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Editorial: Derail the politics: Ohio train spill shouldn’t be a partisan fight

Unless Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg were supposed to be recalibrating the hot bearing detectors on Norfolk Southern’s trains, it’s hard to blame them for the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, close to the Pennsylvania border, spilled more than 100,000 gallons of highly flammable vinyl chloride.

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Ohio town reels from Norfolk Southern derailment disaster

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — On the night three weeks ago that a Norfolk Southern train derailed here, flames erupted from the wreckage and released toxic smoke. Brian Crossmon said his eyes burned and his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son vomited as they were forced to flee their home.

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Seattle voters create new Social Housing Developer with initiative’s passage

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‘The whole sky was black’: Pa. residents describe the horror of the East Palestine derailment

Residents who live near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border close to this month’s catastrophic train derailment told lawmakers horror stories Thursday of skin rashes, headaches, sick animals and an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro expects John Fetterman to ‘come back stronger than ever’ after hospitalization for clinical depression

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed confidence this week in Sen. John Fetterman’s return to the U.S. Senate and said he wouldn’t entertain outside pressures for him to resign after his second hospitalization this month.

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'We stand with you,' Donald Trump tells East Palestine in visit after train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump came to show “love and support” Wednesday for this reeling village near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, almost three weeks after a catastrophic train derailment and the release of toxic chemicals left residents fearing for their health.

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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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Pennsylvania governor announces ‘criminal referral’ for Norfolk Southern in wake of Ohio train disaster

‘We will remain vigilant for any threats to Pennsylvanians,’ Shapiro says

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Shapiro’s bold call on death penalty right on point

Gov. Josh Shapiro Thursday boldly called on legislators to abolish Pennsylvania’s costly, ineffective and immoral death penalty. In urging legislators to act, an unprecedented move, Shapiro showed some sorely needed leadership from the governor’s office.

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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.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: College’s purpose is to create citizens, not to be a job placement service

On his first day in office in January, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared that most state jobs would not require a college degree. And in his State of the Union address this month, President Joe Biden put forth a “blue-collar blueprint to repair America” that emphasized well-paid jobs for working-class…

Chicago Tribune

Temple University police officer fatally shot during chase

Officials in Pennsylvania say a Temple University police officer has been fatally shot near campus in Philadelphia while chasing a robbery suspect

The Independent UK

John Fetterman wanted a quiet start in the Senate. His health has upended that.

WASHINGTON — John Fetterman just wanted to fit in.

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Senator John Fetterman could remain hospitalised for more than a month to treat ‘severe’ depression

Pennsylvania senator checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman wanted a quiet start in the Senate. His health has upended that

WASHINGTON — John Fetterman just wanted to fit in.

Reason

Pennsylvania Governor Says He Won't Sign Execution Warrants

"This is a fundamental statement of morality, of what's right and wrong," Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday. "And I believe Pennsylvania must be on the right side of this issue."

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Ohio responders risk mass toxic exposure

"There should have been a playbook on this," emergency expert says

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John Fetterman has been hospitalized with depression. Here is what to know about the common but serious disorder

Sen. John Fetterman's longtime struggle with depression became more "severe" in recent weeks and prompted him to seek hospital care, his chief of staff said in a statement Thursday. The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday night to receive treatment.

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Boxer with heart set on becoming world champion heads to Philadelphia in hopes of continuing US winning streak

Feargal McCrory, 30, from Coalisland, will be jetting to the Pennsylvanian city in April for his 14th professional fight.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

School funding decision was the culmination of this 83-year-old Philly lawyer's life's work

PHILADELPHIA — Michael Churchill, 83, has spent nearly his entire adult life working to build a more just world, from the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964 onward.

The Independent UK

Fetterman draws praise for getting help for depression

The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he has checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression

The Guardian - US

John Fetterman hospitalised to treat clinical depression, chief of staff says

Democratic Pennsylvania senator suffered a stroke while campaigning last year and has experienced depression ‘off and on’

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Sen. John Fetterman is receiving treatment for clinical depression

The Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into Walter Reed hospital on Wednesday night.

The Independent UK

Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for depression

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to seek treatment for clinical depression

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