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Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation? | Andy Beckett

From running red lights to dumping bikes, some Lime users get a bad rap. But many who grumble about them don’t appreciate their own privilege The night belongs to Lime bikes in the capital this summer. Buses and tube carriages are boiling, cars crawl between low traffic neighbourhoods and Thames Water roadworks, and pedestrians plod through the sticky heat. But Lime riders exist in a different,…

Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation? | Andy Beckett

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Researchers probe pesticide link to rising Parkinson’s disease cases

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Researchers are investigating whether exposure to pesticides and other environmental chemicals could be contributing to Parkinson’s disease, as the number of people living with…

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