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The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. Not only was the system incapable of stopping the second train before it smashed into the back of a stopped train, but it also couldn't stop the third train. Congress required railroads to develop the positive train control system after a deadly 2008 collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California. Norfolk Southern's safety practices have been in the spotlight since one of its trains derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. The report also didn't say whether there were any curves or hills that made it hard for the crew to see the stopped train.

Persons: Chris Barkan, Keith Holloway Organizations: Norfolk Southern, National Transportation Safety, “ PTC, Union Pacific, Metrolink, NTSB, Rail Transportation, Engineering Center, University of Illinois Locations: Pennsylvania, Chatsworth , California, Lower Saucon Township, Lehigh, Atlanta, Norfolk, East Palestine , Ohio, Urbana, Champaign

☆ How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Ross Barkan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There had been chatter about a Nassau County legislator who, in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, moved some listeners at a local Jewish Community Center to tears. Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Israeli American, recounted how her family members had huddled together in a bomb shelter. She told one sister that she wanted to put on, once more, the uniform of the Israeli military. “I had a hope, a little hope, one day there will be a peace,” she recalled, her voice cracking. “I have so many family members, right now, fighting.”The speech alone most likely did not persuade Republicans to nominate Pilip in the Feb. 13 special election to replace Santos.

Persons: Mazi, “, ”, Tom Suozzi, Pilip Organizations: Jewish Community Center, Santos Locations: Nassau, Israel, Ethiopian

☆ Opinion | ‘A Broken Health Care System’ for Ill People and Their Caregivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Their caregiving journey underscores the political and policy choices that have led to inequalities and challenges in accessing quality care. Legislators need to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy, like the FAMILY Act. Paid family and medical leave also enables disabled persons to work and contribute to the economy by allowing them paid time to manage their own care. The Family Values @ Work Network has helped win paid family and medical leave in 13 states and Washington, D.C. State wins are the blueprint for a successful national program. Paid family and medical leave make it possible to be there for people who need us, whether for a short or long period of time, whether for them to recover or take their last breath.

Persons: Rachael Scarborough King, Jan, King, Ady Barkan Organizations: D.C, State Locations: Washington

☆ Ady Barkan, Health Care Activist, Dies at 39
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like so many of you, I have experienced the ways our health care system is fundamentally broken: enormous costs, denied claims, dehumanizing treatment when we are most in need. Today we are witnessing the tragic consequences of our failing health care system. Everyone living in America should get the health care they need, regardless of their employment status or ability to pay. Even during this terrible crisis, Donald Trump and Republican politicians are trying to take away millions of people’s health insurance. And then, with a compassionate and intelligent president, we must act together and put on his desk a bill that guarantees us all the health care we deserve.

Persons: Ady Barkan, Donald Trump, —, Joe Biden Organizations: Republican Locations: America

☆ Israelis brace for war and try to put their differences aside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She is now working on the cause that has brought the divided nation together: the war effort. Tzvi Shore, right, with a group of American and British teenagers who came to Israel to join the army. As Israel grieves and goes on the offensive, some of the deep, long lasting divisions have been put aside. No bottled waterIn Ashkelon, an Israeli city that lies just a few kilometers north of Gaza, the war feels much more imminent. Despite the differences, the women have been working tirelessly next to each other for hours – because the occasion calls for it.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN — Michal Muszkat, Barkan, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Tzvi Shore, Ivana Kottasova, CNN “, Israel grieves, Israel, –, Nissan Gampel, Gampel, CNN Shahar Biton, “, Shore, Zalman Schultz, Abraham, Neta Simon, Natalie Parry, Bat Zion, Noga Doron, Jaara, CNN Simon, Zion Fisch Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Hebrew Union College, Hamas, CNN, Sunday, Jerusalem Emergency Command, Nissan, Israel, Front Command, Ashkelon Barzilai Medical, Volunteers, Israel Defense Forces, Abraham Initiatives, escalations Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Ashkelon, Egypt, ”

☆ The D.N.C. Has a Primary Problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Ross Barkan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

With Clyburn’s blessing, he became chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. “People thought early on, Oh, God, Jaime’s the chair of the D.N.C., so therefore he’s going to put his finger on the scale for South Carolina. “National Geographic said that 90 percent of African Americans can trace one of their ancestors to South Carolina. In our primary, 50 to 60 percent of the people who vote in the Democratic primary will be Black folks. A first-in-the-nation South Carolina primary lends Black moderates, a pivotal Democratic constituency, the kind of clout that many believe they deserve.

Persons: Jaime Harrison, Harrison, Kyrsten, Biden, Jim Clyburn, Ron Brown, Brown, Lindsey Graham, Clyburn, South Carolina —, ” Harrison, it’s, hasn’t Organizations: Democratic National Committee, Democratic, South Carolina, Biden, Podesta, South Carolina Democratic Party, Geographic, Democratic Party Locations: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Montana , Ohio, West Virginia, Arizona, D.N.C, South, Southern, Carolina, Hampshirites, America, Iowa

☆ How Hard Will It Be for DeSantis to Beat Trump? Nixon vs. Reagan in 1968 Offers a Clue. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Ross Barkan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis, the 44-year-old governor of Florida, has entered the presidential race, establishing himself as the most formidable Republican rival to Donald Trump. Mr. Trump, an inveterate liar who tried to overturn the last election, is alienating to a wide swath of voters, and many establishment Republicans have been happy to hunt out alternatives, particularly in Mr. DeSantis. After a rough midterm for Republicans that included the defeat of several Senate candidates endorsed by Mr. Trump, the former president appeared vulnerable. But since then, it has grown clear that counting him out as the likely Republican presidential nominee is foolhardy. History offers at least one parallel for why it will be so difficult for Mr. DeSantis and other G.O.P.

☆ How 'Skinamarink' made $1.5 million on a $15,000 budget
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In this article AMCX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA still promo for the film Skinamarink. Coutesy: Bayview EntertainmentExperimental horror film "Skinamarink" has been all the buzz on social media for months — and now it's a sleeper hit at the box office. Much of these sales come from the most wide-released horror films that had budgets between $16 million and $35 million. Independent horror films are released every week, and it's very difficult to stand out among these releases, he said. Still shot from the film "Skinamarink".

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