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  • East Palestine residents worry symptoms may be tied to chemicals from train crash

    East Palestine residents worry symptoms may be tied to chemicals from train crash

     

    Some residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they have developed rashes, sore throats, nausea and headaches after returning to their homes this week, and they’re worried these new symptoms are related to chemicals released after a train derailment two weeks ago.

    ​Some residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they have developed rashes, sore throats, nausea and headaches after returning to their homes this week, and they’re worried these new symptoms are related to chemicals released after a train derailment two weeks ago. 

  • Fact Check: Biden’s false claim on Trump and the national debt

    Fact Check: Biden’s false claim on Trump and the national debt

     

    • GOP strategist sentenced to prison for facilitating illegal Russian donation to Trump 2016 campaign

    ​• GOP strategist sentenced to prison for facilitating illegal Russian donation to Trump 2016 campaign 

  • MSU professor talks about what unfolded when gunman opened fire in his class

    MSU professor talks about what unfolded when gunman opened fire in his class

     

    The noise was so loud it didn’t sound like the gunfire from the movies to Marco Díaz-Muñoz — it was more like an electrical generator blowing up. “But then there was one, there was two, there was three,” the assistant Michigan State University professor told CNN of the sounds. And then a gunman stepped inside his classroom. 

    ​The noise was so loud it didn’t sound like the gunfire from the movies to Marco Díaz-Muñoz — it was more like an electrical generator blowing up. “But then there was one, there was two, there was three,” the assistant Michigan State University professor told CNN of the sounds. And then a gunman stepped inside his classroom.  

  • Students denounce bullying at school district where teenager died by suicide

    Students denounce bullying at school district where teenager died by suicide

     

    At the first school board meeting in Bayville, New Jersey, since a 14-year-old student died by suicide days after being attacked by four classmates, administrators heard powerful commentary from current and former students who said they’ve been bullied without recourse from school district officials.

    ​At the first school board meeting in Bayville, New Jersey, since a 14-year-old student died by suicide days after being attacked by four classmates, administrators heard powerful commentary from current and former students who said they’ve been bullied without recourse from school district officials. 

  • A Florida waste facility fire has been burning for nearly a week, forcing schools to close and officials urging residents to stay inside

    A Florida waste facility fire has been burning for nearly a week, forcing schools to close and officials urging residents to stay inside

     

    A fire at a waste management facility in South Florida has continued burning for nearly a week, prompting officials in Miami-Dade County on Friday to close parks, dismiss two schools and urge residents near the waste-to-energy plant to stay indoors due to air quality concerns.

    ​A fire at a waste management facility in South Florida has continued burning for nearly a week, prompting officials in Miami-Dade County on Friday to close parks, dismiss two schools and urge residents near the waste-to-energy plant to stay indoors due to air quality concerns. 

  • Opinion: This writer put her Ohio town on the map. Now it’s reeling from the rail disaster

    Opinion: This writer put her Ohio town on the map. Now it’s reeling from the rail disaster

     

    One well-known resident of East Palestine, Ohio, is book author Judith A. Lennington, who has published nearly 20 works of fiction, almost all of which can be found, she says, in the town’s library.

    ​One well-known resident of East Palestine, Ohio, is book author Judith A. Lennington, who has published nearly 20 works of fiction, almost all of which can be found, she says, in the town’s library. 

  • Biden administration releases data breaking down student loan relief applications by congressional district

    Biden administration releases data breaking down student loan relief applications by congressional district

     

    The Department of Education released a breakdown of federal student loan forgiveness applications by congressional district on Friday, providing a new window into the demographics of borrowers seeking relief across both Republican and Democratic-represented districts.

    ​The Department of Education released a breakdown of federal student loan forgiveness applications by congressional district on Friday, providing a new window into the demographics of borrowers seeking relief across both Republican and Democratic-represented districts. 

  • Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses

    Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses

     

    Microsoft on Thursday said it’s looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of concerning responses from it this week, including confrontational remarks and troubling fantasies.

    ​Microsoft on Thursday said it’s looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of concerning responses from it this week, including confrontational remarks and troubling fantasies. 

  • Feds search Pence’s DC office and don’t find any new classified docs, aide says

    Feds search Pence’s DC office and don’t find any new classified docs, aide says

     

    Federal investigators searched former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington, DC, office on Friday for classified information and did not turn up any new classified documents, a Pence spokesman said.

    ​Federal investigators searched former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington, DC, office on Friday for classified information and did not turn up any new classified documents, a Pence spokesman said. 

  • Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants, eyes more regulations in coming months

    Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants, eyes more regulations in coming months

     

    The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks.

    ​The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks.