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Beijing Tries to 'Rectify' Jaywalkers: This Week in Bans
Also, Albuquerque is left vulnerable after outlawing barbed wire and a British ice cream-truck driver who rocked too hard is shut down.
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Photos
China's Emerging Architectural Style
The country's building boom has given rise to a look that's fresh but also uniquely Chinese.
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Fearing Political Unrest, Beijing Outlaws Basically Everything: This Week in Bans
Also, a California city outlaws never-ending going-out-of-business signs and a Tucson hotel welcomes back Rod Stewart.
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Zaha Hadid's SOHO Galaxy Looks Like the Watergate on Steroids
Beijing's newest piece of starchitecture.
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Online Grocery Shopping Is Returning to the Physical World
A Chinese supermarket giant has announced plans to build 1,000 "virtual" supermarkets.
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Charts
What People Worry About in China
The big concerns are much the same as in America: inequality, problems with the government, and the rising price of goods.
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Debate Omissions and Parking in L.A.: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Postcard
Mao Makes a Comeback
Images of the former Chinese leader have been popping up around the country.
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The Big Fix
Fortress America: How the U.S. Designs its Embassies
The challenge of architecture that epitomizes American values while offering total security.
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Why China's Subway Boom Went Bust
Officials say 70 to 80 percent of China's planned subway lines are being postponed. What's the country to do?
