After failing as an entrepreneur in America, and after an interlude in Asia in an attempt (also failed) to build a railroad on the Vietnam-China border, Morès returned to France to pursue a political career as a populist leader and an antisemitic demagogue.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Police closed roads near that intersection and the railroad.
The number is too close to the railway station, so everyone keeps calling for train times.
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Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Authorities stated that the railway was shut down temporarily so emergency response, fire suppression, vehicle removal and a full inspection of the tracks could take place.
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