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Feds: Amtrak 188 engineer distracted prior to derailment

Feds: Amtrak 188 engineer distracted prior to derailment

He was distracted by radio conversations between other trains and dispatchers about other trains being hit with projectiles, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded. It will announce its findings at a public meeting Tuesday in Washington.Read more

Mural of Trump and Putin kissing sparks attention

Mural of Trump and Putin kissing sparks attention

The piece satirizes Trump and Putin by analogizing their relationship with a famous work of art on the Berlin wall, depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker sharing a kiss.
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URGENT – John Kasich: ‘Running third party doesn’t feel right’

URGENT – John Kasich: ‘Running third party doesn’t feel right’

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) John Kasich said Monday that he would not mount a third party bid for the White House, putting an end to budding hopes that the former Republican presidential candidate would reenter the race. “I’m not gonna do that,” the Ohio governor told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview, his first…Read more

Long TSA lines: How long will this go on?

Long TSA lines: How long will this go on?

The Transportation Security Administration is trying to have 768 new security officers in place this summer, as early as mid-June, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said last week.
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Jane Sanders’ former college closes doors citing burden of land deal she orchestrated

Jane Sanders’ former college closes doors citing burden of land deal she orchestrated

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Burlington College, the small private liberal arts school in Vermont once headed by Jane Sanders — wife of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — has announced it will close its doors permanently at the end of this month due to the “crushing weight” of debt incurred from a real estate deal during…Continue Reading

URGENT – John Kasich: ‘Running third party doesn’t feel right’

URGENT – John Kasich: ‘Running third party doesn’t feel right’

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) John Kasich said Monday that he would not mount a third party bid for the White House, putting an end to budding hopes that the former Republican presidential candidate would reenter the race. “I’m not gonna do that,” the Ohio governor told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview, his first…Continue Reading

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