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Swan on tracks halts shinkansen services in northeastern Japan

SENDAI - Bullet train services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a swan was spotted on the tracks, the railway operator said. At ...

Taliban claim control of gate to provincial capital in N. Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed to have taken control of a gate to Aybak, the northern provincial capital of Samangan, in a tweet posted ...

Banff National Park offers winter wonders beyond skiing

While Banff National Park is well known for its skiing, it offers plenty of other ways to embrace a winter in the mountains, ...
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ISU is Expanding by Partnering with Two University's Worldwide

A local university is expanding globally through two new partnerships. Idaho State University signed two new 5-year ...

Harnessing the power of AI to help revolutionize Olympic-level figure skating

American figure skater Andrew Torgashev was at an invitation-only camp organized by U.S. Figure Skating not long ago, a ...

High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use make its future bumpy

(THE CONVERSATION) High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan’s bullet train began operating in 1964. China will have 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of high-speed track by the end ...
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You must see this: Thor’s Hammer crushes 20,000 LEGO bricks from 45 meters

Nearly 20,000 LEGO bricks stack into a tower, but none of it matters when Thor’s Hammer drops from 45 meters. The impact sends bricks flying further than anyone expected, shredding the entire build in ...