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Mark Blinch/Reuters Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks at last.
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Urban Wonk
Facts and Fictions of D.C.'s Gentrification
Urban comebacks like the District of Columbia's can come at a price. This past week showed how sore a subject this still is.
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Photos
The Nazi Olympics, Revisited
A new exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Holocaust Center explores the most infamous of Games.
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A Handy Guide to Global Warming Diseases
As temperatures rise, tropical diseases move into new territory.
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The Startling Urban Dynamic in Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law
Philadelphia voters are in uncharted territory as the state fights over restrictive new ID legislation.
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Using Data Streams to Catch Criminals
A new NYPD system allows police to quickly collect data from cameras, crime reports, and 911 calls. What's the impact on our privacy?
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: It's Criminal To Say Men Have 'No Balls'
Also, a British city forbids its own employees from watching the Olympics and a Tennessee burg attacks noisy street preaching.
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For L.A. Residents Fed Up With Helicopter Noise, a Final Straw
A violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl gets drowned out, and a revolt is born.
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How Much Should a Bankrupt City Pay Its Retired Police Officers?
A former chief in Stockton, California, is making $204,000 a year. This is unsustainable, and it needs to stop.
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Maps
Decline of the Day: Stop and Frisk Down 34 Percent in New York
With legal challenges mounting, the NYPD conducted 70,000 fewer stops last quarter.
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Greenland Might Not Be Melting As Fast As We Thought
A new study in Science suggests the ice sheet may be able to slow its melting rate.
