The residents of Hannover are abuzz and enjoying the international limelight in a sleepy industrial city best known in Germany as a train connection hub and convention destination.

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"Darren is able to translate what's going on here to people who have no other connection to Harlem than riding the train to the suburbs and looking out the window, " says ADC President Karen Phillips.

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Sitting with a laptop, a phone and a decent internet connection in a comfy seat on a train is, these days, almost as productive as being in a nice office in a comfy chair with a computer, phone and decent internet connection.

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Mr Brown says the online courses provided by Coursera, available anywhere with an internet connection, could provide the scale of reach needed to train large numbers of teachers in many different countries.

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Waggin' Train spokesman Keith Schopp said the company doesn't believe there is any connection between its jerky treats and dog illnesses.

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Police in New York have arrested a woman in connection with the death of a man pushed in front of a subway train.

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