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‘A blend of ancient and modern’: inside Thessaloniki’s new €3bn metro system | Greece

IIt caused untold chaos, decades of confusion, and sparked controversy and despair among historians and archaeologists. But at noon on Saturday, the long-awaited opening of the metro will open Thessaloniki's antique-rich underground world to a world of driverless trains and high-tech automation. The excitement on the streets of the northern Greek port city is almost […]

Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region

Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]

Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region

Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]

Tropical storm Debby passes through metro area, strong winds follow

While the remnants of Debby have finished dumping rain on the Big Apple, forecasters are warning that high winds will still continue across the five boroughs through Saturday. The tropical storm, which triggered tornado and flood warnings in New York City, had nearly passed the capital region by 7:30 p.m., with radar showing its center […]

Why five Red Line Metro stations are closed and when they will reopen

A large chunk of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Red Line from Glenmont to Silver Spring will be closed for the summer as the agency looks to improve several aspects of the platforms and stations during Purple Line construction. Four stations will be closed from June 1 to Aug. 31, and Takoma, along with […]

NYC-area flights grounded as severe weather, thunderstorms pummel metro region

Flights in the New York City area were suspended Thursday morning due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. Flights at LaGuardia Airport, Newark International Airport, Westchester County Airport and Teterboro Airport are affected by severe weather and thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the FAA, delays for flights departing from Newark and LaGuardia […]