Saboteurs paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics
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Saboteurs paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

ByNews Polite

France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics. French officials described the attacks as “criminal actions” and said they…

Boston subway commuter narrowly misses falling 25-pound tile
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Boston subway commuter narrowly misses falling 25-pound tile

ByNews Polite

A Boston commuter narrowly avoided a serious injury Wednesday when a 25-pound aluminum tile plummeted from the subway ceiling, shocking video shows. The woman can be seen walking toward the staircase of the Harvard station’s southbound platform around 4 p.m. after hopping off the city’s red line. The 10-foot tile…