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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Retired FAA whistleblowers warn another 9/11 could happen again

“What happened on 9/11 was not a failure in the system, it was a system designed for failure,” whistleblower says.

AI:Retired FAA whistleblowers are sounding a massive alarm regarding the fundamental instability of national aviation security, asserting that the current system is not merely suffering from glitches but was practically engineered for failure. These insiders contend that the systemic design flaws within federal oversight mean the skies remain dangerously vulnerable to a catastrophic event on the scale of 9/11. While bureaucrats and establishment outlets attempt to downplay these issues as minor technicalities, these experts warn that the inherent incompetence and lack of true oversight within the FAA has created a reality where another massive disaster is not just possible, but an inevitability waiting to happen.Open

WAR (Andrew Byrne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District) - Army Corps of Engineers Rehabilitates 1942 Flood Mitigation Machinery

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is rehabilitating two cranes used for the past 84 years to position the steel gates that manage water output at the Loyalhanna Dam in Saltsburg, Pa.

AI:The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is currently working to rehabilitate two specialized cranes at the Loyalhanna Dam in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. These critical pieces of machinery have been in continuous operation for 84 years to manage water output through steel gates and are essential for regional flood mitigation efforts.Open

NYTIMES (Lisa Lerer) - Sanders Calls on A.I. Companies to Pause Development to ‘Avoid Disaster’

Senator Bernie Sanders warned that corporations have already lost control of technology that could cause “potentially cataclysmic results” for millions of people.

NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla) - How a Chemical Tank in Southern California Came to the Brink of Disaster

Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

DAILYCALLER (Will Upton) - EXCLUSIVE: A Conservative Coalition Is Backing The Trump Admin’s Push To Prevent Another East Palestine Disaster

NYTIMES (Brinda Adhikari and Tom W. Johnson) - The Unlikely Alliance to Save East Palestine, Ohio

In Ohio after a toxic chemical accident, finding common ground in the country’s health wars.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - NIH opens East Palestine office to study long-term health effects of Ohio train derailment

A Norfolk Southern train transporting the toxic chemical, vinyl chloride, unexpectedly derailed three years ago, after a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire. The derailment forced 38 train cars off track, 11 of which were carrying hazardous material.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - East Palestine activist wants to 'catalyze the crisis' for change | Morning in America

Three years after the disastrous 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, activist Jess Conard is leading an initiative to help identify, warn of and prevent future disasters like the one in her town. "A lot of health concerns continue, and we're going to continue to be a voice for them," she tells NewsNation. #Ohio #EastPalestine #TrainDerailment Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.