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Against all odds, this journalist managed to bike around Las Vegas
They tried to get him to use a motorized scooter instead, but he persevered.
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Rob Ford got busted for … jaywalking
“We can’t bust you for smoking crack or being obnoxious,” the cops’ reasoning seems to be, “but you didn’t wait for the ‘walk’ signal, so WE GOT YOU!”
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Giant solar-powered traffic-directing robot strikes fear into rude drivers’ hearts
But does it eat donuts?!
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What kind of a U.N. envoy will Mike Bloomberg be?
New York's ex-mayor will travel the globe as U.N. special envoy on cities and climate change. Can a billionaire credibly address global inequality?
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Christie administration stiffed blacks and Latinos on Sandy relief money
New data shows that African Americans were more than twice as likely as whites to be rejected, while Latinos were rejected at 50 percent higher rates.
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Poll finds that Latinos overwhelmingly support climate action
A new survey finds that Latinos are concerned about global warming, and regardless of their income or party affiliation, they want progress.
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The madding cloud: When forecasting the future, scientists’ blind spot is above them
Clouds -- or a shortage of them -- could send the climate into a tailspin. The trouble is, it's almost impossible to predict what they'll do.
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Tough love: Can a local leader save the EPA’s troubled southeast region?
A former Mississippi mayor takes the helm of an office that has long been at odds with environmental justice leaders. She doesn't have much green cred, but that may be just as well.
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How not to celebrate MLK Day: PETA compares animal cruelty to slavery (again)
While Dr. King would likely have sympathized with PETA's cause, the group can't honor him while continuing to be clueless on issues of race.
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De Blasio has a new plan to protect pedestrians on NYC streets
New York's new mayor pledges to tackle a long-ignored problem: traffic and speeding violations that threaten walkers and cyclists.
