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- Saudi Arabia just won a bid for the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The $500 billion city they're set to be hosted in doesn't exist yet. https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-500-billion-city-asian-winter-games-2022-10 53 comments worldnews
- Polish cities and provinces declare ‘LGBT-free zones’ as government ramps up ‘hate speech’: Law and Justice party leader says LGBT+ people are a ‘threat to Polish identity, to our nation, to its existence and thus to the Polish state’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poland-lgbt-free-zones-homophobia-hate-speech-law-justice-party-a9013551.html 16 comments politics
- Mayor of Bologna sick of tourists ordering spaghetti bolognese in his city: It 'doesn’t actually exist' https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mayor-of-bologna-sick-of-tourists-ordering-spaghetti-bolognese-in-his-city-it-doesnt-actually-exist 14 comments nottheonion
- Are there any successful self governing cities that still exist today? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/9l5viv/are_there_any_successful_self_governing_cities/ 20 comments history
- America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space. Of the 90 orbital launches last year, just 29 took place in the US—a load easily handled by the existing sites. Yet cities keep sprouting spaceports. https://www.wired.com/story/americas-spaceport-boom-is-outpacing-the-need-to-go-to-space/ 26 comments space
- Lone family in a society of 800 flats: How the Mehrotras are managing an isolated existence in a densely populated Indian City https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/lone-family-in-a-society-of-800-flats-how-the-mehrotras-are-managing/articleshow/63102186.cms 2 comments india
- New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses. Maybe it’s expensive because 75% of Auckland, the largest city, is zoned for 1-2 story buildings. No, it the foreigners who are the problem http://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-zealand-foreigners-buy-property-ban-coalition-talks-prime-minister-jacinda-arden-a8017261.html 31 comments economy
- Almere, 8th largest city in the Netherlands and the largest one not to exist before the 80s http://s3.amazonaws.com/medias.photodeck.com/1a388e28-a229-11e3-8ba6-c33c5f0becef/78222_xgaplus.jpg 127 comments europe
- Every city is promising ‘free Wi-Fi’ but does it actually exist anywhere in India? http://scroll.in/article/705376/every-city-is-promising-free-wi-fi-but-does-it-actually-exist-anywhere-in-india 5 comments india
- Jerusalem "is solely 'an Arab and Islamic city and it has always been so...' Jews have never lived there, the Temple never existed, and Israeli archaeologists have admitted as much." http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052970203917304574413811883589676.html 172 comments worldnews
- [JosimarFotball] Mystery surrounds 8XBet, Manchester City’s new Asian betting partner. It has many of the hallmarks of a fake company: a founder who doesn’t seem to exist online and a CEO appearing to hide behind a stolen avatar. https://twitter.com/JosimarFotball/status/1572179963243302912 2 comments soccer
- [Bijani] “Harden is also currently building his own restaurant/bar in Houston, according to a source familiar with developments. There is a lot of mutual love that exists between him and the city.” https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/jw293t/bijani_harden_is_also_currently_building_his_own/ 126 comments nba
- ‘No crisis exists;’ El Paso officials tell Trump to stop the falsehoods about their border city https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/12/no-crisis-exists-el-paso-officials-tell-trump-stop-falsehoods-about-their-border-city/?utm_term=.263ad2b689d2 91 comments politics
- Why did the city of Carthage continue to exist in the Roman Empire? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/acoktu/why_did_the_city_of_carthage_continue_to_exist_in/ 7 comments history
- US cities react in fury to FCC's $2bn break for 5G telcos: We'll be picking up the tab, say officials - Federal price cap will undercut existing agreements, says just about every big city in America https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/22/city_fury_fcc_5g_plan/ 124 comments technology
- The gritty Birmingham of hit gangster television series “Peaky Blinders” may still exist on the small screen, but in real life, Britain’s second city is on a comeback, even in the wake of Brexit http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4o5ti9_britain-s-birmingham-can-now-boast-transformation_tv 12 comments europe
- Warren MI mayor Jim Fouts has turned down an atheist’s request to place a “reason station” inside city hall for one year, saying it would disrupt an existing prayer station allowed by the city http://www.freep.com/article/20140416/news04/304160202/mayor-fouts-denies-aetheists-request-for-reason-station-to-balance-prayer-station 35 comments politics
- In 2011, after the city of Wilson, North Carolina, built its own fast network—competing with existing carriers—the North Carolina legislature...passed a law that made it harder for local governments to build networks and prevented Wilson from expanding its network beyond a county line. http://mashable.com/2013/02/04/when-will-we-get-google-fiber/ 4 comments politics
- The Lost City of Cahokia -- New evidence of a "sprawling metropolis" that existed in East St. Louis from 1000-1300 A.D. http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/01/lost-city-cahokia/848/ 447 comments science
- Texas makes it illegal for cities pay red-light camera operators per ticket. So what do cities do? Pretend the law doesn't exist! http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/27/2718.asp?re 49 comments politics
- Theoretical study suggests huge lava tubes could exist on moon - Lava tubes large enough to house cities could be structurally stable on the moon. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/q1/theoretical-study-suggests-huge-lava-tubes-could-exist-on-moon.html 10 comments science
