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Month: September 2021

Train AVE of the Spanish rail operator RENFE on the tracks of Atocha Station on January 23

Spain’s high-speed railway revolution

Ben Jones, CNN When travelers think of European high-speed rail travel, France’s iconic Trains a Grande Vitesse (TGV) or Germany’s elegant white ICE trains tend to come to mind. Those who’ve visited Italy will no doubt have encountered Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) or the stunning scarlet trains of its strong competitor Italo. But Europe’s longest

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First day of school at Bayview Avenue School of Arts and Sciences in Freeport

Schools opening after Labor Day could see fresh burst of coronavirus cases — if mitigation measures aren’t followed

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep the virus in check, doctors and education experts are warning. August saw an explosion of Covid-19 cases when some schools resumed in-person classes without mask measures in place and tens of thousands

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First lady Jill Biden goes back to teaching this fall. Biden here speaks during a live radio address to the Navajo Nation in Window Rock

Jill Biden goes back to school

By Kate Bennett, CNN Of all the educators returning to classrooms in person this fall, only one will be ferried there by a motorcade of Secret Service vehicles that depart from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. First lady Jill Biden on Tuesday starts her 13-week teaching session at the Alexandria, Virginia, campus of Northern Virginia Community College

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