Why it can cost millions to win America's biggest horse race

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The Kentucky Derby is the biggest horse race in America, and preparing for it takes millions of dollars and thousands of people. We went to Churchill Downs days before the big race to see what it takes to train the winning horse and prepare the century-old track for 400,000 fans.

I'm a high school senior who commutes an hour by train to school every day. It's helped prepare me for the real world.

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The author, left, takes the train to high school every day.

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Zelenskyy's aides kept an emergency escape train on standby for him at the start of the war. He never took it.

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President Of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during meeting with Ukrainian railway workers on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with Ukrainian railway workers on November 4, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Hackers Hit With Legal Threats After They Fixed a 'Bricked' Polish Train

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Three hackers in Poland were hired to fix the software of a broken train, and they were successful, but now the train company, Newag, is threatening to sue them, according to Polish outlet Rynek Kolejowy.

700 passengers were left stranded and without toilets for 8 hours after a Eurostar train broke down

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A Eurostar train parked at Paris' Gare du Nord station on August 3, 2023.
A Eurostar train departing London and bound for Amsterdam broke down and left passengers stranded.

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Biden is pouring $16 billion into making Amtrak trains faster, easier to get to, and more accessible

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U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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‘Super commuting’ is on the rise — and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities

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A businessman in a tan suit with a green rolling suit case stands in front of the silhouette of tall buildings with yellow illuminated windows. There is a red car on his left and a subway train on his right. A white and orange plane soars over his head.
Thank to the flexibility of hybrid work, some Americans are commuting 7.5 hours to work — one way.

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I had 2 limbs amputated after an accident. A year later I've returned to the office 2 days per week and use AI to help me type.

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Sarah de Lagarde had an arm and a leg amputated after two London Underground trains hit her in September 2022.
Sarah de Lagarde had an arm and a leg amputated after two London Underground trains hit her in September 2022.

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Inside Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train loaded with weapons and 'lady conductors'

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un travels abroad in a bulletproof train that's been used for generations. Archival footage and an expert reveal the root of the family's paranoia and what goes on inside the "Moving Fortress."

A worker was killed after being hit by a remote-controlled train in Ohio. Now, unions are calling for change.

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A railway worker was killed by a remote-controlled train Sunday, the third time an incident like this occurred, unions said.

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