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America's best cities for winter travel

The latest Travel + Leisure survey shows that there’s more to a great vacation spot than sunny weather.

 

Mayors measure effect of belt-tightening on quality of life

Recession-battered cities are moving beyond cutting or delaying major projects to close budget gaps and are slashing quality-of-life functions, ...

 

Mayor puts US City on a diet

Panorama reporter Shelley Jofre travels to Oklahoma City, one of the fattest cities in America, to find out whether the Mayor's radical plan to tackle obesity is working.

 

Guangzhou Tops Forbes China List of Best Places for Business

Guangzhou, once know as Canton and long one of China’s international business hubs, has been named by Forbes China magazine as China’s best city for business.

 

Top 10 Cities For Online Dating Ranked By Match.com

Wondering where can you find the most singles looking for love online? Curious what U.S. cities have taken to e-dating--and which are hesitant?Dating site Match.com has used data on online activity between June and August to rank the top 10 cities for online dating in the U.S. (Fun fact: according to Match.com, Labor Day "is historically one of the most active days online.")

 

10 Fastest Growing & Shrinking U.S. Cities

Society is becoming more and more transient with people moving at a much faster pace and generally settling in the same areas of the country.

 

Muni-Debt Threat: Cities Weigh Chapter 9

The economic slump is forcing debt-laden cities and towns to consider using Chapter 9. The bankruptcy option is causing experts to worry about the safety of municipal debt.

 

Hunger, family homelessness on rise in U.S. cities

Hunger is spreading while the number of homeless families is increasing as a result of the recession and other factors, according to a report on Tuesday.

 

Camden, N.J. Tops List as Most Dangerous U.S. City

Camden, N.J. Tops List as Most Dangerous U.S. City

A national study ranks the New Jersey city of Camden as the nation's most dangerous city in 2008.

 

Miami hottest, Minneapolis most intelligent

Miami hottest, Minneapolis most intelligent

Travel + Leisure magazine ranked U.S. cities on their culture, population, shopping, restaurants, nightlife, airports and more.

 

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