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Mark Blinch/Reuters Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks at last.
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Videos
Meet the Woman Tasked With Saving New York From the Next Sandy
Judith Rodin will help design a "climate-conscious overhaul" of New York's infrastructure before the next storm rolls in.
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The Big Fix
Outdoor Smoking Bans: Impossible to Enforce, or Inevitable?
Declaring public space smoke-free is becoming exponentially more common. Enforcing it is not.
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Maps
What Should the Israeli-Palestinian Border Look Like? You Decide
A new interactive tool allows you to decide how many Israeli settlers to annex and what constitutes a viable Palestinian state.
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Maps
2/3 of Sandy-Damaged Homes in N.Y. Were Outside the 100-Year Flood Zone
One more sign it's time to rethink our planning for natural disasters.
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How an Infrastructure Stimulus Could Boost Job Growth
The equation is simple: Build stuff and employ more public workers.
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Will We Finally See an Increase to State and Federal Gas Taxes?
Long a political poison, lawmakers are bringing fuel charges back to the bargaining table.
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The City of Lights Is About to Go Dark
Starting in 2013, Paris will shut off all neon lights between 1 and 7 a.m. Will it kill the city's famous nightlife?
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Postcard
In Seattle, Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Line Up to Marry
Gay marriage became legal in Washington today. And some couples weren't wasting any time.
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Democracy in America
Salt Lake City Battles Metastasizing Parking Lots: This Week in Bans
Also, an Indian town tries to prevent adultery by taking away women's phones and Washington, D.C., stops being so uptight about booze.
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America Is Finally Closing Prisons. Now What Do We Do With Them?
The trickiest reuse challenge yet.
