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China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Frank Langfitt

China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.

Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Michaeleen Doucleff

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers but rather, in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by super-efficient LEDs.

Limited Train Service to Resume Tuesday Afternoon, M.T.A. Says

5.21.13 at 2:16pm by Connor Ryan

One of the two damaged train tracks near Fairfield, Conn. has been rebuilt and train service will resume earlier than previously expected, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday.

Metro-North Railroad service will resume from New York City to New Haven in time for Tuesday's evening commute. The first train to go to New Haven will leave Grand Central Terminal at 3:07 p.m. The first train to leave New Haven and go to Grand Central Terminal will leave at 4:23 p.m.

'Tornado Emergency': A Rare, Dire Warning Born In Oklahoma

5.21.13 at 1:45pm by Eyder Peralta

The warning is issued by forecasters in the deadliest of situations. It was first used during a storm eerily similar to Monday's. It was 1999 and the Norman, Okla., office foretold a twister that left 46 people dead and injured 800.