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White House defends response to toxic train derailment 17 Feb 2023 - 10:10 pm
EAST PALESTINE, OH - FEBRUARY 16: Balloons are placed next to a sign displaying information for residents to receive air-quality tests from Norfolk Southern Railway on February 16, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. On February 3rd, a Norfolk Southern Railways train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster. Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael Swensen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Power outage cancels, diverts flights at Kennedy Airport 17 Feb 2023 - 09:24 pm
File photo: American Airlines planes taxi on the tarmac as the skyline of New York City is seen in the background from the JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Fox News pushed 2020 election conspiracy hosts called ‘total BS’ 17 Feb 2023 - 08:48 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 13, 2019 protesters rally against Fox News outside the Fox News headquarters at the News Corporation building in New York City. - Media titan Rupert Murdoch described Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen as
US military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris 17 Feb 2023 - 08:12 pm
File Photo: Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the Atlantic ocean on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson / US Navy / AFP)
5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols 17 Feb 2023 - 06:30 pm
Officers who were terminated after their involvement in a traffic stop that ended with the death of Tyre Nichols, pose in a combination of undated photographs in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. From left are officers Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean. Memphis Police Department/Handout via REUTERS.
Fetterman draws praise for getting help for depression 17 Feb 2023 - 04:03 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2023 US Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania John fetterman looks on as he is ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris for the 118th Congress in the Old Senate Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial 17 Feb 2023 - 03:32 pm
In this file photo taken on January 5, 2023 the Moderna, logo is displayed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
Worker pleads not guilty to killing 7 at California farms 17 Feb 2023 - 02:39 pm
A view of greenhouses at the scene of a shooting on January 23, 2023 in Half Moon Bay, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Peru’s Machu Picchu reopens: What you should know 17 Feb 2023 - 01:14 pm
General view of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, seventy-two kilometres from the Andes city of Cusco, on February 15, 2023, open for the first time after they were closed to the public for security reasons on January 21, after protesters blocked the railways during protests against the government of President Dina Boluarte that have shaken the Andean country since December 7, 2022. (Photo by Carolina Paucar / AFP)
Police: Louisiana officer arrested for killing Black man 17 Feb 2023 - 11:12 am
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US strike in Somalia kills five Al-Shabaab fighters 16 Feb 2023 - 07:41 pm
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Biden takes new steps to address racial inequality in gov't 16 Feb 2023 - 05:51 pm
US President Joe Biden makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on February 16, 2023.  (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
Biden gets routine medical exam as he prepares for 2024 run 16 Feb 2023 - 05:18 pm
US President Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on February 16, 2023. - President Biden will undergo a physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center this morning. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew 16 Feb 2023 - 03:57 pm
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Michigan State students' training kicked in during shooting 16 Feb 2023 - 02:55 pm
Students, faculty and others in the community attend a vigil on the campus of Michigan State University following Monday's shooting on February 15, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan. Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Opioid antidote Narcan backed by panel to moving over the counter 16 Feb 2023 - 02:35 pm
File photo: A box of NARCAN nasal spray is photographed at an outpatient treatment center in Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S. on August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Elon Musk nears world’s richest title again 16 Feb 2023 - 12:56 pm
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Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment 16 Feb 2023 - 11:23 am
A road sign stops traffic near the site of a train derailment on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Angelo Merendino/Getty Images/AFP