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Watch Romney grin awkwardly as his audience shouts down climate activist
An activist at a Romney rally asks, "What about climate?" The crowd boos and chants "USA!" And Romney doesn't know what the hell to do. Watch the video.
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Beautiful portraits from Humans of New York document life after the storm
We've shown you the dark buildings and waterlogged cars. But for portraits of people, nobody can touch Humans of New York's Brandon Stanton.
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama on climate grounds
On the heels of Hurricane Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses Barack Obama, citing the president's efforts to confront climate change.
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Say hello to nine new species of tarantula! And now say goodbye.
Researchers have discovered nine new types of tarantula in Brazil. But don't get too attached, because basically all of them are either threatened or endangered.
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Polar bears: Nature’s first line of defense against monsters
The San Diego Zoo's polar bear Tatqiq killed Frankenstein's monster so you don't have to.
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Big Coal in big trouble as coal production costs rise
What's driving the decline of the U.S. coal industry? It's not just EPA regs and cheap natural gas. Coal is getting more expensive to produce.
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Need some traffic Zen? Try Honku, short poems to channel your road rage
I live right near 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, a pretty major road, and ever since yesterday morning, when people started trying to drive into Manhattan, the cars on the road have been honking. Honk. Honk. Hoooooonk. It is starting to get on my nerves, and after a particularly loud, low, and really much too long […]
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My attempt to get through Manhattan, live
In which I attempt to get from upper Manhattan to Brooklyn in a city whose transportation systems are still recovering.
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New Jersey is running out of gas
Gasoline has emerged as a critical -- and scarce -- commodity in the wake of Sandy.
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This motorcycle runs on air
The O2 Pursuit has a top speed of 87 mph and can go 62 miles on one standard SCUBA tank full of compressed air. I
