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Rome's Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past

9:41am July 22, 2018

by Christopher Livesay

Construction on a new subway line has uncovered marble busts, frescoes, mosaics, even ancient peach pits, dating back nearly 2,000 years. Archaeologists have also found an ancient military barracks.

Tests on Subway chicken sandwiches in Canada have concluded that Subway chicken was only half meat — with the other half soy.

DNA Tests Find Subway Chicken Only 50 Percent Meat, Canadian News Program Reports

2:07pm March 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The CBC's investigative consumer show Marketplace ordered the DNA analysis. The sandwich chain unilaterally denies the accusation, with a spokesman calling the claims "absolutely false."

Workers put the finishing touches on the new 86th Street subway station in New York on Dec. 22, 2016. The first phase of the 2nd Avenue subway line, which has three stops, opened on New Year's Day.

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New York's Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Finally Leaves The Station

5:13pm January 02, 2017

by Stephen Nessen

For nearly a century, a subway line along Second Avenue on the east side, had eluded New Yorkers, but on New Year's Day three new stations opened to the public.

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A Revolution That Didn't Happen: Personal Rapid Transit

4:30pm October 03, 2016

by Joe Palca

In 1975, the Personal Rapid Transit in Morgantown, W. Va., was expected to usher in a new age of public transit nationally. It didn't. Still, the aging system is getting a $100-million upgrade.

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Why I Love Riding On The Women-Only Car On Delhi's Metro

5:04pm April 04, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Some people say there shouldn't have to be such cars, that they put women on the periphery. I disagree.

Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle arrives at a federal courthouse in Indianapolis on Thursday to be sentenced on charges of trading child pornography and paying to have sex with minors.

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Jared Fogle Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Sex With Minors, Child Pornography

1:21pm November 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A plea deal was reached in August, with the former Subway pitchman admitting to crossing state lines to pay to have sex with minors and receiving child pornography from the head of his charity.

Diners wait in line at a Subway sandwich shop on September 15, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. Subway will serve antibiotic-free turkey and chicken by the end of 2016, but it may take nine years for its suppliers of beef and pork to go antibiotic-free as well.

Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club

5:32pm October 20, 2015

by Dan Charles

The chain says it will shift to buying only meat from animals that weren't fed antibiotics. It's set to serve antibiotic-free poultry by the end of next year, but beef and pork may take until 2025.

A resilient tunnel plug inflates during a test. The new technology was created to try to keep New York City subways from flooding.

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To Flood-Proof Subways, N.Y. Looks At Everything From Plugs To Sheets

10:43am October 08, 2015

by Joel Rose

New York City's transit authority wants to protect Lower Manhattan subway stations from storm flooding. It's racing to get technology tested and in place in time for the next big one.

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For 15 years, Jared Fogle has been the famous face of Subway. Here, Fogle (left) visits a Subway shop in Daytona Beach, Fla., with NASCAR driver Carl Edwards in 2012.

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Can Subway Freshen Up Its Image After Jared?

6:08pm July 10, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Jared Fogle's dramatic story of weight loss helped to propel the Subway sandwich chain into a dominant player in fast food. So what happens now that Subway has suspended ties to its brand ambassador?

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Subway Suspends Ties With Pitchman Jared Fogle

3:36pm July 08, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Authorities raided Fogle's home, but he has not been arrested or charged. Tuesday's raid puts a spotlight on Fogle's ties to the former head of a foundation he created to fight childhood obesity.