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10 Things to Know for Tuesday

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 12, 2015 file photo, emergency personnel help a passenger in Philadelphia after the derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 17, 2016, to detail the probable cause of last year's fatal derailment. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 12, 2015 file photo, emergency personnel help a passenger in Philadelphia after the derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 17, 2016, to detail the probable cause of last year's fatal derailment. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File) FILE - In this Tuesday, May 12, 2015 file photo, emergency personnel help a passenger in Philadelphia after the derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 17, 2016, to detail the probable cause of last year's fatal derailment. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)

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

1. WHAT MAY HAVE TRIGGERED DEADLY AMTRAK WRECK

Radio transmissions distracted the engineer whose speeding train crashed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, an official familiar with the investigation says.

2. WHOSE DISREGARD FOR VOTER DATA IRKS GOP LEADERS

Donald Trump says studying detailed voter data is “overrated” and he plans to continue campaigning on the strength of his personality.