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- Soldiers, citizens in wheelchairs and lines of others on foot wound through the hushed Capitol Rotunda to view George H.W. Bush's casket
- Straphangers have their chance to get a limited edition MetroCard based on one of HBO’s most popular shows
- A monster rat apparently chased an MTA worker out of her station booth in Brooklyn, harrowing video shows
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018
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1. Crowds Honor Bush for Long Service, From War to White House
Soldiers, citizens in wheelchairs and long lines of others on foot wound through the hushed Capitol Rotunda to view George H.W. Bush's casket and remember the former president.
His legacy included World War military service and a landmark law affirming the rights of the disabled. Bob Dole, a compatriot in war, peace and political struggle, steadied himself out of his wheelchair and saluted his old friend and one-time rival.
As at notable moments in his life, Bush brought together Republicans and Democrats in his death, and not only the VIPs.
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2. 'Game of Thrones' Fans Go Nuts for Special MetroCards
Straphangers have their chance to get a limited edition MetroCard based on one of HBO’s most popular shows.
"Game of Thrones" MetroCards are available at Grand Central. The cards will depict some of the series most iconic moments from the past seven seasons.
"Game of Thrones" returns to HBO in April 2019.
Read more here.
3. Monster Rat Appears to Chase MTA Worker Out of Subway Booth
A monster rat apparently chased an MTA worker out of her station booth in Brooklyn over the weekend, leaping on top of papers and scurrying over a keyboard as the person wielding the camera shakes in fright, video shows.
In footage the group Progressive Action posted to its Twitter account late Sunday, the rodent is seen racing around on a small desk, where papers appear to have been hurriedly abandoned, in the station booth at the Grand Street Manhattan-bound L train stop the day before.
As the camera quivers, the rat is seen leaping from surface to surface, scampering up behind a computer, then emerging and running across another tabletop.
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