- Blake Griffin: "Lob City doesn't exist anymore. Lob City is done." http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9762854/blake-griffin-doc-rivers-arrival-los-angeles-clippers-spells-end-lob-city 203 comments nba
- Deputy Mayor of Mariupol in Ukraine says his city no longer exists as satellite images show what appear to be mass graves following 50 days of “bombardments” from Russia as war continues - Independent.ie https://m.independent.ie/news/deputy-mayor-of-mariupol-says-his-city-no-longer-exists-as-satellite-images-show-what-appear-to-be-mass-graves-41576378.html 4 comments worldnews
- [Singer] The city of Denver and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment announced a tentative agreement to keep Nuggets and Avs in Denver until at least through 2040. Existing arena agreement with city was set to expire in 2023. https://twitter.com/msinger/status/1124027062707159043 46 comments hockey
- Europe could see more Catalonias - Raw materials of separatism exist in cities and regions across the continent https://www.ft.com/content/9ba9e294-b7d4-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589 7 comments geopolitics
- NYC Will Be First City to Mandate that Existing Buildings Dramatically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/587-17/mayor-de-blasio-nyc-will-be-first-city-mandate-existing-buildings-dramatically-cut#/0 4 comments technology
- During renovations, a high school in Oklahoma City recently discovered a series of old chalkboards under their existing ones, covered in writing that had remained untouched since 1917. The preserved boards include lessons on music, math, and even the history of the Pilgrims. http://boingboing.net/2015/06/07/chalkboard-drawings.html 3 comments history
- A city thought to be founded by survivors of the Trojan War has been located in Greece. After years of excavations, archaeologists have collected tangible evidence of a city that previously only existed in ancient texts. https://www.dw.com/en/greek-archaeologists-locate-lost-ancient-city-of-tenea/a-46284553 44 comments worldnews
- [TD Place] We’ve submitted a proposal to the City of Ottawa to demolish the existing functionally obsolete north stadium stands and arena complex [where the Ottawa 67's play], and build a new, world-class event centre and north stadium stands. https://twitter.com/TD_Place/status/1519346294497681410?s=20&t=jPRB0nRwOCfv5XxXxv605w 65 comments hockey
- [Ian Ladyman] Jack Grealish was telling people in football of Manchester City's interest in him as long ago as February yet as it stands no official bid has been tabled. There is talk of a buy-out clause in Grealish’s contract. I have been told with certainty it exists yet Dean Smith has denied it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9730617/IAN-LADYMAN-Cashing-Jack-Grealish-makes-perfect-sense-Aston-Villa.html 4 comments soccer
- To Great Applause, Paris Announces Combustion Engine Ban by 2030: 'The proposal would accelerate existing efforts to reduce air pollution in the city after French President Emmanuel Macron promised to ban the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2040.' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/12/great-applause-paris-announces-combustion-engine-ban-2030 28 comments worldnews
- City lights could point to E.T.? Astronomers suggest that artificial illumination creates a signature that could point to the existence of civilizations on other worlds — and they say we should get started on a survey of the edges of our own solar system, just in case. http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/01/8583451-city-lights-could-point-to-et 21 comments science
- Being a cyclists in New York City is a lot like being a child character in a Dickens novel--most of the time, we're neglected and forced to fend for ourselves, but every so often the authority figures remember that we exist and decide to beat the crap out of us. http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2011/01/boss-tweed-changing-streets-one-dandy.html 8 comments bicycling
- County DA and sheriff institute a coup against a town's mayor and police chief in small Louisiana parish's city. Mayor is usurped and replaced by non-elected official. How can this exist this day and age, racism is alive and well, that's how. http://www.alternet.org/rights/146192/did_a_white_sheriff_and_district_attorney_orchestrate_a_race-based_coup_in_a_northern_louisiana_town 3 comments reddit.com
- A Key to Controlling Emissions: More Buildings in a City’s Unused Spaces | Constructing more condensed communities in existing neighborhoods has been found to go a long way toward fighting climate change. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/19/climate/emissions-construction-buildings.html 8 comments climate
- Entering central London will now cost some drivers $28 - The capital city has introduced a new £10 ($13) emission charge that affects the most polluting vehicles. That's on top of an existing £11.50 ($15) congestion charge collected from drivers in the city center. http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/23/news/london-old-cars-pollution-charge/index.html 6 comments worldnews
- Researchers have found that early Neolithic communities that existed approximately 9,000 years ago exhibited warning signs before collapsing. Knowing when a given community, town or city is about to collapse could prove useful in the future as the planet continues to warm http://phys.org/news/2016-08-statistical-evidence-neolithic-collapse.html 10 comments science
- San Bruno city officials say they have discovered at least 40 violations of California law in documents that prove an "illegal, cozy, and inappropriate" relationship exists between the state Public Utilities Commission and power company PG&E http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26218667/san-bruno-says-emails-expose-cozy-ties-between 132 comments politics
- Defying Michigan Voters, Gov. Rick Snyder Takes Over Detroit: In November, Michiganders voted the state's undemocratic Emergency Financial Manager law out of existence. But that didn't keep Snyder and legislators from claiming control of Motor City. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/28/americas-b-2-bomber-practice-run-may-have-also-been-about-deterring-south-korea/ 7 comments politics