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Charts
The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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Minimizing the Urban Heat Island Effect Could Reduce Rainfall
White roofs help bring down the heat, but researchers worry they could also stop the rain.
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Maps
America's Best Places for a Raise
Where you live can determine how much more you'll be making next year.
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.
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Rankings
Large U.S. Cities and Tolerance
How America's biggest metro areas stack up.
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The Big Fix
How the New iPhone Will Expose Cities Lagging on Open Data
Once Apple releases its new mapping software, you'll only be able to find the bus if you live in a city with open data.
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Charts
How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
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Urban Wonk
Cities That Wouldn't Exist Without Air Conditioning
The invention of the air conditioner is still shaping the future growth of global metros.
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Confessions of a Straphanger
Travel writer Taras Grescoe on the joys of public transportation.
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Arizona's DOT Fights Haboobs with Haiku
"Stop with the driving / already. It's a freaking / mile-high cloud of dust."
