Month June 2024

NTSB concludes flaming wheel bearing caused east Ohio derailment, vent and burn was unnecessary

Last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was caused by a wheel bearing that video showed was on fire for more than 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) beforehand but was never caught by trackside detectors that failed… Continue Reading →

Brazil-backed G20 report calls for global, wealth-based income tax

A global tax on the super-rich is proposed in a new report that Brazil commissioned for its current presidency of the leading 20 rich and developing nations. Individuals with more than $1 billion in total assets would be required to… Continue Reading →

Israeli defense minister urges US cooperation against ‘Iran and its proxies’ as war with Hezbollah on horizon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, during a visit to the Pentagon on Tuesday, urged the U.S. to continue cooperating against “Iran and its proxies” after the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff indicated assistance with Hezbollah remained unlikely in the event… Continue Reading →

Trump added twice as much to the national debt as Biden, analysis finds

A new analysis reveals that fiscal policies under the Trump administration have significantly outpaced those of President Biden in adding to the national deficit.

TSA breaks record for most people screened on a single day, expects to break it again soon

The Transportation Security Administration set a new record for the most individuals screened in one day by processing 2,996,495 on Sunday

5 confirmed dead after police open fire on protesters attempting to storm Kenya’s parliament

Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on Tuesday, with at least five protesters killed, dozens wounded and sections of the parliament building set ablaze as lawmakers inside passed legislation to raise taxes. In chaotic scenes, protesters… Continue Reading →

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy replaces military’s commander of joint forces

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he had replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol, after reports surfaced that he had performed badly in the 28-month-old war against Russia. Zelenskyy, speaking in his… Continue Reading →

Federal court in Missouri blocks part of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

A federal court in Missouri has blocked President Biden’s latest attempt to forgive nearly $500 billion in student loan debt.

Workers at Compass Coffee accuse D.C. company of trying to sabotage union election

Workers at a D.C. coffehouse chain have accused the firm of trying to sabotage an upcoming union election by hiring more than 100 new baristas.

Federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency reveals it was hacked

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the federal government’s premier anti-hacking agency, recently acknowledged that hackers breached its systems earlier this year to access details of its Chemical Security Assessment Tool, which the government uses to collect information from facilities… Continue Reading →

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