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New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
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Face Mask Mandates Fall Away Among Many Hospitals, Doctors
Some of the last holdouts drop Covid-19 mask and test requirements after recommendations roll back
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Incarcerated people use TikTok videos to expose Alabama’s prison conditions
Understaffing, overcrowding and a lack of healthcare fueled a crisis in a state with the world’s highest incarceration rate
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In One California City, Officers Texted Racial Slurs, Bragged About Beating Suspects
Nearly half the police in Antioch, Calif., were included on racist texts. The new chief says, “It’s up to us
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Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once again reinvent itself?
The economic challenges of the city’s downtown have sparked speculation of a so-called ‘doom loop’. But some say its emptiness may be part of the solution
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California Spent $17 Billion on Homelessness. It’s Not Working.
The Wood Street encampment for years drew people with nowhere to live, until a fire made finding a solution an urgent—and frustrating—task.
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Hotel Owners Start to Write Off San Francisco as Business Nosedives
City’s lodging business has been squeezed by crime and other quality-of-life issues
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A daytime nap is good for the brain
Regularly finding time for a little snooze is good for our brain and helps keep it bigger for longer, say University College London researchers.
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The real reason people in the Northeast are most likely to still have landlines
About 73 percent of American adults lived in a household without a landline at the end of last year — a figure that has tripled since 2010.
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Canada wildfires spark air quality alerts in Chicago and Milwaukee
Heavy smoke from wildfires has prompted air quality warnings in midwestern US cities such as Chicago, as well as parts of Canada.
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Portland Is Losing Its Residents
The Oregon city lost nearly 3% of its population between 2020 and 2022
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Biden decries gun violence as shootings across US mar Fourth of July festivities
At least 15 people shot dead across the country in mass shootings so far on the holiday weekend celebrating the US’s independence
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Is Trying to Get Homeless People Off the Street Fast
The newly elected Democrat faces pressure to make a visible dent in encampments
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New York’s long and winding road to congestion pricing
A plan starting in the spring will toll cars driving downtown. It’s a great idea — so why did it take so long?
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Can AI save commercial real estate in San Francisco?
San Francisco has quietly benefited from the recent generative AI boom.
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Passport delays are derailing travel. What to know about getting yours.
A surge in applications has led to longer processing times and limited urgent travel appointments
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Summer camp gains importance for kids who survived a pandemic
Summer camps and learning programs can foster greater confidence and readiness to learn come fall, per Rosenberg.
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