody has their own thing,” Hanson replied....

CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Chicago still facing a lingering deficit in its current budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled on Friday a series of steps that will lead to up to 625 layoffs.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan — A city in Taiwan declared Sunday "Lady Gaga Day" as the pop diva's first visit to the island sparked a frenzy among dedicated fans and local media.

Members of the charitable group Food Not Bombs have been arrested in Orlando, Florida for serving food without a permit, DemocracyNow reported. A city law states that a permit must be obtained to serve food to 25 or more people in a park, and limits groups to two permits per year.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - This would have made an interesting episode of "The Brady Bunch."