California Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner

For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.

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New York City’s Scaffolding Gets a Long Overdue Makeover

Officials have unveiled six new designs, in the biggest reimagining of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk sheds in decades.

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How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest

A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported.

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Boiler Tower at Power Plant in South Korea Collapses

The structure was being demolished when it collapsed. Two people were rescued, one was found in the rubble and six more were believed to still be buried.

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A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?

A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.

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4 Workers Die in Collapse at Hotel Site in Madrid

The authorities initially thought the workers might be trapped after the collapse on Tuesday, but their bodies were recovered from the rubble overnight.

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Does Manhattan Need More Luxury Towers?

Proposed towers in Greenwich Village and on the Upper West Side have generated opposition. A tower on West 66th Street would be about 1,200 feet tall.

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No More Signs of Life From Rubble of Collapsed School in Indonesia

Rescuers saved five more students from under the building on Thursday but said they would end the search three days after the deadly accident.

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Time Running Out for Trapped Students After School Collapse in Indonesia

Workers rushed to free potential survivors two days after an Islamic boarding school collapsed during a prayer service, killing at least three students.

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Rescuers in Indonesia Race to Save Students Trapped by Deadly School Collapse

At least 30 students were missing after an Islamic boarding school collapsed during a prayer service, killing at least three children.

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