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The Fascinating Story of How Those Tropical Insects Made It Into Your Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks has said it's stopping the use of bug-based red dye. Why? Making the stuff looks like so much fun!
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A 'Photographic Census' Captures New York's Characters
Tips on street portraits from New York's resident photographer.
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The Dark Cloud Hanging Over the Feel-Good Inner City Education Story of the Week
You'd think the national champion chess team at Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, wouldn't have to worry about their program's continued funding. But you'd be wrong.
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Why the Federal Government Should Give More Power to Mayors
America's metro areas generate 80 percent of the country's GDP. But so far, that economic reality has not generated a proportional amount of political clout.
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Occupy Wall Street Gears Up for Round Two
Banned from a park, New York Occupiers take to camping on the sidewalks.
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Supporting Local Business with the Muscle of a 'Cash Mob'
At events all over the country, neighbors who want their money to stay local are swarming mom-and-pop shops.
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The Big Fix
Greening an Entire Block Instead of Just One Building
Most smaller commercial buildings can't afford energy retrofits on their own. But what if they banded together?
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In New York, a 50-Foot-Tall Sign Made From Other, Salvaged Signs
Artist Tom Fruin, who works with materials like crushed beer cans and drug bags, created this recycled wonder for a new hotel in Williamsburg.
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10 Places to Find Peace and Quiet in Manhattan
True silence may be impossible to find in New York City, but these spots are as close as you can get.
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Where the Global 1% Live Now
The most important cities for the ultra-rich, and what it might cost those places.
