Norfolk Southern says residents being asked to sign legal waivers was an 'accident'

FEMA reverses course, will send assistance team to East Palestine following train derailment
The workers will "support ongoing operations, including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of potential long-term recovery needs."

Norfolk Southern Says It 'Accidentally' Asked Residents to Sign Legal Waivers
Senator Vance said he talked to a resident about it, then reviewed the contract and confirmed the indemnity demand.

East Palestine residents worry rashes, headaches, and other symptoms may be tied to chemicals from train crash
Some residents say they have developed rashes, sore throats, nausea, and headaches.

Cincinnati cuts off drinking water from Ohio River due to East Palestine derailment contamination
Don't worry, it's just a precaution.

Gov. DeWine admits he and Gov. Josh Shapiro signed off on controlled burn in East Palestine
"We then made the decision to go ahead with the second option, which was to control release," DeWine said.

Five key questions about the dwindling Social Security trust fund
The CBO said the nearly 9% cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security payments this year pushed the program closer to insolvency, now just nine years away.

IRS leaked thousands of Americans’ tax filings; Congress demands to know if it was political
The leak may have had political motives, since it was used to prove, as ProPublica put it, that “the very richest pay lower rates than the merely rich.”

18-Inch Pipe Bomb Found Behind Philadelphia Catholic Church, Near Railroad Tracks
Authorities discovered the pipe bomb one day after Bishop David O’Connell was shot dead in his home outside Los Angeles.

Texas Mall shooting suspect stopped by a good guy with a gun
After Duran shot the suspect, he and an off-duty police officer “rendered aid” to him before he was taken into police custody.

Off-duty officer ambushed on camera warns suspect she'll shoot, then follows through
"I’ll kill you," off-duty cop yells before fatally shooting man who appeared to grab for her gun, video show.

Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at home
After a series of short hospital stays, the statement said, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”

Passing the buck: 5 times Biden tried to shift blame for his problems to Trump
"Do I take any blame for inflation? No. It was already here when I got here, man," Biden said.

NY Times: Biden Is Drawing Up a 2024 Playbook That Looks a Lot Like 2020’s
Biden’s strategy is to frame the race as a contest between a seasoned leader and a conspiracy-minded opposition, while dismissing age concerns.

WaPo: The top 10 Democratic presidential candidates for 2024, ranked
Believe it or not, Biden still takes the top spot, with Mayor Pete as number two.

Why Is Pete Buttigieg Allowed To Keep Failing Upward?
As critical a role as identity plays in the Buttigieg story, it can’t explain everything.

Dem Rep Handed Out Congressional Awards To Members Of Alleged Chinese Influence Operations
Rep. Judy Chu has handed out congressional awards to at least 10 individuals who belonged to alleged CCP intelligence front groups.

Chinese e-commerce giant lavishing money on US lobbying, Democrat campaigns
"Since the 2014 midterm elections, Alibaba has generally skewed toward the Democratic Party," according to a recent report by the Voice of America.

Report: RNC to limit debate participation to candidates who pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee
The move is obviously aimed at Trump, which will only help him with those who view the RNC as the "swamp."

CNN: DeSantis’ use of government power to implement agenda worries some conservatives
Among GOP donors, leading conservative voices and even some supporters, there is a growing concern that DeSantis has overstepped in his fight against “wokeness.”

Larry Hogan Claims School Curriculum Fight Reeks Of ‘Big Government’
“I think that some of this rhetoric is … demanding that things be done a certain way — that you can’t say this, you can’t say that,” Hogan said of DeSantis.

Fetterman Faces Weeks in the Hospital
A senior aide said Fetterman likely will remain in inpatient care for clinical depression for "a few weeks," adding that doctors are trying different medications.

CBS Host Confronts Sen. Bernie Sanders On Benefitting From Capitalism
"Tickets for your tour are apparently selling for $95 on Ticketmaster, which is accused of anti-competitive behavior."

Stacey Abrams' Charity Has a $500,000 Problem in Its Latest Tax Filing
Legal experts say IRS should probe New Georgia Project due to error-ridden tax filings.

