Subway derailment scene described as worst in SEPTA history
Federal investigators focus on a loose electric motor found under a subway car after a derailment that tore the train apart killing three and injuring 162. Officials say the crash may involve a switch, with passengers recalling a loud impact. Rescue teams freed trapped victims for hours as the incident drew scrutiny of maintenance records and rail ties.
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Public Bids No Trump Against Media Aces WASHING
Public Bids No Trump Against Media Aces Washington voters express fatigue with Trump stories in a Times Mirror poll. 55 percent say too much coverage. Mandela and Soviet changes lead the index, while Trump remains far from the top in interest.
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Poindexter Seeks to Block North Testimony in Iran-Contra Trial
Poindexter lawyers move to bar Oliver North from testifying that Poindexter destroyed a politically damaging Iran project document. North, once Poindexter aide at the NSC, was set to be the government lead witness as Greene weighs admissibility before North takes the stand. Jury sworn. Poindexter faces charges of perjury obstruction and destroying records in the Iran-Contra case.
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Tuition Increases May Be Easing Across Colleges
New York colleges report modest tuition hikes the smallest in a decade as cost cutting and student pressure push back against inflation. Harvard MIT and others announce lower rises while some campuses still see double digit increases, sparking student protests and questions about the affordability trend.
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Hampton Incinerator Faces Cut in Infectious Waste Limit
A South Carolina House committee backed a bill to cap infectious medical waste burnable daily at 25 tons, down from 100, threatening the Hampton County joint venture Southland Incinerator. Rep. Doug McTeer defended viability, while critics said the cap could shutter the facility and cost jobs as out-of-state waste and regional dumping concerns are debated.
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Older First-Time Mothers Produce Healthy Babies
A New England Journal of Medicine study shows women who delay first pregnancies until their 30s or 40s have only a slightly increased risk of small babies and are not more likely to deliver prematurely or have stillbirths. The research, based on 3917 pregnancies, challenges prior beliefs about high risk in older first-time mothers.
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Committee Approves First Gene-Transfer Therapy
NIH panel approves a planned gene-transfer therapy for adenosine deaminase deficiency in children. If six other federal panels concur, treatment could begin within a year and possibly by late fall or winter, marking the first direct gene insertion to treat a human illness.
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Driving Dropouts: License Tied To Education Progress
A modified plan links driver licenses to school attendance and achievement, proposing 18 as the minimum age unless the student has a diploma or GED or is making satisfactory progress toward graduation. The state Board of Education would set performance and attendance criteria for districts and schools to certify eligibility. Waivers could be granted in hardship cases for work or family needs.
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