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Residents allowed to return after Ohio train derailment

Residents allowed to return after Ohio train derailment

Residents of an Ohio town ordered to evacuate last week after a train carrying a toxic chemical derailed and caught fire will be allowed to return, authorities said Wednesday.The train carrying vinyl chloride tankers derailed in East Palestine, a town of about 5,000 in eastern Ohio, late Friday. Evacuation orders for the town were later extended across the state line to Darlington Township in western Pennsylvania.Resident safety "has been our number one priority at all times," said East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick. After air and water samples were taken Tuesday, experts say it's safe to return.On Monday, authorities carried…
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Kevin Durant from Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded to Phoenix Suns

Kevin Durant from Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded to Phoenix Suns

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly agreed to a deal to trade superstar Kevin Durant just days after the franchise agreed to trade fellow star Kyrie Irving, ending the franchise's hopes of creating a dynasty with the two players. .Durant will be sent to the Phoenix Suns for a whopping four first-round picks as part of what would go down as one of the most successful deals in NBA history, according to ESPN.The deal includes the Nets receiving Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation. The Suns will acquire Durant and TJ Warren, according to…
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Fetterman hospitalized after feeling dizzy

Fetterman hospitalized after feeling dizzy

Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Wednesday after feeling dizzy, his staff said. "Initial tests showed no evidence of a new stroke," said Joe Calvello, communications director for the Pennsylvania Democrat. The senator, who suffered a stroke in May that compromised his speech processing ability for months, began feeling dizzy after a retreat by lawmakers and members of his staff rushed him to George Washington University Hospital, according to Calvello. Fetterman, 53, will stay there overnight while doctors run additional tests. "He's in good spirits and talking to his staff and his family," Calvello said. In October, in the midst of…
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un presides over grand military parade

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un presides over grand military parade

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter to a grand military parade displaying the latest hardware in his fast-growing nuclear arsenal, including intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the United States, state media said on Thursday.North Korean photos from Wednesday night's parade in the capital Pyongyang show Kim, dressed in a black coat and fedora, attending the event with his wife and daughter, in the young woman's last recent public appearance. Kim smiled and raised his hand from a balcony as thousands of soldiers lined a brightly lit Kim Il Sung…
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