One of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water
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Egypt announces $35bn deal with UAE to buy premium Mediterranean area
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The 24-hour city: In a push to bolster nightlife, cities are changing laws to keep bars, restaurants and transit systems operating round-the-clock
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Leak of documents on spyware developed by vendor for Chinese government
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Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3 billion all-stock deal
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The hottest trend in US cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing.
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California's push for mandatory ethnic studies classes runs into the Israel-Palestine conflict in designing a curriculum
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What if US public housing were for everyone?
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Iceland plans to buy out home owners in volcano-struck town of Grindavík – total cost of the buyout could be as much as $440 million
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Authorities in Medellín will meet representatives of embassies and popular dating apps this week after five foreigners were found dead in Colombia’s second city in the past seven days
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US Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs
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Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks
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Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
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NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers
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Finnish unions have called for industrial action to protest government proposals on labour law reforms which they say would adversely impact low-wage earners
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Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned
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What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
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For the sixth year in a row, Denmark heads the Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of ninety – Finland and New Zealand follow closely behind
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Ohio, Michigan Republicans in released audio: "Endgame" is to ban trans care "for everyone"
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A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?
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Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall.
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‘America is under attack’: Inside the anti-D.E.I. crusade
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Specter of academic plagiarism has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics, toppling one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career
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New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents
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Why is Israel sending Palestinian taxes to Norway? Public money destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November.
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Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
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Ohio pastor charged for housing the homeless
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You don't need a license to walk
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The poverty of anti-wokeness
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Three migrants drown at US border as Texas blocked their rescue
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The government algorithms too few people are talking about
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British Columbia, Canada: Family pets will no longer be considered property during divorce proceedings
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The US Federal Trade Commission made an unprecedented move against data brokers
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The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks
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Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan
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West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21
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Sound maps that predict poachers' movements improve government deterrence and response
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Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses
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Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Legislators in Kentucky and other fossil states charge EV drivers more than double in taxes than ICE drivers
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Notes on the Ivory Coast
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Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling
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What if American farmers had to pay for water?
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ABBA's holographic dancing queens have had a tangible impact, adding over £320 million of money, money, money to London's economy in its first year
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German right wing extremists strategically purchase rural land
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Panel settles on Minnesota flag's final design
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Why Indian universities are ditching English-only education
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Greyhound bus stops are valuable US assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them.
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California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads
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Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
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