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World
Chile’s Deadliest Wildfire Is Said to Have Been Made Worse by a Lack of Water
Poor water pressure and dry hydrants posed major obstacles to fighting the February fire that killed scores of people along the country’s Pacific Coast.
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Newyork
American Cities Aren’t Doomed After All
For a year or two, as first-wave pandemic panic gave way to a more generalized perception of ragged social disorder, it was hard to read or talk about the plight of American cities without encountering the chilling phrase “doom loop.” At first, the ...
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US
Biden Faces Pressure on Immigration, and Not Just From Republicans
Mayors and governors from President Biden’s own party are looking for help with overflowing migrant encampments, packed shelters and busted budgets.
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After Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
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Cities Foster Serendipity. But Can They Do It When Workers Are at Home?
Revisiting a theory about chance collisions and innovation.
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California Allows Cities to Catch Speeding Drivers With Automated Cameras
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will allow San Francisco, Los Angeles and four other cities to use speed cameras to increase pedestrian safety.
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Newyork
All States Are Border States Now
For far too long, too many Americans considered the border to be someone else’s problem — someone in Texas, maybe, or Arizona or California. People who didn’t live near the border might have condemned harsh tactics used there or offered their ...
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News
He Wanted to Unclog Cities. Now He’s ‘Public Enemy No. 1’
Researchers like Carlos Moreno, the professor behind a popular urban planning concept, are struggling with conspiracy theories and death threats.
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Where Are the Most and Least Affordable Homes?
A new study compares median home prices against household income, property taxes and mortgage expenses to determine affordability.
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Newyork
How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’
The last thirty years “were a golden era for large cities,” Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, a professor of real estate and finance at Columbia Business School, wrote in November 2022: “A virtuous cycle of improving amenities (educational and cultural ...
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