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US high-speed rail projects: The latest news; Bally’s $1.7B Chicago casino gains site approval

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The Technology Powering Smart Cities

After years of research, cities are using advanced tech and data to address real-world problems like homelessness and the digital divide. Explore how they’re experimenting with new tech in this Trendline.

Which US cities are the most tech-ready? NYU has an answer.

A city’s habitability and its development of a technology sector are both factored into the Cities Emerging Technologies Index.

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US high-speed rail projects: The latest news

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a review of the California High-Speed Rail project, which could put about $4 billion in federal funding for the project at risk.

Bally’s $1.7B Chicago casino gains site approval

The gaming development is slated to rise on the site of the old Chicago Tribune printing plant along the Chicago River.

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