Videos show Ohio politicians gingerly sipping tap water near chemical train crash, hoping to convince locals to start drinking it again

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Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. The train derailment happened on Feb. 3 in which 38 cars derailed, including 11 containing hazardous materials, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate for several days.

Republican Doug Mastriano told supporters he didn't get any money from Ohio derailment train operator Norfolk Southern. Records show he took $1,000.

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Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano denied receiving money from Norfolk Southern, but records show he received $1,000 from the rail company.

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The Supreme Court won't hear a case brought by a satirist alleging he was arrested for making fun of cops on Facebook

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Photos show the eerie parallels between the Ohio train derailment and a Netflix movie which was filmed in the state the year before

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A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals.
A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals.

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The stock market has been flipped and investors are taunting the Fed

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I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen — it's good to be back. 

The talk of the town through all of 2022 was how badly stocks were doing, but that's been reversed over the last seven weeks. 

Indexes are all moving up and to the right, and investors are piling back into some of the biggest losers of last year like crypto, electric vehicle stocks, and tech. 

Explosion at Ohio metal factory 70 miles from East Palestine injures at least 14 people, showering surrounding area with molten debris

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Firefighters begin to pack up gear at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, U.S., February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

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Railroad workers union says workplace conditions such as long hours and lack of sick days will only lead to more tragedies like the Ohio derailment

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Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. The train derailment happened on Feb. 3 in which 38 cars derailed, including 11 containing hazardous materials, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate for several days.

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Ohio woman gets prison time after 'romance scam' led her to swindle over $500,000 from family members, officials say

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Linda Matson's situation isn't unique. Months before her guilty plea, a pair of Missouri men were sentenced for operating a similar scam.

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Here's how JD Vance twisted and turned his way from humble Rust Belt beginnings into becoming a Yale-educated, best-selling author, and senator at 38

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JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio.
JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio.

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An Ohio restaurant 'forced' servers to work 60 hours a week for just $10 in wages plus tips, the Department of Labor says

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A waiter wearing safety gear to follow sanitary protocols against Covid-19 takes plates of food to serve to customers during a working day at Salon Tenampa on August 22, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico
A Mexican restaurant in Ohio paid its servers just $10 a week, a DOL investigation found.

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