http://www.mail.com/subjects/896352-suburbs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/896352-suburbs.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106158-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week. Few dispute that the violence was probably touched off by the fatal pol... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106158-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html 2013-05-23T19:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a sign of America's continuing preference for urban living aft... Thu, 23 May 2013 04:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html 2013-05-23T04:22:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html 2013-05-21T06:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — In the emotional politics of gun control, the suburbs seem to be emerging as a new sphere of influence. The Senate's defeat last week of firearms restrictions underscored the nation's shifting demographics and a pronounced divide on the gun issue between Americans in rural areas and residents of suburban enclaves, like Quakertown, o... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html 2013-04-22T21:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-area transportation agency on Wednesday alleged that some of the nation's largest and best known companies including AT&T, Sears Holdings Corp., Verizon and Target are running "sham" offices as part of a scheme with two small northern Illinois communities to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes in Chicago and Cook County. The... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:29:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html 2013-04-17T23:29:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2001924-hikers-woes-danger-urban-wilderness.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — In Southern California, where urban sprawl meets pristine wilderness, one can stand on a backwoods mountain trail and be so close to the city as to still hear the rumble of traffic and make out a downtown skyline. Which is something, wilderness experts say, that can lead to a false sense of security. Earlier this week, two teens hiking ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:37:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2001924-hikers-woes-danger-urban-wilderness.html 2013-04-06T00:37:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992656-syrian-forces-pound-rebel-held-areas-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes and artillery pounded opposition strongholds in Damascus and its suburbs Tuesday, as rebels in the northern city of Aleppo launched an operation to try to free hundreds of political detainees from the city's central prison, activists said. The fighting has escalated across Syria in recent weeks, particularly in Aleppo and Da... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:59:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992656-syrian-forces-pound-rebel-held-areas-damascus.html 2013-04-02T19:59:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874498-french-try-to-root-would-be-jihadists.html PARIS (AP) — France, waging war against Islamist extremists in Mali, is on the hunt for would-be fighters at home, fearful that they will join militants in the conflict in its former African colony or take radical action on French soil. With Iraq and Afghanistan no longer magnets for foreign fighters, officials say they worry that some angry youth among t... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874498-french-try-to-root-would-be-jihadists.html 2013-02-07T18:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html DETROIT (AP) — The federal government committed $25 million Friday to build a streetcar line through the heart of Detroit, putting in place the last piece of a plan bringing light rail to one of the few urban centers still without it. The rest of the $140 million tab for the 3.3-mile streetcar line along Woodward Avenue will be funded by a public-private ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html 2013-01-18T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1749048-syrian-capital-maze-checkpoints-blast-walls.html Instead of a quick half-hour trip home from her class at Damascus University, Lama Issa says she now must maneuver through security checkpoints, army tanks and blast walls — a two-hour journey that is often terrifying. That's the new price of an uneasy security these days in the Syrian capital, the seat of power for President Bashar Assad. Rebels have set... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1749048-syrian-capital-maze-checkpoints-blast-walls.html 2012-12-06T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733552-lebanese-fighters-reported-killed-inside-syria.html MASNAA, Lebanon (AP) — Syrian security forces killed as many as 20 Lebanese gunmen who were fighting alongside rebels in Syria on Friday, raising tensions amid mounting fears that the Syrian civil war is enflaming the region. The Lebanese security officials said the gunmen were killed as they tried to enter the Syrian town of Tal Kalakh, near the Lebanese... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733552-lebanese-fighters-reported-killed-inside-syria.html 2012-11-30T17:35:00Z