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NTSB Chair Contradicts Posts That Wrongly Claim Trump to Blame for Ohio Train Wreck

NTSB Chair Contradicts Posts That Wrongly Claim Trump to Blame for Ohio Train Wreck

The National Transportation Safety Board’s chair said an Obama-era rule the Trump administration nixed would not have prevented the derailment of a train in Ohio, as some partisan commentators inaccurately claim. The rule requiring a new electronic braking system for certain trains carrying hazardous cargo did not apply to that train.

Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims

Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims

The people affected by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, do not qualify for direct financial aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But FEMA and other federal agencies have been assisting since the accident there in early February. Social media posts have misleadingly claimed that the federal government has denied aid.