IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

A TRAVELING BEAR Paddington is the proud “bear-er” of an official British passport. Producers of the new film Paddington in Peru requested a replica to use in the movie. Instead, the government issued the beloved bear a real one, complete with a photo. RIDING THE RAILS The Borealis line—a new Amtrak train route between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois—reached 100,000 riders in 22 weeks, far exceeding projections of about 125,000 riders a year. Amtrak officials gave 100 Grand candy bars to passengers to celebrate. A HUGE HAUL Amateur treasure hunters in the UK found a trove of ancient coins and sold them for $5.6 million. Using a metal detector in a field, Adam Staples and six friends found one silver piece, then another, eventually digging up 2,584 coins that…

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