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A year after the East Palestine train derailment, it’s not too late for Congress to act

A year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, endangering health, harming the local environment and exposing flaws in rail safety laws. The derailment of a tanker carrying vinyl chloride and the ensuing fire has left southern Norfolk devastated. release and burn These toxic chemicals are used to […]

McDonald’s sales hit over Middle East conflict

S&P Global Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin analyzes the energy sector in “Craman Countdown.” McDonald’s sales took a hit in the latest quarter due to ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. This primarily affected the international development licensing market and the segment where same-store sales increased by only 0.7%. The company said the small increase reflected […]

Sullivan says US retaliatory strikes in Middle East ‘not the end of it’

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States would issue additional orders to Iranian-backed groups after two attacks over the weekend in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. He admitted that he “intended” to launch an attack and action. The US military launched its first round of airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in […]

East Palestine anniversary calls for careful attention, not rushed legislation

One year ago today, a tragic train accident in East Palestine, Ohio shocked the nation. Thousands of gallons of hazardous materials were dumped into the environment and subjected to controlled combustion at the direction of the EPA. Surprisingly, there were no human casualties as a result of the accident itself. At least so far, there […]

What to know about wave of deadly US strikes in Middle East 

In the past 24 hours, U.S. forces have struck more than 100 targets across Iraq, Syria and Yemen, hitting Iranian-backed proxies that have ramped up their own attacks on U.S. forces in the region since October. The U.S. government late Friday launched a massive airstrike on more than 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq […]