Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted
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Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital
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Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government
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MTA stops work on Second Ave. subway amid congestion pricing confusion in New York City
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Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths
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Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots
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US Supreme Court rejects states agreement over Rio grande water distribution
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The Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
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Government without states (how to raise a tribal army in pre-Roman Europe, part II)
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Iceland's government has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation's last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year
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US economists report on an intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap
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New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
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Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
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The case for New York City's congestion pricing
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California legislature rejects governor’s proposed cuts to active transportation, intercity rail
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Indigenous nations approve historic water rights agreement with state of Arizona. It now goes to US Congress.
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Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition
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How to build 300,000 airplanes in five years
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Joe Biden administration commits $3.4 billion in funding to San Francisco Caltrain extension
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Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences
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Why 295,000 businesses are in this little building
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How did Helsinki make transit work in the suburbs?
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Houston has seen a gentle density revolution since the 1990s. Allowing neighborhoods to opt out of citywide reforms was crucial.
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A major initiative to scale up water chlorination in India
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Taiwan, on China’s doorstep, is dealing with TikTok its own way
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Why every city wants a Wrigley Field
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Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics
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US Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison
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California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry
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Florida is the first state to ban lab grown meat - Ron DeSantis
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Book ban fight in Nevada would create LGBTQ section of libraries
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How Sweden is failing its spacetechs – it's not about the budget, says one founder who moved his company to Finland
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European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025
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San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change
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US state North Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee nation store
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Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people
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California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water
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Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
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Networked geothermal is catching on in Minnesota
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Google blocks some California news as fight over online journalism bill escalates
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Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law
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Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI
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Norwegian court finds police acted unreasonably in fining activists who blocked government buildings
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Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow'
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Switzerland’s climate failures breached human rights, top court rules
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The dark reality of Japanese host clubs
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Arizona governor signs bill approving human composting burials
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German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
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Families of people buried in pauper's field next to Hinds County Penal Farm near Jackson, MS, are calling for a federal investigation into the burials, which took place without families being notified
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Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat
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