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New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares.

FILE - A subway rider swipes his MetroCard in a turnstile as he enters the 34th St. subway station, July 23, 2007, in New York.

NEW YORK -- When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems.

Transit officials say more than 90% of subway and bus trips are now paid using the tap-and-go system, introduced in 2019. »

'We're Stuck in This Loop of 5 American Cities. Let's Just Get Used to It' — Former Rockstar Dev Reveals GTA: Tokyo 'Almost Actually Happened' but Fell by the Wayside

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But according to one former developer, that’s never going to happen — and fans just need to accept it.

“I think it’s unlikely it’s going to be in Bogota next time, especially since there’s just more and more money involved as the project gets bigger.

GTA 6 is of course set to return to Vice City, the GTA series’ fictionalized take on Miami, Florida. »

Records in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s divorce case are unsealed – Houston Public Media

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The records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce case have been unsealed.

Judge Robert Brotherton, who is presiding over the case, signed an order Friday morning allowing the records to be made public.

The Texas Newsroom previously published copies of several records — including Paxton's general denial of his wife's divorce petition — before they were sealed. »

Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like ‘baubles’ gets 8-year prison term

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A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts “as if they were baubles.”.

After Harvard finishes using a donated body for research or teaching, the body typically is returned to family or cremated. »