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Burj Khalifa observation deck shut down unexpectedly

Just one month after it opened to the public, the observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, was abruptly closed for "maintenance" for an indefinite period today.

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Burj Khalifa observation deck shut down unexpectedly

Just one month after it opened to the public, the observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, was abruptly closed for "maintenance" for an indefinite period today.

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Mechanic Find Man In New York Tokyo Flight's Landing Gear

Authorities from the Tokyo's Narita International Airport say a body was found int he landing gear compartment of the Delta Air Line Flight 59 after it landed Sunday night arriving from New York City. The man possibly may have died from Hypothermia.

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Mid-Atlantic snowstorm snarls transportation

The snowstorm that has dumped up to two feet of snow or more on the Mid-Atlantic region has also played hob with the region's transportation networks.

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Euronews Declines In Quality Showing Partiality To Azerbaijan

Refugees and internally displaced people deserve media coverage wherever they are. Newsmakers, like Euronews, have the calling to bring the refugee problems to the forefront of political and decision-making minds. When this is done it's commendable, but when it's done showing partiality to one side such as Azerbaijan and totally ignoring the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh due to the same conflict started by Azerbaijan, it's deplorable.

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Chicago Transit Authority implements service cuts

Starting Sunday, Chicagoans will have to wait a little longer for a bus or train and will find it harder to get around late at night thanks to major service cuts and layoffs being implemented by the Chicago Transit Authority.

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NYC transit riders brace for more service cuts, bigger fare hikes

Barely a month after approving a fare hike and major service cuts to close a budget gap, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that its budget is now an additional $400 million out of whack.

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Super Bowl commercial: Green Police

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Audi is sponsoring a series of Super Bowl 2010 ads featuring "The Green Police".

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Turkish Parliament Fistfights Over Headscarf Issue

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The issue of Burka apparently can create huge public debates not only in France, but also in Turkey itself as in Turkish Parliament today there was a huge fistfight among the parliamentarians of the ruling party and the nationalist movement over the issue of Prime Minister Erdogan's wife's headscarf and prophet comment. Here is what happens.

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One year after deadly crash, safety gaps remain

One year after the deadly crash of a Continental Connection commuter plane revealed serious gaps in safety practices between the major scheduled airlines and their regional air carrier partners, many of those gaps remain, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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NTSB says pilot error caused deadly New York plane crash

National Transportation Safety Board officials yesterday released the findings of their year-long investigation into the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50. The chief and most troubling finding: The pilots could have prevented it.

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Former British Cabinet Member: Blair Lied About Iraq

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A former British Cabinet Member Clare Short, who later resigned, today told the UK's Iraq Inquiry that Tony Blair lied about Iraq, reports Daily Mail. 'I am not saying he was insincere.

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NJ governor rules out toll, gas tax hikes

Rejecting the advice of his transportation transition team, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Monday that he would not increase the state's gasoline tax or tolls on state freeways in order to shore up the state's budget and transportation trust fund.

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