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In this week's news, we highlight the Top 10 women's hottest Instagram moments.

There are many ways to smooth the assimilation process for refugees. Alex Nowrasteh looks at the case of refugees from Syria.

Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken? DIESE schon!

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In this episode of the 10 Blocks podcast, City Journal contributing editor Nicole Gelinas interviews Janette Sadik-Khan, former New York City Transportation Commissioner, about her new book, "Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution."

A new start in Hong Kong

If you thought the civilian version of the Ford F-150 was a bit much, it’s time you met its ripping off-road cousin, the Raptor.

In the futuristic city of Vanille, with properly tuned ImmerSyst Eyes & Ears the world can look and sound like a paradise. But the life of a father and his young son threatens to disintegrate when the father's device begins to fail.

The "stunningly beautiful jellyfish" was discovered last week

Charging restaurants more to appear on its online takeaway portal should help Just Eat's sales rise almost 45% this year, its management said today.

Photo By Ben TrefnyA teenager walks past abandoned warehouses on his way to see friends leaving Life Learning Academy, a neighborhood school. After decades of dreaming, planning, and delays, Treasure Island is set to be transformed. So here’s a question for you: Would you want to rent or buy on Treasure Island? KALW will be reporting on this question over the coming months,  and we need your help to sharpen the focus and deepen the conversation. KALW would like to hear your input to help us with our reporting. Читать дальше...

Proposed policy change could affect future rail projects.

Guest: Eileen Kane is an Associate Professor of History at Connecticut College where she specializes in empires, migrations, religion and historical connections between the Russian and Ottoman empires. She’s the author of Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Music: The Roots, “Adrenaline!” Things Fall Apart, 1999.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today presented his proposed May 1st budget for the City’s four enterprise Departments (the Airport, Municipal Transportation Agency, Port, and Public Utilities Commission) as well as eight self-funded departments (Board of Appeals, Building Inspection, Child Support Services, Environment, Law Library, Library, Rent Arbitration Board, and Retirement System), as well as support for the San Francisco Unified School District, totaling $6.8 billion over Fiscal Years 2016-17 and 2017-18. Читать дальше...

Bar Kayma co-op was launched in wake of social protests of 2011, but eventually overreached after renting out expensive building in downtown Florentin.

The failure of government in Venezuela continues. Ian Vasquez comments.