The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Aug. 2026
No natural rock was visible here; the passageway had been plastered over with mottled concrete and lined with air pipes.
There, sprinklers sprayed water across the track ensuring that our route, a coned course with tight, tricky curves and acceleration alleys, would challenge me at every turn.
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Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2026
Other perks of downtown living include morning strolls by the river, biking on the weekends, and impromptu basketball games in the alley next to their building.
Renaming the alleyway that runs behind the main stand as The Yellow Brick Road, in a further homage to their former chairman, is another touch that sets Watford’s home apart.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2026
Bocca Osteria Romana, tucked away off South Main Street in an alleyway, focuses on authentic Italian food.
Social media video captured an unconventional pursuit in Los Angeles over the weekend, when a runaway pig led a wild chase through the streets of West Hollywood before it was finally captured.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Aug. 2026
Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.
The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.
More to Explore From Grand Marais, adventurous travelers can detour inland along the 57-mile Gunflint Trail, a scenic byway leading toward the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
7 Aug. 2026
As the gateway to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Trenton serves as the unofficial starting point for the byway.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2026
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