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Trump directly challenges Biden from East Palestine on a derailment tour clouded by claims of ‘political theater’ and his usual gaffes

Ex-president conducted a bizarre photo op and brought Trump-branded water to devastated Ohio town

The Independent UK

Trump raises eyebrows with comment about East Palestine mayor: ‘He’s very easy to find’

Mr Trump also told a gaggle of media and onlookers to ‘have fun’

The Independent UK

Trump, reprising White House role, to tour train derailment

Former President Donald Trump is set to visit East Palestine, Ohio, for a firsthand look at the site where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month

The Independent UK

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Trump set to appear in Ohio town reeling from train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear Wednesday in this reeling village just over the Pennsylvania border, almost three weeks after a catastrophic train derailment led to the release of toxic chemicals and left residents fearing for their health.

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Norfolk Southern’s $4m-a-year CEO dodges question on spending millions to lobby against new safety rule

Alan Shaw sidesteps query about company’s opposition to rail freight industry regulation

The Independent UK

Should I be afraid of this chemical?

Recent accidents have provoked anxiety about industrial pollution. Here's how to tell how harmful a substance is

Salon

Georgia grand jury foreperson’s remarks on Trump investigation could fuel legal challenges – as it happened

Lawyers close to Republican witnesses are reportedly preparing to move to challenge any charges based on forewoman’s statements

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Norfolk Southern CEO makes 5-year pledge to help disaster-struck Ohio town

Alan Shaw had no answers as to how this ecological disaster could happen. But he did commit to help the people of East Palestine regardless of time or money.

Fortune

How a TikToker used her platform to promote citizen science efforts in Ohio

PITTSBURGH — After being catapulted into the viral metaverse of TikTok, what began as a "slapdash initial document" transformed into a multipronged database encouraging citizen science in East Palestine, Ohio.

Tribune News Service

Joe Battenfeld: Biden ignores the ‘Deplorables’ in East Palestine at his own risk

If you want to know what disenfranchised America looks like, look no further than East Palestine, Ohio.

Boston Herald

Rail giant donated to Ohio GOP governor

Norfolk Southern donated $10,000 to Gov. Mike DeWine, adding to the $29,000 they've given since 2018

Salon

What the Biden administration has – and hasn’t – done in response to the Ohio train derailment

Pete Buttigieg said he planned to visit East Palestine

The Independent UK

US railroad company ordered to pay for cleanup of toxic derailment

Washington (AFP) - The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of a toxic train derailment in the midwestern state of Ohio.

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Ohio train derailment: EPA takes control of response and clean-up efforts

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up site in East Palestine, Ohio, as residents demand answers about health risks

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Ohio officials post video drinking East Palestine water in effort to reassure residents

The EPA has found no evidence of volatile organic compounds in the village’s water after multiple independent tests

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern gave donation to Ohio governor one month before East Palestine disaster

The company has given a combined $98,000 to Ohio politicians, mostly Republicans

WEKU

The EPA steps in to take over the East Palestine train derailment cleanup

Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Watch EPA conference about Ohio trail derailment in East Palestine

The EPA held a press conference in East Palestine about the Ohio trail derailment.

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The Independent UK

EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment

Federal environmental regulators have taken charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Biden’s Kyiv visit: ‘Like your dad meeting your boyfriend’

Late-night host discusses president’s surprise Ukraine visit and fallout from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

WEKU

Buttigieg calls for stronger railroad safety rules after East Palestine disaster

The transportation secretary wants stricter regulations on freight trains hauling toxic or volatile chemicals, and is calling on Congress to "untie" the DOT's hands for implementing safety measures.

Salon

Ohio residents told water was "safe"

"We're not getting any truth," said one resident who is now planning to move away from the town

Tribune News Service

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Republican lawmakers bash Biden's trip to Ukraine

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Ohio to open health clinic for those with derailment-related health concerns

A new health clinic is coming to East Palestine, Ohio, amid rising concerns about toxic chemicals from the train derailment there earlier this month, local officials said Monday.

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Donald Trump and Erin Brockovich will descend upon East Palestine as residents plead for help

PITTSBURGH — Two weeks after a catastrophic train derailment unleashed toxic materials on a small village near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, the attention being showered on East Palestine by politicians and activists is reaching a fever pitch.

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