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A woman walks through the Oleksiivska station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thousands of residents have been sheltering in the city's subway stations, but the mayor says it's safe to emerge now that Russian forces are retreating.

Kharkiv's mayor says it's time to move out of the city's subway stations

May 19, 2022
As Ukrainian troops push Russian forces away from its second-largest city, the mayor urges thousands of residents to emerge from their makeshift shelters in the city's metro stations and trains.
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National
This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a Crime Stoppers bulletin displaying photos of Frank R. James. Police linked a key found at the scene to a U-Haul van apparently rented by James.

Police have arrested Frank R. James, the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect

Apr 13, 2022
Ten people were shot during Tuesday morning's rush hour and another 13 people suffered injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to falls and panic attacks, authorities said.
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National
Travelers wearing masks sit in the subway where posters advertise free COVID-19 vaccination in New York City in several languages on July 18, 2021.

How to stay safe on the New York subway, according to city leadership

Apr 13, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams issued a subway safety plan in February, and placed a strong emphasis on moving unhoused people from subway stations into housing.
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Climate
Rescuers carry a boat into the subway in Zhengzhou, China, in July after flash floods trapped passengers underground.

NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World

Sep 02, 2021
Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.
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Food
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that Subway bread shouldn't be classified as bread for tax purposes due to its sugar-to-flour ratio.

For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

Oct 01, 2020
Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.
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Goats and Soda
A worker disinfects the inside of a bus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Transit agencies are taking new steps to reduce the risks for riders during the pandemic.

Coronavirus FAQ: Is It Safe To Get On The Bus (Or Subway)?

Aug 28, 2020
Mass transportation ridership plummeted when COVID-19 struck. Now people are beginning to return. What are the risks they face — and how can they reduce them?
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National
Richard McLachlan, originally from New Zealand, waits for the Q train in Brooklyn. He delivers subway talks on the climate emergency, telling his fellow New Yorkers that they are "sleepwalking into a catastrophe."

The Gospel Of Climate Change: One Man's Mission To Take The Message To Commuters

Sep 27, 2019
A retiree gives unsolicited climate emergency talks on the New York City subway, frequently receiving applause. Now he wants to teach others how to preach their own messages to a crowd.
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Strange News

Austrians Turn Up Their Noses At Attempt To Introduce Eau De Commute On Subway

Aug 06, 2019
The Vienna transit authority tried out piping four pleasing scents through its trains: green tea, grapefruit, sandalwood and melon. Straphangers said they preferred the air au naturale.
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The Salt
More kids are eating at fast-food chains like McDonald's, according to a new study, but parents are buying the healthier side options only about half the time.

Apples Or Fries With That? When It Comes To Kids' Meals, Fries Are Hard To Beat

Sep 27, 2018
Even though many fast-food chain restaurants are offering healthier sides, a new report says parents choose them only about half the time, and restaurants aren't consistent in how they offer them.
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World
This photo, made available by the Italian Culture Ministry, shows a frescoed wall segment, part of the charred ruins of a 3rd century building unearthed during construction work for Rome's Metro C line.

Rome's Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past

Jul 22, 2018
Construction on a new subway line has uncovered marble busts, frescoes, mosaics, even ancient peach pits, dating back nearly 2,000 years. Archaeologists have also found an ancient military barracks.
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The Two-Way
Tests on Subway chicken sandwiches in Canada have concluded that Subway chicken was only half meat — with the other half soy.

DNA Tests Find Subway Chicken Only 50 Percent Meat, Canadian News Program Reports

Mar 01, 2017
The CBC's investigative consumer show Marketplace ordered the DNA analysis. The sandwich chain unilaterally denies the accusation, with a spokesman calling the claims "absolutely false."
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Around the Nation
This mosaic by Vik Muniz is in the 72nd Street station of the Second Avenue subway line in New York City. The line will eventually have four stations, each with walls decorated with ceramic-tile or mosaic pieces by artists Chuck Close, Sarah Sze, Jean Sh

New York's Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Finally Leaves The Station

Jan 02, 2017
For nearly a century, a subway line along Second Avenue on the east side, had eluded New Yorkers, but on New Year's Day three new stations opened to the public.
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Joe's Big Idea

A Revolution That Didn't Happen: Personal Rapid Transit

Oct 03, 2016
In 1975, the Personal Rapid Transit in Morgantown, W. Va., was expected to usher in a new age of public transit nationally. It didn't. Still, the aging system is getting a $100-million upgrade.
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Goats and Soda

Why I Love Riding On The Women-Only Car On Delhi's Metro

Apr 04, 2016
Some people say there shouldn't have to be such cars, that they put women on the periphery. I disagree.
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The Two-Way
Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle arrives at a federal courthouse in Indianapolis on Thursday to be sentenced on charges of trading child pornography and paying to have sex with minors.

Jared Fogle Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Sex With Minors, Child Pornography

Nov 19, 2015
A plea deal was reached in August, with the former Subway pitchman admitting to crossing state lines to pay to have sex with minors and receiving child pornography from the head of his charity.
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The Salt
Diners wait in line at a Subway sandwich shop on September 15, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. Subway will serve antibiotic-free turkey and chicken by the end of 2016, but it may take nine years for its suppliers of beef and pork to go antibiotic-free as well.

Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club

Oct 20, 2015
The chain says it will shift to buying only meat from animals that weren't fed antibiotics. It's set to serve antibiotic-free poultry by the end of next year, but beef and pork may take until 2025.
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Cities Project
Engineers test the Flex-Gate, a big sheet of waterproof fabric designed to cover subway entrances and keep water out. Its creation was inspired in part by roll-up metal doors used to cover store entrances.

To Flood-Proof Subways, N.Y. Looks At Everything From Plugs To Sheets

Oct 08, 2015
New York City's transit authority wants to protect Lower Manhattan subway stations from storm flooding. It's racing to get technology tested and in place in time for the next big one.
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The Salt
For 15 years, Jared Fogle has been the famous face of Subway. Here, Fogle (left) visits a Subway shop in Daytona Beach, Fla., with NASCAR driver Carl Edwards in 2012.

Can Subway Freshen Up Its Image After Jared?

Jul 08, 2015
Jared Fogle's dramatic story of weight loss helped to propel the Subway sandwich chain into a dominant player in fast food. So what happens now that Subway has suspended ties to its brand ambassador?
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The Two-Way

Subway Suspends Ties With Pitchman Jared Fogle

Jul 08, 2015
Authorities raided Fogle's home, but he has not been arrested or charged. Tuesday's raid puts a spotlight on Fogle's ties to the former head of a foundation he created to fight childhood obesity.
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Newscast headlines

Future of Las Vegas Travel Could Include Underground Trains

May 28, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A light-rail train traveling below the Las Vegas Strip is among options transportation leaders are looking at as the destination prepares for millions more tourists in the next 10 to 20 years.

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Parallels
Christian Tengblad (right) and his fellow fare dodger are part of the group Planka.nu.

Group Urges Swedes To Evade Subway Fares, And Even Insures Against Fines

Jan 28, 2015
Fare-dodging in Stockholm's system has become a movement, and the group's members don't try to hide what they're doing — in fact, they advertise it.
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The Two-Way
Smoke inhalation victims walk past a firefighter towards a medical aid bus Monday after passengers on the Washington, D.C., subway were injured when smoke filled the L'Enfant Plaza station during the afternoon rush hour.

Smoke-Filled Subway Train Leaves 1 Dead, 84 Hospitalized In D.C.

Jan 13, 2015
Two passengers remain in critical condition after a train stalled in a tunnel outside a major junction in the system, then flooded with smoke.
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