A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Nebraska on Feb. 21. It was the third major derailment in the Midwest in less than a month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after its train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks ago.
Speaking in Poland, President Joe Biden vowed to maintain U.S. support for Ukraine. His remarks came shortly after President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was suspending its participation in the New START treaty with the United States that limits the two sides’ strategic nuclear arsenals….