The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach

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People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan.
People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan on an unseasonably warm day in October 2023.

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'Miles do not matter' to the thousands who descended on Washington, DC, in support of Palestinians: 'This is breathtaking, and it's amazing.'

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Pro-Palestinian protesters wave signs and flags in Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC with the Capitol building in the background.
Organizers said hundreds of buses transported people from across the country to Washington, DC for Saturday's pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Katie Hawkinson

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters chant 'Guilty!' and smear red paint on the gates in front of White House

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Thousands of people descended on Washington DC for a pro-Palestinian rally on November 4, 2023.
Thousands of people descended on Washington, DC for a pro-Palestinian rally on November 4.

Katie Hawkinson

I moved to the US from Italy and it's been a rollercoaster. Here's what has shocked and disappointed me the most about America.

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Oana Adamopoulos was born and raised in Romania and now lives in Florida with her family.

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A Ukrainian soldier went to Washington to explain the war. He says American politicians don't realize much of the funding actually stays in the US.

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About 150 activists gathered to unfurl a large Ukrainian flag by the Washington Monument on Oct. 24 in Washington, DC.

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House Democrat was the victim of a carjacking just blocks from the Capitol

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Henry Cuellar
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat

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Sam Bankman-Fried took 21 private jet trips to and from Washington, and chartered Cessnas to transport Amazon packages to FTX HQ, sources say

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Sam Bankman-Fried viewed from the side through a glass window at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City on March 30, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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I'm an Uber and Lyft driver and I wish passengers knew these 9 things before getting in my car

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Greg Erken.

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I worked in the White House as an unpaid intern. The job was intense and fascinating — here's what my day looked like.

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Julian Sarafian
Julian Sarafian is a former White House intern from Sacramento, California.

Julian Sarafian

I moved to Oregon from DC and experienced extreme culture shock. I struggle with the racism and drug culture but I've found great purpose.

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Chandlor Henderson sitting on a unique wooden bench at the 2023 Oregon Country Fair.
Chandlor Henderson at the 2023 Oregon Country Fair.

Alison Helzer

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