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Winchester, VA - Dupont, Washington was the scene of a horrific Amtrak train accident yesterday morning when train #501 approached a 30 mile per hour curve at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour, derailed, and pulled 13 cars off the tracks. The Washington Post reports that there were 77 passengers and 7 crew members on board at the time of the accident. Three people have been confirmed deceased and over a […]

Winchester, VA - We open this newscast with breaking news out of Pierce County in Washington State, where, around 7:30 a.m., Amtrack Train #501 which operates between Seattle and Portland derailed on an overpass, crashing into the interstate below. All traffic was blocked on Interstate 5 and the Washington State Department of Transportation was urging motorists to avoid the area. The derailment is being treated as a mass casualty incident, but […]

Winchester, VA - In this Celestial Musings, we consider how catastrophic events often bring out the best, and worst, in people. ABC News reports that fake Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been going house to house in the Houston area, telling people to evacuate, and then proceeding to enter the homes and loot them. For those wondering, you can tell a true ICE agent by their special agent badges, and […]

The benefits afforded to corporations looking to cloak themselves with the authority of think tanks are strikingly evident, according to a review of documents from more than a dozen institutions. Drafts of the studies have been shared with donors whose opinions have then helped shape final reports. Donors have outlined how the resulting scholarship will be used as part of broader lobbying efforts. The think tanks also help donors promote […]

Before every race Ledecky, a faithful Catholic, offers a Hail Mary. “I do say a prayer – or two – before any race. The Hail Mary is a beautiful prayer and I find that it calms me.” she said.

“We’re asking cops to do too much in this country” said Brown. "Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to solve” said Brown. He listed mental health, drug addiction, loose dogs, failing schools as problems the public expects ‘cops to solve."

At a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Christie, the tough-talking New Jersey governor, seized on the Dallas police shootings as examples of why Americans need a "law and order" candidate like Trump.