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Hot box detectors didn’t stop the East Palestine derailment. Research shows another technology might have

By Gabe Cohen, CNN A failing, flaming wheel bearing doomed the rail car that derailed and created a catastrophe in East Palestine earlier this month, but researchers have offered a solution to the faulty detectors that experts say could have averted the disaster unfolding in the small Ohio town. These wayside hot box detectors, stationed

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Dozens of gang members arrested amid investigation into ‘cartel-style’ mass shooting in California

By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN Dozens of gang members were arrested and illegal guns and drugs seized during a four-day operation in Central California, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. The arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into the “Goshen Massacre,” for a “cartel-style” shooting that left six people dead, including

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Widespread voting delays hinder tense Nigerian election as millions go to the polls

By Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke, Stephanie Busari and Amarachi Orie, CNN Widespread delays overshadowed a crucial presidential election in Nigeria Saturday, as millions voted to elect their new leader. The hotly contested poll is being held simultaneously with elections for representatives for the country’s parliament. CNN confirmed reports from eyewitnesses of isolated violence at two

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Over 1 million Halloween-themed candles sold at Walmart are recalled due to glass breaking

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for more than a million candles sold at Walmart after the agency received reports of the candles’ glass cracking, causing burns and cuts. The agency issued the recall on Thursday for over 1.2 million “Mainstays Three-Wicked Candles” with autumnal and Halloween-themed

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Texas and Michigan officials say they didn’t know water, soil from Ohio train wreck would be transported into their jurisdictions

By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t

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Texas and Michigan officials say they didn’t know water, soil from Ohio train wreck would be transported into their jurisdictions

By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t

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