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A train probably belonging to Kim Jong Un has been parked at the Leadership Railway Station servicing his Wonsan compound since at least April 21, according to commercial satellite imagery. The train’s presence does not prove the whereabouts of the North Korean leader or indicate anything about his health, but it does lend weight to reports that Kim is staying at an elite area on the country’s eastern coast. The approximately 250-meter long train, although partially covered by the station’s roof, can be seen at a railway station reserved for use by the Kim family. It was not present on...

After over seeing a successful and critically acclaimed Olympic Opening Ceremony, Danny Boyle is returning to the big screen. The British director is hoping to release a sequel to Trainspotting called Porno at some point in 2016. The Slumdog Millionaire director has revealed that the long-rumoured follow up to his hit 1996 black comedy about a group of heroin addicts may finally hit screens in 2016. The planned sequel comes 20 years after the original film, which starred Ewan McGregor and Johnny Lee Miller, was released. Speaking to Indiewire.com, Boyle said: 'This has been a long time coming. The ideal...

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OLD FORT (AP) — Daniel DeLaVergne, a whitewater kayaker who paddled one of North America's most dangerous rivers in less than 10 hours, died Wednesday after being hit by a train. He was 29. Friends said they believed DeLaVergne was camping in the High Ridge Tunnel near Ridgecrest when the accident occurred Tuesday. He was struck by a 1,150-ton train heading west toward Asheville, Norfolk Southern spokesman Robin Chapman said. DeLaVergne was airlifted to Mission Hospitals, where he was pronounced dead. National Geographic Adventure magazine named DeLaVergne a 2005 adventurer of the year for paddling the 50-mile run of the...