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In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” focused on America’s science laboratories instead of its corporate workspaces. It’s part of Obama’s long-standing effort to encourage young people, especially girls and minorities, to pursue careers in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
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In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 file photo provided by U.S. Air Force, an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Like a giant pen stroke in the sky, an unarmed Minuteman 3 nuclear missile roared out of its underground bunker on the California coastline Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, and soared over the Pacific, inscribing the signature of American power amid growing worry about North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capable of reaching U.S. soil. When it comes to deterring an attack by North Korea or other potential adversaries, the missile is the message.
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This Feb. 11, 2016, photo, shows a high-fidelity audio system for the LG G5 phone, in New York. The module connects to the phone's bottom to offer higher-quality sound. LG is dipping its toes into a modular-design concept with its upcoming G5 smartphone.
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Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 5, 2019.
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Warren Buffett Offers Advice While Celebrating Berkshire Hathaway's Success
Buffett delivered a "powerful message."
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CSX locomotives sit at CSX North Framingham Yard, on Jan. 24, 2023, in Framingham, Mass.
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Railyard Accident Highlights Questions About Remote Control Trains
A CSX worker who found his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives has a simple solution to preventing similar accidents.
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A Environmental Protection Agency worker works in Leslie Run in East Palestine, Ohio, June 12, 2024.
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Hidden Report Reveals How Workers Got Sick While Cleaning Up Ohio Derailment Site
Workers reported headaches and nausea while shooting compressed air into the creek bed.
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Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved through the Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., June 17, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern Results Complicated by Derailment Insurance Payments, Proxy Fight and Productivity
The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $737 million last quarter, but there were several unusual factors influencing the results.
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Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks on Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
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NTSB Begins Hearing on Causes of Last Year's Fiery Ohio Freight Train Wreck in East Palestine
The NTSB will discuss the ongoing investigation and issue recommendations for averting future disasters.
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Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before burn in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern Said Ahead of NTSB Hearing That Railroads Will Examine Vent, Burn Decisions
First responders were wrong to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside.
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Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved in Norfolk Southern's Conway Terminal, June 17, 2023, in Conway, Pa.
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Railroads Must Provide Details of Hazardous Cargo Immediately After Derailment Under New Rule
The aim is to ensure first responders can find out what chemicals are on a train.
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Scott Smith, whose testing in East Palestine, Ohio, has been sited in a petition by the Government; Accountability Project, tests onions grown in the garden of Tamara Lynn Freeze in East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
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Toxic Garlic Should Have Prompted EPA Warnings Near Ohio Derailment
Independent testing has shown high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic.
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A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022.
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Freight Railroads Ask Courts to Throw Out New Two-Person Crew Rule
Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out the new rule.
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A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
Safety
EPA Didn't Declare Public Health Emergency After Fiery Ohio Derailment
It doesn't qualify because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven't been documented.
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A CSX train engine sits idle on tracks in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.
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Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews
According to a new federal rule.
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People listen during a National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing at East Palestine High School, discussing the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment and subsequent hazardous material release and fires in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, June 22, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern to End Relocation Aid
The payments will stop right after the one-year anniversary of the fiery Ohio derailment.
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A Union Pacific train engine sits in a rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Commerce, Calif.
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Rail Union Says Union Pacific Layoffs Jeopardize Safety
Union Pacific is delaying nearly 1,200 planned projects and laying off more than 1,000 workers.
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In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day, Feb. 4, 2023.
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Manufacturer Sues Norfolk Southern for Derailment that Closed His Businesses
He sued the railroad for $500 million.
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