Новости за 19.12.2017

Washington train derailment 'could've been avoided,' local mayor says
CNN
(CNN) The mayor of a city along a new route taken by the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state had expressed concerns about the line as long ago as 2013, court records show. Don Anderson, mayor of Lakewood, about 11 miles northeast of the ...
Amtrak derailment spotlights delay in train safety upgradesThe Hill
Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Washington Wreck?The Atlantic
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The Health 202: Extra Obamacare subsidies renew battle over taxpayer funding of abortion
Washington Post
THE PROGNOSIS. Abortion protesters at the annual "March for Life," in January 2015. (Photo by Andrew Harnik for The Washington Post). Take the drama playing out in Congress over a year-end spending bill. Pour on some Obamacare controversy. Then spread ...
The day Republicans have been looking for arrives: Voting begins on tax planCNN
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Trump administration blames North Korea for 'WannaCry' cyber attack
New York Post
People monitor the spread of ransomware cyber-attacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul in May 2017. Getty Images. More On: north korea · Trump slams predecessors for weakening military, economy · Trump's 'America First' strategy will ...
Tuesday Morning BriefingReuters
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US Says North Korea 'Directly Responsible' For 'WannaCry' Ransomware Attack
NPR
The White House has publicly blamed North Korea for a ransomware attack in May that locked more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries. In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday, Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert writes ...

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At least 3 killed after Amtrak train derails in Washington state, spilling rail cars onto busy highway
Washington Post
DUPONT, Wash. — An Amtrak train making its inaugural trip on a new service from Seattle to Portland, Ore., derailed near here early Monday while crossing an overpass, toppling cars onto one of the busiest highways on the West Coast, killing at least ...
At least 3 dead in Amtrak derailment in Washington state, official saysCNN
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Corker Says He Faced 'Tough' Decision in Supporting Republican Tax Bill
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A day before Republicans are expected to begin voting on their $1.5 trillion tax cut, the big question was not whether it would pass but why the lone Republican Senate holdout, Bob Corker of Tennessee, suddenly flipped his position to ...
GOP racing to tax votesThe Hill
Why Corker flipped on the tax billPolitico
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US declares North Korea carried out massive WannaCry cyberattack
Washington Post
The U.S. government is publicly acknowledging that North Korea was behind the WannaCry computer worm that affected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries earlier this year. As a result, the Trump administration will be calling on “all ...
US to officially accuse North Korea of WannaCry cyber attack: reportThe Hill
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