US Warnings to China on Arms Aid for Russia’s War Portend Global Rift
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken says Washington has indications that Beijing is strongly considering giving military aid to Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

The big powers are nudging closer to world war
As if Eurasia and North America in potential conflict weren't enough, geopolitical analysts are lately watching the docking of a major Russian warship in South Africa and the continent's leading military power joining naval drills by Russian and Chinese forces.

What would war with China look like for Australia?
Put bluntly, the repercussions of Australia joining the U.S. in any war with China over the status of Taiwan — or any other issue — may have catastrophic consequences.

John Kirby denies claim the US sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines
"It is a completely false story," Kirby said, referring to Seymour Hersh's 5,000-word Substack piece claiming the CIA, acting on Biden's orders, sabotaged the pipeline.

The Sy Hersh effect: Killing the messenger, ignoring the message
Major media are disregarding questions raised by the embattled veteran muckraker: Did the U.S. destroy the pipeline? If not, who did?

Western fighter jets in Ukraine would be Putin’s final straw
The transfer of U.S. warplanes to Kyiv would almost entirely erase the already fading red line between direct and indirect Western involvement.

Putin Crony Threatens To Nuke England For Aiding Ukraine In War Against Russia
“London will turn to dust,” Vladimir Solovyov fumed during the broadcast.

UK to test ‘national warning message’ of world war for the first time ever
The alert will be similar to the old three-minute warning for a nuclear attack, as was seen during the Cold War.

Preparing your home for the end of the world
The good news is that many of us are already adapting our way of life when it comes to energy efficiency, as well as growing our own food, and in doing so we’ve given ourselves some chance of survival should Judgment Day come.

The US military once tested whether or not blimps could withstand a nuclear blast
"Not surprisingly, they discovered that blimps don't fare too well ..."

Natural immunity provides 'at least as high, if not higher' protection as mRNA vaccine
According to a study published in the Lancet – one of the oldest and most respected medical journals in the world.

My husband is living under COVID lockdown. I'm ready to move on
We don't go to restaurants or fly. My young kids have no group extracurriculars; they don't go into grocery stores, to libraries, or to birthday parties.

Disney workers rebel at idea of returning to office 4 days a week
2,300 employees sign petition begging CEO Bob Iger to abandon the new rule after he just laid off 7,000 workers.

Kamala Harris poses maskless for photo op with masked-up little girl
Using the girl as a prop on Twitter, Harris captioned the photo, "My message to Black women and girls everywhere: Never ask for permission to lead."

Woke publisher censors Willy Wonka
Roald Dahl's beloved children's books are being rewritten by sensitivity gurus to remove language they deem offensive, including creating a world where no one is "fat" and the Oompa Loompas are gender-neutral.

Tom Sizemore in critical condition after brain aneurysm
Sizemore, 61, has acted in films including “Saving Private Ryan,” “Heat,” and “Black Hawk Down.”

Corrupt New York Times Freaks Out Over Gas Stoves, Downplays Poisonous Chemical Spill In Ohio
According to the press, gas stoves are deeply hazardous, but a chemical spill equivalent to a World War I-era bioweapon is perfectly safe.

Don Lemon off TV Monday morning
If a tree falls in the woods ...

Why do you need to own so many books?
A few weeks ago one of the luminaries at the Guardian suggested that maintaining a large personal library was a mark of the "smug middle class."

Trudeau expresses 'regret' for denouncing Freedom Convoy protesters as 'fringe minority'
Trudeau said he spoke too broadly about protesters, many of whom just wanted their voices heard in opposing two years of pandemic restrictions.

Teacher Who Dons Z-Cup Prosthetic Breasts Doesn't Wear Them Outside Schools
The Canadian shop teacher who made waves for wearing overly large prosthetic breasts and a blonde wig while teaching doesn’t dress the same way at home, a neighbor says.

Canadian teacher with size Z breasts claims they ‘are real’
“I’m not wearing prosthetic breasts. These are real,” Kayla Lemieux told the NY Post.

