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fromLos Angeles Times
5 hours ago

Why it took 65 years for L.A. to build its most important rail line

Los Angeles is opening the first section of a nine-mile Wilshire Boulevard subway after 65 years of planning, political battles, and funding struggles, representing a landmark achievement in the city's public transit history.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Iraq reopens Mosul airport 11 years after ISIL conflict, destruction

Mosul's newly restored airport has been inaugurated by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani after being inactive since 2014.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
10 months ago

How Bath Beach got its name

Bath Beach, originally part of Dutch New Utrecht founded in 1652, became an early African American settlement and saw growth through transportation developments and socio-economic shifts.
Brooklyn
SF politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
11 months ago

Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly was a key figure in Virginia politics, known for driving significant reforms and development before his passing.
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