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NTD News Today (July 4): Harvard to Use AI as Assistant Teacher; Independence Day Celebrations Kick Off

Harvard University is reportedly starting to introduce AI into the classroom this coming semester, to support teaching students computer science. As 4th of July celebrations kick off around the country, NTD is at the parade in the nation’s capitol. Two abandoned children from Guatemala were discovered by officials near the Texas border. The children told troopers…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (July 4): Harvard to Use AI as Assistant Teacher; Independence Day Celebrations Kick Off

Harvard University will reportedly introduce AI into its classrooms this coming semester to provide support in teaching students computer science. As 4th of July celebrations kick off around the country, NTD is at the parade in the nation’s capital. Two abandoned children from Guatemala were discovered by officials near the Texas border. The children told troopers…


Response to Fiery Ohio Derailment Frustrated by Poor Communication and Incomplete Information

OMAHA, Neb.—Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the railroad, officials said Thursday. During a public hearing in East Palestine — where thousands of residents had to evacuate their homes because of the derailment…


CDC Research Team Members Fell Ill Studying Toxic Ohio Derailment, Agency Confirms

Nearly half of a government team investigating the potential health effects of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, fell ill while conducting their research, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a March 31 statement provided to The Epoch Times, CDC spokesperson Belsie Gonzalez advised that the illnesses occurred…


Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill Hours After Another Derailment

Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), co-sponsor Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio), and other Ohio U.S. representatives introduced the Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act at a March 30 press conference hours after a BNSF Railway train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Raymond, Minnesota. Residents near the crash site were evacuated. No injuries were reported and…


State Senators Press Norfolk Southern CEO About Burning of Toxic Chemicals After Train Derailment

As he did before a U.S. Senate committee hearing on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding communities during a hearing before the Pennsylvania state senate on March 20. Unlike his appearance at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington, Shaw faced in-depth questioning…


Conservative Groups Urge Republicans to Reject Railway Safety Bill

More than a dozen conservative organizations are encouraging members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan railway safety bill prompted by the Feb. 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. Led by conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks, the organizations charged in a Mar. 13th letter (pdf) that the new regulations…


Partisan Divide Evident About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Response

Legislators on both sides of the aisle have widely criticized the Biden administration for its response to Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3. Partisan divide about the topic was evident on March 9 at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to explore the crash that occurred in…


Norfolk Southern CEO Repeatedly Apologizes For Ohio Toxic Train Crash, Defends Safety Record in Senate Hearing

Scrutinized by lawmakers during a Senate committee hearing about railroad safety on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized multiple times for his company’s Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, while repeatedly defending the railroad’s safety record. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to explore the crash that occurred…


Railway CEO Declines to Commit to Pay for Long-Term Health Testing for Ohio Residents After Derailment

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made an ambiguous promise Thursday to do “what’s right” for East Palestine, Ohio, residents after one of his rail company’s trains derailed there last month, releasing toxic chemicals into the environment. “We’re committed to doing what’s right for the folks of East Palestine and the community,” Shaw assured Sen. Tom…