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Need a date? These are the best cities in the US if you're single and looking

(NEWSER) - True love is hard to find, but your odds are substantially higher if you live in one of Forbes' top 40 cities for singles.

1. San Francisco-Oakland
2. New York
3. Los Angeles

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

(NEWSER) - Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles commuters hate their drives the most, New Yorkers actually have the longest commute times, at an average of 38.4 minutes each way. More»

... Miami, ahead of Chicago, Atlanta, and Philadelphia

(NEWSER) - What US city would dare compete with Los Angeles as the nation's vainest? Turns out LA isn't even in the top 5, Time reports. A new survey finds that when it comes to factors like tummy tucks, liposuction, laser hair removal, and what people see in the mirror, Miami takes the cake. “Vain? That would definitely be it, especially here in South Beach,” a resident tells NBC Miami . Following Miami is Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Phoenix. More»

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

(NEWSER) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who briefly changed his surname to “Steelerstahl” during last season’s Super Bowl run. The rest of the top 10: More»

City's drivers are angriest in the US

(NEWSER) - New York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms," honk their horns, and "make some sort of obscene gesture," said a rep for the company that ordered the survey. More»