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  • The World Trade Bridge is a testament to the post-NAFTA boom. The number of trucks crossing through Laredo has tripled since NAFTA. But traffic has already outgrown capacity.
  • The vice president concluded Wednesday that his window "has closed" on running for president. He's had a long and colorful career. Here are some serious (and not so serious) things to know about him.
  • Vice President Joe Biden is still thinking about running for president. He's had a long and colorful career. Here are some serious (and not so serious) things to know about him.
  • Tana French's latest novel follows Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, a police detective with a rage for order, as he investigates a young family's murder in a suburban Dublin development gone bust. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Broken Harbor is as much social criticism as it is whodunit.
  • As the temperature begins to rise in San Diego, so does the wildfire danger. After several years of drought, San Diego is soaking with relief, but fire officials are warning residents to prepare now because, once summer arrives, there will be more fuel to burn.
  • The use of genetically engineered crops leads to reduced fertilizer use and helps farmers conserve soil, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council has found. The committee says society as a whole could benefit if future crops were engineered to use less fertilizer and to be more resilient to climate change.
  • Ferry service into Manhattan started Monday for the Rockaway section of Queens, one of the hardest hit New York City neighborhoods after Superstorm Sandy. Many residents are still feeling cut off, struggling without power or adequate public transportation options. And now worries about mold are creeping in.
  • The nation's second-largest doctors' group is asking Gov. Brown to veto California's right-to-die measure.
  • Animals are smarter than you think and our place in the world is not as secure as you might imagine. In fact, authors Karen Joy Fowler and Jeff VanderMeer say we're living on an alien planet.
  • The Thanksgiving drill is pretty familiar: turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie. But what would Native Americans have brought as sides? Turns out your backyard might have something tasty to contribute to this year's feast.
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