US reopens embassy in Caracas, citing progress after Maduro extraction The mayor of Rhode Island’s capital city is calling for a mural reportedly backed by Elon Musk to honor Iryna Zarutska —the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina train prompted calls for harsher punishment for career criminals — to be taken down. The mural, located on the exterior of The Dark Lady, an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence, remains incomplete, WJAR-TV reported. The office of Mayor Brett Smiley told the news outlet that he wants the artwork taken down. “The murder of the individual depicted in this mural was a devastating tragedy, but the misguided, isolating intent of those funding murals like the one across the county is divisive and does not represent Providence,” Smiley said in a statement. He said he continues to “encourage our community to support local artists whose work brings us closer together rather than divide us.” The mural, located on the exterior of The Dark Lady, an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence, remains incomplete. GoFundMe Artist Ian Gaudreau, who began the work last week, told the news outlet that he never intended for the tribute to be political. Upon learning of a project to memorialize Zarutska, Musk said he would donate $1 million in a September 2025 post on X. The office of Mayor Brett Smiley told the news outlet that he wants the artwork taken down. WJAR