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Anthony Weiner Whoops.
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An iPhone App Helped Save Algerian Hostages in the Desert
Next time you're in a hostage situation, remember that Apple phone's Compass app just may save your life.
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Urban Wonk
Cities With Too Many Men
India's unbalanced sex ratio has created a slew of social problems and exacerbated violence against women.
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The Fight for Jackson's Last Abortion Clinic
A new bill could rid Mississippi of its clinics. Here is what's at stake.
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'I Pledge to Walk Alone': Activists Demand Safer Cities for Women in India
Pressing for a deeper change in gender attitudes.
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Maps
Gun Violence in U.S. Cities Compared to the Deadliest Nations in the World
New Orleans is like Honduras, Detroit is similar to El Salvador.
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Photos
Inauguration 2013: A Ballet of Logistics
This is what it looks like when hundreds of thousands of visitors stream through downtown Washington.
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When Pinball Was Illegal in New York (and Chicago and L.A.)
Can't hear those buzzers and bells.
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This Week in Bans
Soon, the Only Place to Smoke in San Francisco Will Be Alcatraz
Also recently banned: a throat-slitting kite string in India and an Aussie grandma who made $1 million worth of false emergency phone calls.
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How a Reluctant Mayor Rescued San Francisco's Budget
Ed Lee came into office facing a $385 million deficit. By rethinking the pension system, he managed to save the city $1.3 billion over 10 years.
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Beijing's Air Quality Crisis May Have Had a Silver Lining
Typically, the Chinese press tries to put the best spin on Beijing's pollution. But the national media covered "airpocalypse" with startling frankness.
