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NYC's subway system preparing for next big storm

Removable panels and inflatable plugs are among the ideas New York City's transit officials are considering to stop the next big storm from flooding the subway system the way Superstorm Sandy did, officials said Thursday. Full story

Handcuffed fugitive captured after halting New York subways

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A handcuffed teenage fugitive was captured by New York police on Monday six hours after he escaped custody by knocking over a detective and fleeing into the city's subway system, forcing a partial shutdown of four train lines, officials said. Full story

Nearly 200 firefighters battle fire in eight Bronx buildings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 200 firefighters fought a blaze that raced through eight buildings in the Bronx, shutting down nearby subway stops at the height of the morning rush hour on Thursday, a fire department spokeswoman said. Full story

With its silence, Boston is speaking volumes

Chris Matthews on his trip this weekend to Boston: "I remember the same silence in New York after 9/11. I remember riding the J train, the subway up from Downtown, and silence there, the silence that filled the air and spoke so loud." Full story

click3: Income inequality on the subway line

   Patton Oswalt shows off his improv skills with an amazing one-man filibuster on Star Wars, the Avengers, and much more; New Yorker offers up a really thought-provoking interactive subway graphic detailing income inequality in New York City; and New Zealand legalizes same-sex marriage, and singing er

Hero saves man who fell onto subway tracks

   When a 63-year-old man mistakenly walked off the subway platform and fell onto the tracks, Christopher Knafelc jumped on the tracks, risking his own life to save the man.

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  Subway co-founder: Regulations, Obamacare hurt business

Subway co-founder Fred Deluca told CNBC that regulations are hurting businesses and that he wouldn't have been able to start Subway under today's regulations. Deluca also called Obamacare his franchisee's "biggest concern." Ed Schultz explains why regulations and employee benefits are good for busin

  Will Sequester Take a Bite Out of Restaurants' Business?

Fred Deluca, Subway founder & CEO, explains how government cuts could impact consumer spending, jobs and the economy.

  Does your ‘Footlong’ suffer from shrinkage?

Subway restaurant customers are posting pictures online of their “Footlong” sandwiches next to a measuring tape to show that they’re not up to size.

  Police have subway push-death suspect in custody

A woman is reportedly in custody in connection with the death of a man who was struck by an oncoming NYC subway.

  Drunk man blacks out on train tracks in China

A man in China fell off the subway platform and onto the railway track while waiting for the train in Beijing. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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