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Six Flags to add seat belts to roller coaster after Georgia man falls to his death

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Six Flags said Friday that it will add seat belts to a roller coaster from which a man was ejected and fell to his death earlier this month.

In a press release, the theme park said it is adding seat belts to Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, outside Atlanta, as part of broader new safety measures. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem , 42, was ejected from the ride and fell to his death Oct. 12.

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Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with the CIA, the latest ploy in the growing efforts from the Trump administration to remove Cuba's communist regime from power. "To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time," Rubio wrote Friday on X. "The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA."

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