Tag: cities
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Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology
Traversed centuries ago by camel-back traders, two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road have been uncovered by drones sent searching for their secrets. For centuries, these abandoned cities lay hidden beneath the mountains of Central Asia. But new research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reveals two fortified settlements that…
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Trump’s dark rhetoric about big cities returns to the campaign trail
When Donald Trump visited Detroit last week, he unfurled a string of insults. He compared the city, which is 77% Black, to a developing nation and posited that the “whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Vice President Kamala Harris wins. If there was any question whether Trump thinks this is good or…
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Cities seek more than $750K in unpaid bills for Trump campaign events since 2016
Former President Donald Trump held a third rally last month in Erie, Pennsylvania, which sits in the northwest corner of a swing state that could decide who wins the White House. Like the two other times Trump has been to Erie to rev up his supporters, he left without paying the bill. City officials haven’t…
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. Biden is expected to announce the final…