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Building design and technology are becoming increasingly important in the city’s fight to bring temperatures down.
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Incomplete roads in Karachi — the biggest city in Pakistan and the third-largest in the world — show what happens when a megacity becomes a political orphan.
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As the pandemic takes a toll on local businesses, Troy, New York, is trying to hold on to its hard-won economic gains — and plan for a more equitable future.
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As workers stay home and office buildings sit vacant, some see a new role for New York City’s business district — as a site for affordable housing.
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