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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. SAFETY TECHNOLOGY MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED AMTRAK CRASH

“We feel that had such a system been installed in this section of track, this accident would not have occurred,” says National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt.

2. WHO CLAIMS ATTACK ON KABUL GUESTHOUSE THAT KILLED 14

The Taliban spokesman in an email distributed to media says the group targeted the hotel because of the presence of foreigners, including Americans there.