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  • USThe New York Times

    A 100-Ton Locomotive With No One in the Cab

    BUFFALO, N.Y. — One evening last June, as Esther Iradukunda set the table for dinner at her home in Buffalo, she heard a high-pitched cry through the kitchen window. She rushed outside and followed the screams to the train tracks that ran about 100 feet away from her house. She found her young brother Aron lying on the tracks, run over when he chased a ball between the cars of a train that had suddenly begun to move. Now it was stopped again, but one of the boy’s legs was lodged underneath, the

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  • WorldReuters

    Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report

    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday. La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of "frociaggine", a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as "faggotness". La Repubblica attributed its stor

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  • BusinessAssociated Press

    Japan's Toyota announces 'an engine born' with biofuel despite global push for battery electric cars

    During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol, or get paired with zero-emissions electric motors in hybrids. This comes as many competitors in the auto industry are pushing for fully electric vehicles. China is revving its push for Battery Electric Vehicles, and its own BYD is threatening to outshine Tesla in that push.

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  • SportsUSA TODAY Sports

    Ranking college baseball teams in order of their odds to win College World Series in 2024

    The 2024 College World Series begins on Friday. Here's how all 64 teams rank by betting odds after Monday's selection show.

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  • OpinionCNN

    Opinion: The uproar over Emma Corrin’s armpits is about more than just a little hair

    The uproar over Emma Corrin’s armpits is about more than just a little hair, writes Patricia Grisafi about the reaction to the star actor’s appearance on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar.

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  • WorldThe Independent

    Passenger dies after jumping off world’s largest cruise ship as it sets sail from Florida

    The passenger was pronounced deceased sometime after he was found and bought back to the giant vessel

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  • BusinessMoneywise

    The Biden admin just finalized a controversial new retirement rule — here are 5 things you need to know now

    Important information for anyone seeking retirement planning advice.

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