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Shutterstock At any given time, 30 percent of Americans report "not feeling close to people." To some, this is a public health crisis.
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Nabe or Hood? A Brief History of Shortening 'Neighborhood'
Finding the origins of nabe proved easier than explaining its current popularity.
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Charts
How an Exclusive Los Angeles Suburb Lost Its Whiteness
The once homogenous community of San Marino has been rapidly diversifying for decades.
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The Summer of the Gun
The problem is not that the rest of the world seems so meaningless, it's how numbed we've become to the horror stories in our midst.
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Why Are Champaign-Urbana's Jaywalking Arrests Almost All Black?
Between 2007 and 2011, about 90 percent of those arrested were African American. How did this happen?
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Maps
The Rise of the Majority-Asian Suburb
In southern California, the number of Asian suburbs is growing rapidly.
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Videos
The Path of Tropical Storm Isaac: Will the GOP Get Drenched?
An update on the chances that an awful lot of comb-overs could get blown to smithereens.
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10 Signs the RNC Is a Way Bigger Deal for Tampa Than the Super Bowl
The city has plenty of experience putting on the NFL's big event. But hosting a convention will be something different.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: The English and Their 'Extreme' Dog Dancing
Also, Oklahoma City outlaws Michigan sportswear and a face-kicking preacher is turned away from the U.K.
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Postcard
This Is Your City on War
Scenes from Aleppo, Syria.
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Urban Wonk
Who Has the Right to Preserve a City's Past?
As an out-of-towner applies for historic designation, a city considers changing its rules on preservation.
