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  An 18-year-old tourist died Wednesday after falling from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park, police said. Police confirmed the death to New York City ABC station WABC , which reported the man was visiting the city with his family. The Central Park Conservancy identified the victim as Romanch Mahajan. The Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing the carriage horse drivers, said in a statement the carriage driver was "at least at arm’s length from his horse to take a photo of his passengers in the carriage," when the horse took off "for unknown reasons." The carriage clipped the wheel of another carriage and toppled, according to TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp. Mahajan was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after he fell from the horse around 2:47 p.m., police said. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to police The horse had only been in the park six weeks, Kemp said. An inv...

  President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal. Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations concluded. On Sunday, Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had reached a "great deal." The memorandum of understanding was read to reporters on Wednesday, and the U.S. and Iranian presidents signed it that day, a White House official said. Trump signs MOU with Iran while dining at Versailles: White House President Donald Trump on Wednesday physically signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that ends the war, a White House official confirmed. "On Sunday, the MOU was signed digitally by Vice President Vance and...

  A body has been found during the search for a personal trainer in South Carolina who went missing after leaving a gym last week, authorities said Wednesday. Elena Katherine Moore, 39, had not been heard from since leaving a Planet Fitness in Lexington nearly a week ago, on June 11, according to police. She was reported missing the following day, according to the Lexington Police Department. A body has been found during the search for a personal trainer in South Carolina who went missing after leaving a gym last week, authorities said Wednesday. Elena Katherine Moore, 39, had not been heard from since leaving a Planet Fitness in Lexington nearly a week ago, on June 11, according to police. She was reported missing the following day, according to the Lexington Police Department. On Wednesday, law enforcement and fire personnel conducted a search in an area where someone reported seeing Moore on June 11, according to Lexington Police Department Chief Terrence Green. Shortly befor...