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GOP could reach out to cities, if not for the elephant in the room
Harvard economist Ed Glaeser argues that Republicans should mend fences with American cities -- and that city folk are natural GOPers. Dude clearly doesn’t know many city folk.
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We kinda never want to get on the subway again after reading this horror story
D.C.'s WMATA did when it left hundreds of passengers stranded underground for hours after a track fire stopped service.
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China’s pollution reaches Japan. Next stop: California
The record levels of soot pollution are making their way around the world, as air pollution tends to do.
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Super Bowl power outage somehow Obama’s fault, apparently
Seems the battle over energy will outlive the 2012 campaign.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and bicycling: How do we build a coalition for bike justice?
Lessons from the great civil rights leader on building human infrastructure to connect our divided communities.
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Explosion at headquarters of Mexico’s state-owned oil company kills 32 [UPDATED]
The cause of the blast isn't clear, but it's just the latest in a long string of deadly accidents plaguing Pemex.
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Cyclists are the happiest of us all
A new study finds that cyclists are almost three times happier than solo car commuters.
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U.S. ends record streak of days without tornado fatalities
One reason the no-fatality record stood so long -- 220 days -- was the unusually hot and dry weather of 2012, which stifled tornado activity.
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Climate change will be great for Toronto, says insincere troll
In reality, the city worries that its infrastructure can handle the shifts.
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Life in the fast lane: In the D.C. area, carpooling ‘slugs’ ride fast and free
Turns out "ridesharing" isn't just for the techy-sharey set. In Washington and other cities, they've been doing it for decades -- no smartphone required.
