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EGYPT Holiday Express to the Inferno A train crammed full of passengers returning home for the Eid al Adha holiday caught fire en route from Cairo to Luxor. The driver kept going for 7 km, the wind fanning flames. Bars on some windows prevented escape, but many people jumped and some survived with injuries. Relatives went to identify the remains of the more than 360 dead in Cairo's central morgue, but many were burned beyond recognition. The Minister of Transport and the head of the state railway system resigned...
Perhaps most shocking was the play of Sigafoos, who was able to avoid foul trouble en route to his 10-point performance...
...first act, a peasant couple entertain local nobility. The wife, portrayed by Sarah Lamb, must perform a series of difficult, technical maneuvers: She hops across the stage en pointe while performing a ronde de jambe. Such flawless, joyful execution is simply awe-inspiring...
Harvard dominated Yale en route to its ninth Ivy championship in 11 years. The Bulldogs also fell 9-0 to the Crimson on Saturday in the semifinals in placing third in their own quest for the Howe Cup last weekend...
Elias hit a near perfect shot to jump out to a 4-2 advantage in the first game, but Leong immediately came back, winning the next five points—the last three on gorgeous shots—en route to taking the game...