The Tube began service on 10 January 1863, covering a three-and-a-half mile journey between Paddington and Farringdon on the Metropolitan Line.

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Neiman Marcus, for example, has only 43 full-line stores nationwide, focused in wealthy metropolitan areas.

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Stand in a line of people in just about any major metropolitan area in the world and you'll see the same thing: slouched shoulders and down-turned faces staring glumly at smartphone screens.

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority offered free service on the Red and Purple line subways, the Orange Line busway and 25 other bus lines over the weekend, but savvy LA residents seemed to choose to stay close to home rather than risk getting caught up in the traffic, which never materialized.

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But the Bronx's decision to throw its support behind Mr. Lhota, a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, signals Mr. Carrion's chances of getting a major-party ballot line are dimming.

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Metropolitan Railway Carriage Number 353 was built in 1892 and ran on what is now known as the Circle Line.

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