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Beware Billionaires Bearing Advice
Neither Elon Musk nor JD Vance have Germany's best interests at heart
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Introducing Friday Walks and Sunday Strolls
Getting outdoors and showing you a little more of Berlin at the same time
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'Friedrichshain bleibt antifaschistisch'
Members of the right-wing extremist group Aktionsbündnis Berlin showed up to march from Ostkreuz Station to Lichtenberg--it didn't go as planned.
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A Rather Orderly Collapse
What to know about the upcoming German 'snap' election
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How Flood-Proof is Berlin?
The city is famously built on swampy land at the confluence of multiple rivers. But its geography is actually key to its protection
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Surviving the Winter in Berlin
It's a party at first, but there are dark days ahead.
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Talking Trash
In which I become 'that' neighbor
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What's Going On?
With the far-right AfD party gaining seats in state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, a look at German politics for newcomers
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My Short 'Long Night of Museums'
The spirit was willing, but the feet were weak
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Where is Home?
Exploring what it means to be an overseas American
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Here, There and Everywhere
Living car-free in Berlin
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May Days
The month of May is full of holidays all across the country - as usual Berlin does its own thing.
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