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Feb 11 2024
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Biden to travel to East Palestine to mark one year of train derailment
President Biden will travel to East Palestine on Feb. 16, a little more than a year a since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the town.
“[T]he President will travel to East Palestine, Ohio to discuss how the Administration is continuing to work with state and local officials to hold Norfolk Southern accountable and support the community as it moves
The HillJan 31 2024
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Biden To Visit East Palestine — Site of Ohio Train Disaster
President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio on the one-year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment that became a toxic disaster. The Feb. 3, 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that was carrying toxic chemicals outraged local residents, caused health and environmental problems, and led to calls for increased regulations. It also led to pressure on the president to
MediaiteMar 06 2024
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NTSB chair tells Senate hearing East Palestine chemical burn could have been avoided
WASHINGTON — The controlled burn of vinyl chloride following last year’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was unnecessary, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy told a Senate hearing today — and might have been avoided with better communication. Homendy, testifying at a Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on NTSB investigations, said in
Trains.comMar 06 2024
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NTSB: After East Palestine derailment, tank cars didn't need to be blown open to release chemical
The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justified, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday. But she also said the key decision-makers who feared those tank cars were going to explode three days after the crash never had the information they needed. The
WESAFeb 16 2024
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One year on, Biden’s ‘consoler in chief’ reputation tested by East Palestine
More than a year after a toxic train derailment rattled the small community, President Joe Biden is making his highly anticipated trip to East Palestine, Ohio.
But with East Palestine’s Columbiana County being reliably Republican, Biden’s response has been criticized amid his promise to be a president for all of America.
Biden taking a year to travel to East Palestine is “
Washington ExaminerFeb 27 2024
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Charlotte Church issues stern response to 'antisemitism' calls after leading pro-Palestine chant
Charlotte Church has denied claims she is antisemitic after being criticised for taking part in a controversial pro-Palestine concert. Church led the 100-strong choir and during her 40-minute set sang a rendition of From The River To The Sea – which references the land between the River Jordan, bordering the occupied West Bank and Israel in the east, to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Many
GB NewsFeb 12 2024
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Houston church shooter had ‘Free Palestine’ on weapon, reportedly a transgender woman
The woman who opened fire at the Houston megachurch led by pastor Joel Osteen had “Free Palestine” written on her weapon, police reported Monday. Authorities are meticulously analyzing the suspect’s social media presence and other writings but have so far not released details. The shooter has been identified by law enforcement sources as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno. Multiple Houston
Washington TimesMar 07 2024
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East Palestine reacts to revelation toxic burn following train derailment and fire maybe didn't need to happen
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — In East Palestine Thursday, longtime residents were not surprised by the revelation that the controlled burn of toxic chemicals in East Palestine last year following the train derailment and fire maybe didn’t need to happen. For over a year, the understanding was that those overseeing the train derailment and fire in East Palestine were faced with a binary choice of bad
ABC 5 NEWSJan 22 2024
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Burlington City Council Rejects Pro-Palestine Ballot Item
Burlington city councilors voted on Monday against placing a pro-Palestine resolution on the March 5 ballot, denying voters a chance to weigh in on an issue that has divided the council and the community at large.The symbolic resolution would have declared Burlington an "apartheid-free community" that supports ending "Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism and military occupation" of
Seven Days NewsFeb 02 2024
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East Palestine businesses reflect one year after train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN)- We are just a day away from the one-year mark of the East Palestine Train Derailment. In the months that followed, many local businesses were not sure if they would survive the aftermath. For the past year, businesses in the village have worked hard to get back on their feet. Sutherin Greenhouse owner Donald Elzer admired his healthy plants while he reflected on
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