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Netizens unravel why no NYC bystander tried to save burning woman as AOC's response draws flak: ‘The prosecution of…’

Amidst the ongoing outrage over the NYC subway tragedy, Internet celebrity Nick Sortor revealed how Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's staff reacted when he approached them to seek her reaction on the death of a woman who was burned alive by an illegal immigrant. Calling AOC the “worst” Congress member, Nick Sortor said that “her lack of action is costing the …

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6 hours, 4 minutes ago

Kathy Hochul faces calls to resign after Guatemalan migrant burns woman alive, Elon Musk says ‘she should be recalled’

Hindustan Times

Kathy Hochul is facing calls to resign after an illegal Guatemalan immigrant set a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train. Kathy Hochul faces calls to resign after Guatemalan migrant burns woman alive Among those who have called out Hochul is Elon Musk. ‘You may mean well, but being governor is just not for you’ Rep. Ritchie Torres shared …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: 134 locations waterlogged in Chennai, 7 subways closed as heavy rains lash city

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The city corporation is in the process of clearing water logging from 134 locations in the city after rains brought on by cyclone Fengal. So far, 18500 volunteers have registered with the corporation to coordinate rescue and relief and they are on stand by, the civic body said. In the monsoon season, from October 15 to November 30, the …

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2 months ago

Metro tries out new tech to find hidden weapons on subways

LA Times

L.A. Metro officials begin testing a concealed weapons detection system at Union Station as a noninvasive screening method to detect and identify hidden threats without physical contact. “When we’re talking about this particular pilot, the idea is layering in a process and a protocol that makes sense for our system, but also ensuring that we’re doing it in a way …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Subway crisis: Major fast-food giant calls for ‘emergency’ meeting with 19,000 shops amid sinking sales

Hindustan Times

American fast food giant Subway has called for an emergency meeting amid a sales crisis. “They are doing crazy coupons,” he emphasised, “Our gross sales are not even at 2012 levels, and profit then was five times what it is today.” Subway was also criticised for “charging $6.99 for any sub while they are $11 on the menu” and “offering …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

New York City subways expose commuters to toxic air

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The New York City subway system is exposing commuters to toxic air that far exceeds …

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5 months ago

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room strung with fairy lights and ivy, transit workers file in and lie on inflated cots. “At the sound of the chime,” she says, “take a deep breath in.” The relaxation class, held at a union hall for New York City transit employees, has emerged as one of the ways in which transportation …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Waterlogging brings Mumbai to halt, shuts Andheri, Milan, Khar subways

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The downpour in the city on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and the resultant waterlogging put paid to Mumbaikars’ hopes of beginning the new week on a firm footing. “Most of my neighbours couldn’t leave their homes, but since they didn’t have a work from home option, they had to take leave.” Water also entered some houses, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Vivek Agnihotri is fed up of Andheri subway's ‘yearly flooding’ in monsoon: ‘Citizens suffer, they die’

Hindustan Times

Vivek Agnihotri is tired of the chaos caused by monsoon in Mumbai every year and the government's unpreparedness for it all. The filmmaker took to social media to share visuals of the “stubborn” Andheri bridge that never fails to flood every year, despite successive Mumbai governments promising to fix the situation. Vivek Agnihotri flags flooding of Andheri bridge What Vivek …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. On one train, a man who was not wearing a mask led a small group in chanting “Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist” …

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7 months ago

How to make Metro's subways and buses safer? Riders have ideas

LA Times

I’m Kerry Cavanaugh, and it is Wednesday, May 22. He was killed just hours after L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Metro leaders announced a “surge” in law enforcement on the system, along with a directive that officers proactively walk through trains and buses. “Making Metro safer isn’t rocket science,” writes Donald Flaherty Fajardo of Los Angeles, who offered a seven-point …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

Associated Press

Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police conduct random searches of riders’ bags for weapons following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the subways to assist the New York Police Department …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

LA Times

Kathy Hochul said she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police with bag searches at entrances to busy train stations. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons, following a series of …

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1 year ago

Cyclone Michaung: 550 IndiGo flights cancelled, 1000 impacted across country | Deets Inside

India TV News

IndiGo Flights Cancelled: As many as 550 IndiGo flights were cancelled and nearly 1000 were impacted across the country since yesterday after Chennai airport shut down operations owing to heavy rains triggered due to cyclone Michaung. For the unversed, Chennai airport had closed runways for both departures and arrivals yesterday due to adverse weather conditions. Cyclone Michaung: Here's your 10-point …

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1 year ago

Subway’s brand new footlong menu offering is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth

Salon

Subway will soon be offering a footlong dessert to pair alongside your favorite footlong sandwich. The one-day-only “Cookieway” included a free footlong cookie with the purchase of any footlong sandwich between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, while supplies lasted. Subway MVP Rewards members can get a free cookie with the purchase of a six-inch or footlong sub using …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Sandwich chain Subway to be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital

