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Review: NYC's Penn Station bursts into dance party after Robyn concert By Markos Papadatos On March 8, global music star Robyn headlined Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dedicated fans celebrated her music at Penn Station following the show, which resulted in an impromptu party.

A marijuana tax could help fix New York's crumbling subway system By Business Insider New York City's subway system has been in a "state of emergency" for more than a year now, as Gov. Cuomo once described.

Mexico subway is dog's world, but lost pups find a home By AFP Mexico - They found Jamai wandering on the tracks of the Mexico City subway, his ear nearly torn off and a terrified look in his eyes.The shaggy brown mutt could have been run over or electrocuted.

Tunnel visions: China bets big on subways as cities expand By AFP Shanghai - Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new subway tunnel, adding metre-by-metre to the world's longest metro system.

Subway plans to sue CBC over claim its chicken is 50 percent soy By Arthur Weinreb The sandwich franchise has announced its intention to sue the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation alleging the network aired a program falsely claiming the company’s chicken contains around 50 percent soy. The CBC refuses to retract its claim or apologize

Jared Fogle's ex-wife sues Subway for emotional distress By Arthur Weinreb The ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle launched a lawsuit against the sandwich company. Katie McLaughlin claims Subway learned years ago her husband was a pedophile but failed to report him to police or do anything about it.

Man crushed to death behind Seoul subway screen door By AFP Seoul - A passenger was crushed to death Wednesday after getting stuck between a subway train and a platform screen door in South Korea.

The Internet's take on the Toronto transit debate By Jack Derricourt The Toronto city council met for a key debate on transit projects yesterday. While many issues were on the table — including Smart Track and the Downtown Relief Line (DRL) — the main focus was the question of the Scarborough subway station.

Fire, power outage shut down part of Toronto's transit service By John Sevigny Toronto - A power outage sparked by a fire early Tuesday wreaked havoc on Toronto's transit lines, turning the morning commute into a slow crawl.

Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle sentenced in child-sex case By Megan Hamilton Indianapolis - Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison Thursday for allegedly trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes. He was also sentenced to lifetime supervision.

Why the London Underground is too efficient for its own good By Tim Sandle London - London Underground's network of tube trains is in danger of becoming too fast and efficient. A report urges the network to follow the example of the New York subway.

How far would you go for a Big Mac? How about Siberia? By Karen Graham Moscow - McDonald's, the biggest burger chain in the world, is expanding its customer reach to the ends of the globe, or at least to Siberia. The fast-food giant is extending its corporate dominance despite the strained relationship between the U.S. and Russia.

Woman secretly taped Jared Fogle for FBI probe By Caroline Leopold Florida ex-reporter Rochelle Herman claims that she helped the FBI investigate Jared Fogle by secretly taping private conversations she had with the Subway pitchman.

Ex-Subway pitchman Fogle to plead guilty to pornography charges By Nathan Salant Indianapolis - Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle faces as long as 12 years in prison after offering to plead guilty to child pornography and other sex charges.

Plague carrying Oriental fleas found in New York By Tim Sandle New York City - Scientists have found Oriental rat fleas, the insects that can carry plague bacteria, on New York City-dwelling rodents.

Drug resistant bacteria lurking in New York subways By Tim Sandle A new study has shown that New York City's subway system is crowded with microbes that are resistant to two widely used antibiotics.

New York subway infested by deadly bacteria and mystery DNA By Stephen Morgan New York - Researchers have found that the New York City subway system infested with dangerous microorganisms and bacteria, some potentially deadly to human beings.

Watch little girl start a dance party on NYC subway platform By JohnThomas Didymus New York City - A little girl whose happiness couldn't be smothered by the detached gloom of commuters in cold weather was able to warm bundled up adult bodies and liven spirits at Bedford Avenue L Subway Station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn recently.

Subway singer arrested for singing during legal performance By Megan Hamilton New York - Most of us don't expect to be arrested while doing something that's perfectly legal, but that's what happened to a musician playing his guitar on a subway platform in New York.

New York City's subway system is facing a bedbug problem By Business Insider New York City - A terrifying report from the New York Daily News claims that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's subway bedbug issue is more widespread than officials are willing to admit.

Man steals toilet from Subway in West Seattle By Owen Weldon Seattle - Police in West Seattle are looking for a man who removed a toilet at a Subway restaurant on Sunday night. He also trashed the bathroom.

New York subway derailment caused by new track that snapped By Nathan Salant New York - A piece of subway track that snapped and caused a derailment that injured 19 people under New York City on Friday was new and had been installed just weeks before the accident, officials said Saturday.

Subway trains collide in Seoul, 200 injured By AFP Seoul - Two subway trains collided in Seoul on Friday, lightly injuring 200 people and further undermining public confidence just weeks after South Korea's ferry disaster claimed the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren.

Op-Ed: The future of advertising lies within video games By Adam Dawson Although there are no commercial breaks in video games, there is no shortage of advertising and product placement within the gaming world.

Subway removing 'shoe rubber' chemical from bread By Brett Wilkins Fast-food sandwich giant Subway, one of the world's biggest bakers, will remove an internationally banned chemical used to make shoe rubber from its bread following the launch of a food blogger's petition.

Watch: Jam Master Jay's son TJ Mizell DJs on a subway By Layne Weiss New York - Run DMC's Jam Master Jay will always be remembered as one of the most influential DJs in the history of hip-hop, and judging from a recent ride on a New York City subway, it looks like Jay passed his skills onto his son.

Video: Wednesday is 'No Pants Day' on Madrid metro By Anne Sewell Madrid - Commonly called the "No Pants Subway Ride", the idea apparently started in New York in 2002, and has caught on and become an annual event in Madrid, Spain.

Monday morning commuters trapped in Madrid metro By Anne Sewell Madrid - While the fact that it was Monday morning was quite bad enough, at 9:40 a.m. Madrid time, one of the subway trains on Madrid metro line 5 ground to a halt for over an hour-and-a-half, trapping the commuters inside, sometimes in the pitch dark.

Mystery solved over dead shark found in NYC subway car By Jacki Viles New York - The dead shark that was found riding the N train in NYC Wednesday morning started his journey on the beaches of Coney Island.

What is inhaled on the New York subway? By Tim Sandle New York - The answer is nothing too bad. Scientists have found that the microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is close to the air on the city streets.

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