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Voice of America 

US transportation official says railroad company interfered with derailment probe

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency's investigation into the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.  The NTSB also confirmed at Tuesday's hearing that the February 2023 derailment was caused by a wheel bearing that video showed was on fire for 32.19 kilometers (more... Читать дальше...

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Tax super-rich, says report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency

RIO DE JANEIRO — A global tax on the super-rich is proposed in a new report that Brazil commissioned for its current presidency of the leading 20 rich and developing nations. Individuals with more than $1 billion in total assets would be required to pay the equivalent of 2% of their wealth in income tax, according to the proposal in the report by Gabriel Zucman, a French economist who teaches at the Paris School of Economics. The report says global billionaires currently pay the equivalent of... Читать дальше...

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ORC Adopts Long-Term Plan

ORC Chair Gretchen Robertson says the LTP has a “significant focus” on public transport, large-scale environmental project funding and how rates are calculated.