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Feb 23 2023
Headline Roundup
Ohio Train Crash: Officials Release Preliminary Report on Potential Causes
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) pointed to an overheated wheel bearing as a potential cause of a train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.
Key Quotes: While the NTSB said its investigation was ongoing, the report states: “The wayside defect detector, or hot bearing detector (HBD), transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the
New York Post (News) Associated Press Trains.comMar 16 2024
Headline Roundup
Google Restricts Gemini AI From Answering Election-Related Queries
Google is restricting its AI-based chatbot, Gemini, from responding to questions directly related to elections globally.
The Details: Restrictions have already been implemented in the U.S. and India where elections are already underway, and will be extended globally throughout 2024. In response to election-related queries, Gemini will reply, “I’m still learning how to answer this
The Guardian Reuters Washington ExaminerSep 22 2020
Opinion
When Conventional Wisdom Gets Downright Dangerous
The problem with conventional wisdom is not that it is always wrong. The rub is that the majority of “experts” unthinkingly and habitually mouth its validity until they ensure that it becomes static, unchanging, and immune from reexamination and dissent — an intolerant religious orthodoxy that finally become dangerous.
The recent Middle East breakthroughs are a perfect example. Both the
Victor HansonFeb 13 2023
Headline Roundup
EPA, Residents Warn of Ecological Damage From Ohio Train Crash
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio and the Environmental Protection Agency are sounding the alarm on potential ecological damage after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the town earlier this month, despite authorities stating it is now safe for evacuated residents to return.
For Context: After the train derailed and exploded, responders initiated a controlled burn of the
The Daily Caller Washington Post NewsweekOct 10 2023
Headline Roundup
How to Avoid Manipulation When Reading Coverage of Hamas Attacks on Israel
Over 1,000 people have died in the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel and in Israel's subsequent bombing of the Gaza Strip. Here's how U.S. media is covering it differently.
Preparation: Some left- and center-rated sources focused on reports that Israel was unprepared for the assault and that its authorities are scrambling to track down kidnapping victims. Right-rated sources
NBC News (Online) BBC News National Review (News)Apr 30 2024
Headline Roundup
What's Behind Campus Protesters' Calls For 'Divestment' From Israel?
Student protesters on campuses across the country are calling for their schools to divest from Israel. What does this mean, and what impact would it have on the Israel-Palestine conflict?
What is Divestment? An article in the Washington Post (Lean Left bias) described the divest movement. Student protesters are calling for schools to alter their endowments, the “vast financial holdings
Washington Post Wall Street Journal (News) The Daily WireAug 16 2019
News
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., says she's canceling her visit to Israel and the West Bank.
Israel's interior ministry announced Friday that it would allow Tlaib to enter the country as a private citizen to visit her aging grandmother, after it banned her and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from going on a political trip amid pressure from President Trump.
In a statement Friday morning,
NPR (Online News)Mar 09 2023
Headline Roundup
Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes for Ohio Train Crash in Senate Hearing
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized in a Senate hearing on Thursday for the harm caused by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — just hours after another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama.
Key Quotes: In his opening remarks to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Shaw said, “I want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry I am for the impact
ABC News (Online) Trains.com Fox BusinessApr 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Compassion or Hatred? What's Motivating Protesters on College Campuses?
As protests continue on campuses across the country, voices across the spectrum are debating if the protesters are motivated by compassion for the people of Gaza or hatred for Jewish people.
From the Left: In CNN Opinion (Left bias), a Jewish student at Yale defended the protests, stating that they have “encountered a community of activists and organizers that is eager to listen, ready
CNN (Opinion) The Hill New York Post (Opinion)Dec 06 2023
Headline Roundup
Ivy League Presidents Face Questions Over Handling of Antisemitic Incidents
The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology took questions about a rise in antisemitic incidents on their campuses in a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Key Quotes: Harvard president Claudine Gay said antisemitic acts are "at odds with the value of Harvard, but … we embrace a commitment to free expression even of
National Review (News) CNN (Online News) Forbes