Hindustan Times

Subway said Thursday it will be sold to Roark Capital, a private equity firm with expertise in restaurant management that could help the sandwich chain expand and improve its stores. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Atlanta-based Roark was offering around USD 9.6 billion for Subway, which is privately owned. Subway CEO John Chidsey, who joined the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Sandwich chain Subway will be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital

NPR

Sandwich chain Subway will be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Charles Krupa/AP Subway said Thursday it will be sold to Roark Capital, a private equity firm with expertise in restaurant management that could help the sandwich chain expand and improve its stores. Subway CEO John Chidsey, who joined the company in 2019, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Nearly 10,000 people said they’d legally change their name to “Subway” to snag free subs for life

Salon

Subway asked its fans if they would legally change their name to "Subway" to get free subs for life — and overwhelmingly they said yes! Nearly 10,000 sandwich lovers said they'd make the change, just 96 hours after Subway announced its Name Change Challenge, which will award one lucky Subway winner with free sandwiches for life from the chain's biggest …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Subways a safe and fast way to commute in cities

China Daily

A passenger does not wear a mask while taking a subway train of Line 5 in Beijing on April 16, 2023. The growing population and increasing number of motor vehicles have made building subways in cities essential, and many local governments have started subway construction, writes a veteran journalist with China Daily. China made no significant progress in subway projects …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Overnight heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in Gurugram, subways closed

Hindustan Times

Heavy rains lashed Gurugram on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in waterlogging across the city in low-lying areas as well as national highways. According to data from the district administration, Gurugram received 71 mm rainfall till 8am on Sunday Waterlogging was witnessed in low-lying houses in DLF phases 1 and 3, Sector 4, 5, Palam Vihar, Sector 22, Sector 10A, Sector …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Overnight heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in Gurugram, subways closed

Hindustan Times

Heavy rains lashed Gurugram on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in waterlogging across the city in low-lying areas as well as national highways. According to data from the district administration, Gurugram received 71 mm rainfall till 8am on Sunday Waterlogging was witnessed in low-lying houses in DLF phases 1 and 3, Sector 4, 5, Palam Vihar, Sector 22, Sector 10A, Sector …

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2 years, 2 months ago

New York subway crime: What is perception, what is real, and how to fix it

CNN

CNN — The New York subway system is one of the world’s largest, oldest and most complicated with 472 stations and 665 miles of track. New York’s transit system defies regular community policing tactics because it is not a community but is the sprawling and constantly moving system which binds all of New York’s communities together. New York Mayor Eric …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Why did Rangarajapuram and Madley subways guzzle rainwater?

The Hindu

In November 2021 — one of the wettest Novembers in living memory — a good number of vehicular subways across Chennai suffered from “pleural effusion”, and none as alarmingly as the Rangarajapuram two-wheeler subway and Madley subway. S Rajendran, chief engineer, who has handled many stormwater drain projects, remarks that in terms of depth, a vehicular subway would mark the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can spot someone carrying a gun into the transit system before they have a chance to use it. In an email, Dana Loof, Evolv’s chief marketing officer, said false positives “are an order of …

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Netizens unravel why no NYC bystander tried to save burning woman as AOC's response draws flak: ‘The prosecution of…’

Kathy Hochul faces calls to resign after Guatemalan migrant burns woman alive, Elon Musk says ‘she should be recalled’

Cyclone Fengal: 134 locations waterlogged in Chennai, 7 subways closed as heavy rains lash city

Metro tries out new tech to find hidden weapons on subways

Subway crisis: Major fast-food giant calls for ‘emergency’ meeting with 19,000 shops amid sinking sales

New York City subways expose commuters to toxic air

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

Waterlogging brings Mumbai to halt, shuts Andheri, Milan, Khar subways

Vivek Agnihotri is fed up of Andheri subway's ‘yearly flooding’ in monsoon: ‘Citizens suffer, they die’

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

How to make Metro's subways and buses safer? Riders have ideas

New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

Cyclone Michaung: 550 IndiGo flights cancelled, 1000 impacted across country | Deets Inside

Subway’s brand new footlong menu offering is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth

Sandwich chain Subway to be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital

Sandwich chain Subway will be sold to fast-food investor Roark Capital

Nearly 10,000 people said they’d legally change their name to “Subway” to snag free subs for life

Subways a safe and fast way to commute in cities

Overnight heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in Gurugram, subways closed

Overnight heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in Gurugram, subways closed

New York subway crime: What is perception, what is real, and how to fix it

Why did Rangarajapuram and Madley subways guzzle rainwater?

After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways