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The ‘sobering’ state of New York: Not enough gas, Staten Island crippled
No gas, a devastated island, and a furor over a long-planned marathon.
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A walnut thief is on the loose with millions of innocent walnuts
Some guy posed as a walnut delivery driver and stole a buttload of walnuts. He's 6'2" and he has a Russian accent. Be on the lookout.
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Factory farms raise a stink — and they might raise your blood pressure too
A recent study found that people living near CAFOs experience stress-related blood pressure spikes when farm odors are at their worst.
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Craig Childs: The man who’s been to the end of the world
This writer and adventurer traveled to the far corners of the globe in search of scenes of collapse and destruction. He came back weirdly heartened.
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The sound of silence: Why Bloomberg had to endorse Obama
With the bustling streets of Manhattan eerily quiet, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg knew what he had to do.
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With climate endorsement, Bloomberg draws a line in the Sandy
The New York mayor's endorsement was less a push for Obama's electoral victory than a shove to get climate back on the national agenda.
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U.S. doing far fewer safety checks of foreign meat
The U.S. government is doing 60 percent fewer audits of foreign meat suppliers. Um, why?
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Sandy hits poor hardest of all
Hurricane Sandy hit low-income and working-class communities the hardest. Beachfront property is not just for the rich.
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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.
