Train derails in Bronx after speed surge killing four passengers
NTSB officials say a Metro-North commuter train traveled 82 mph in a 30 mph curve before derailing near Yonkers. Investigators cite throttle idle timing and braking just before stop while probing human error or mechanical fault. PTC could have prevented the crash if brakes worked and not distracted by a cellphone.
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Weener
Metro- North
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Grady Cothen
Federal Railroad Administration
Steve Ditmeyer
FRA
Michigan State University
Ditmeyer
New York
Riverside
Year end health signups test for Obama site
President Obama's health care web site faces a critical year end surge with millions seeking private insurance through new exchanges and hundreds of thousands in Medicaid programs. Officials report improved front end but lingering glitches as enrollment aims for seven million private plan enrollments.
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Barack Obama
HealthCare.gov
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Mark McClellan
George W. Bush
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Brookings Institution
White House
Jay Carney
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Jan. L
Spencer
Beverly Hills
Fla.worth
Tampa
Tom Woolford
Woolford
High court won't stop New York internet tax fight
The Supreme Court refused to hear Amazon.com and Overstock.com appeals over New York sales tax on online purchases. State officials say tax rules could expand online collection, possibly dampening online shopping and prompting other states to act.
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High Court
Amazon.com LLC
Overstock.com Inc
New York
Nationwide fast-food workers plan 100 city strikes
Organizers say workers in about 100 cities will walk off on Thursday to push for a $15 hourly wage, building on a yearlong effort to raise pay from the federal minimum of $7.25. The movement spans labor unions, Democrats and worker groups, with mixed results from past actions and a firm stance from critics that turnout is uncertain.
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Barack Obama
Senate
National Restaurant Association
Kendall Fells
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Fells
McDonald's Corp
Burger King Worldwide Inc
Yum Brands Inc
KFC
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
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