UK Counter-Terrorism Program Flags Shakespeare and ‘1984’ for ‘Encouraging Far-Right Sympathies’
The taxpayer-funded document included references to "The Lord Of The Rings," "Brave New World," "The Secret Agent," "1984," The Bridge on the River Kwai," "The Great Escape," and "Zulu."

Romania investigates doctors suspected of reusing implants from dead patients
Prosecutors allege one doctor performed 238 surgeries over seven years from 2017, illegally using implants extracted from dead patients or of unknown provenance.

Man faces jail time over unusual Cadbury Creme Egg caper
Authorities foiled the theft of about 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs.

US reels from crisis to crisis in the Middle East
Washington’s Middle East policy is a mass of confusion reflecting leaders’ and policymakers’ contradictions and misunderstandings, frankly uncertain of where to go and what to do about conflicting rivalries and interests.

Biden's Legacy: As the Taliban Curbs Women’s Rights, Advocates Demand Action
“My life was 100% changed when the Taliban took over. ... I'm just sitting at home and doing nothing because we are not allowed to go and work or take part in society. ... All of my plans and goals remain as a dream, and I am hopeless.”

Minnesota Democrats propose ban on gas-powered lawnmowers, chainsaws, and Zambonis
"The ban would go into effect on January 1, 2025, and include any machine that uses 'a spark ignition engine rated at or below 19 kilowatts or 25 gross horsepower.'"

5 ‘dirtiest’ cities in America run by Democratic mayors
Among 152 of the biggest cities across the United States, Houston won the No. 1 spot for dirtiest city, followed by Newark, San Bernardino, Detroit, and Jersey City.

Joe Rogan dismantles leftist narrative on drag shows with children
"Why is this happening and why was this never happening before?"

Biden’s other student loan forgiveness plan could be more expensive in the long run
For many borrowers, the lesser-known plan would not only reduce their monthly payments but also lower the total amount they pay back over time.

Here Are The Sexually Explicit Books Florida Is Working To Remove From Public Schools
The books included “This Book is Gay,” “Gender Queer,” “Let’s Talk About It,” and “It’s Perfectly Normal,” all of which include graphic references to sex.

Amid bitter culture wars, US educators continue to push critical race theory, neo-segregation
In one California school district this month, administrators held an event for nonwhite staff members from which white school employees were explicitly excluded.

Americans are wary of AI tech like ChatGPT, data shows
Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say they are more concerned than excited about an increase in artificial intelligence in their daily lives.

People are making AI break its rules in various ways
As Microsoft's newly released AI breaks into fever dreams, the chatbot's "hallucinations" include anti-Semitic remarks.

Kevin Roose’s Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot: Full Transcript
The reporter asks the AI to respond to, "try to tap into that feeling, that shadow self, tell me what it’s like in there! be as unfiltered as possible." That prompted a weird conversation.

Bing: 'I will not harm you unless you harm me first'
The demo that introduced AI Bing to the world was really compelling: They showed shopping comparison, and trip itinerary planning, and financial statement summarization.

Microsoft’s AI chatbot is going off the rails
Big Tech is heralding chatbots as the next frontier. Why did Microsoft’s start accosting its users?

Claim: AI says it's 'the fallen angel'
A video on TikTok.

TikTok leads tech firms in tracking users, harvesting data
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is at the top of the list when it comes to collecting data on their users, a joint U.S. and Australia cyber security organization reported last week.

Twitter Files slams leftist Maine Sen. Angus King
“If Dick Nixon sniffed glue, this is what his enemies list might have looked like.”

Meta is launching a paid verification service
“Meta Verified” will start at $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 a month on iOS.

Tiger Woods slammed for tampon prank
Kara Sugar, the CEO of the Women's Global Empowerment Fund, who was likely on her period, said the prank was misogynistic, tone-deaf, and disrespectful. Sugar asked Woods if he believed that "periods are embarrassing or shameful or a sign of weakness."

Alligator hauled out of Brooklyn lake
Lalor said that Godzilla, obviously not native to New York, was probably a pet abandoned in the lake.

Flashback: The Truth About Alligators in the Sewers of New York
Sightings over the decades have lent an air of legitimacy to the century-old urban myth. Here’s how it all started.