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A Rainstorm in Penn Station

The water pouring from the station’s ceiling on Wednesday was a reminder of the sorry state of America’s mass-transit infrastructure.

Rare Storms and Floods Bring Iraq to a Standstill

After a night of intense rainstorms, a joke being shared on social media Thursday assures Iraqis that they don’t need to go far to catch a migrant boat to Europe.

New Concern Over Quakes in Oklahoma Near a Hub of U.S. Oil

An earthquake in central Oklahoma last weekend has raised fresh concern about the security of a vast crude-oil-storage complex that sits at the crossroads of the nation’s oil-pipeline network.

Relief for Local Rail Woes Is Taking Shape in Concrete by the Hudson

There has been lots of talk lately about the Gateway project, which would double the rail capacity into and out of Penn Station. A visit to Manhattan’s Far West Side shows Gateway is more than talk.

Online Attacks on Infrastructure Are Increasing at a Worrying Pace

The breaches are growing in sophistication, though only a sufficiently deterred few have the capacity to make a truly devastating strike — for now.

Astoria Residents Cheer Plans for a Dog Run but Frown at the Estimated Cost: $1 Million

City officials said the dog run would be built underneath the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in Queens, and that its price was in line with the budgets of similar construction projects.

Early Planning for New Hudson Rail Tunnel Is Underway, U.S. Transportation Secretary Says

Secretary Anthony Foxx said New Jersey Transit would lead the project’s environmental study and Amtrak would oversee engineering work.

China’s Supercity Policy Keeps Ex-Provincial Capital Waiting for Revival

Though infrastructure is in place, much of it remains empty as Baoding struggles to become a satellite city in Beijing’s megalopolis.

Tensions Build as M.T.A. Chief Keeps Pressing New York City for More Money

Thomas F. Prendergast, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has repeatedly called on the city to increase its contribution toward capital projects by more than $2 billion.

No. 7 Subway Station to Open on Far West Side After Series of Delays

The station, at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, is scheduled to open on Sunday to the public — New York City’s first new subway station in a quarter century.

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