Word: subways
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...walking through the Moscow subway system when a woman grabbed my arm and said in Russian, “Hide your wallet. The Gypsies are crying.” It was only later that I realized what her cryptic warning meant. In Russia, I was repeatedly warned to avoid Gypsies at all costs because of the risk of becoming a victim of Gypsy hypnosis. This practice, in which Gypsies attempt to hypnotize subway riders and others in Russia so that they give away all their money, is a growing problem in Russia; the tough economic climate and social ostracism...
While more police officers patrol Tokyo's subway and train stations in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Japan this week, people in other parts of the country have already sent the American President a message. On Sunday, thousands of Japanese - with estimates ranging from 6,000 to 21,000 - gathered in the Okinawan city of Nago to demand that U.S. military personnel, who have been continuously stationed on the island since 1945, find a new place...
...type of girl.” In the store’s basement, the stereotype of the Dungeons & Dragons player comes to life. The age of the average player looks to be over thirty, and he is probably someone you would not want to sit next to on the subway...
...BoJo's most passionate advocates, who complain that he has yet to deliver on campaign pledges to get London's clogged streets moving again. After some high-profile actions early in his term - including the ouster of Metropolitan police chief Sir Ian Blair, the banning of alcohol on the subway, and his backing for a proposed new airport to the east of London - Johnson seemed to lose steam. Few voters could tell you what he's actually done for his city apart from increasing its general gaiety...
...crowd of spectators about a half-mile from the finish line and simply sprinted to the end. An investigation revealed she had pulled a similar stunt in New York's race six months earlier. Unlike in Boston, she started and finished that race - but rode the subway for several miles in the middle...