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Mid-day Extra: Fighting for a seat on the morning commute
Oct 12, 2011
Londoners face crowded subway trains every morning on the way to the office. What kind of tactics might give them an edge in actually getting a seat?
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Maine cranks up speed limit to 75 m.p.h.
Sep 29, 2011
Maine sets a new speed limit on a rural stretch of Interstate 95. Trucking companies worry about fuel efficiency, safety at higher speeds.
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Freakonomics: Where have all the hitchhikers gone?
Sep 21, 2011
Besides the fear of an axe murderer, there are valid reasons why hitchhiking has died off. Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses those reasons and tells us why you should care.
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Bike-share system to roll out on New York City streets
Sep 14, 2011
New York joins other big U.S. cities to create short-term bike rentals. But the complicated logistics can make officials' heads spin.
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Vermont commuters hiking to work after Hurricane Irene
Sep 6, 2011
Hurricane Irene continues to affect commuters on the East Coast. In Vermont, people are getting creative in the face of damaged roads -- by hiking to work in the morning.
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Wall Street commuters struggle after hurricane
Aug 29, 2011
New York City was able to weather the storm over the weekend, but Hurricane Irene hit more suburban and rural areas, too. And much of Wall Street is staffed by commuters from these areas.
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New Yorkers brave the morning commute after Hurricane Irene
Aug 29, 2011
Businesses and public transportation were shut down over the weekend. Now that Hurricane Irene has passed by New York, is it back to business as usual?
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Houston wants to turn off red light cameras
Aug 19, 2011
Frustrated Houston residents want traffic light cameras to disappear. This follows L.A.'s decision last month to switch off its cameras
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HP's webOS reaches up from the grave with a pitch to carmakers
Aug 16, 2011
This from producer and Palm owner Larissa Anderson:...
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New plane could take you from New York to LA in 12 minutes
Aug 11, 2011
Today the U.S. Defense Advance Research Projects Agency tests the Falcon HTV-2, a new plane that can fly 4 miles per SECOND. "The Falcon started...
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