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For first time in six decades, freight rails split on union negotiation strategy

Union Pacific and CSX break from other freight rails in strategy to negotiate with labor unions two years after a nationwide rail strike was narrowly averted.

Business - CNBC - 4 hours ago

Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up

Record September imports at the Port of Los Angeles driven by the East Coast strike have led to two-year high cargo congestion at rail yards.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Rail Biking Lets You Ride the Rails Using Pedal Power

Rail-biking uses specially designed vehicles that are pedaled along disused railway lines. It’s easy and fun and uses existing tracks for recreation. One writer gave it a try in the Catskills.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Autonomous Trucking Company Aurora Delays Driverless Freight Launch

The Pittsburgh company will not start carrying cargo without drivers until April, when it plans the debut of its Dallas-to-Houston run.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Flooding in central France submerges rail and road links

Torrential rains and flooding have submerged roads and railways in central France, disrupting transportation in the region

World - ABC News - October 17

Rail fares set to rise in England next year

Regulated rail fares in England are set to rise by 4.6%, while most rail cards will rise by £5.

Michigan Senate candidates vie for split-ticket voters

NBC News Congressional Correspondent Julie Tsirkin talks to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers ahead of their second debate in the closely contested Michigan ...

Politics - NBC News - October 14

Polymarket and PredictIt Gain Bets and Split From Polls

Supporters say the platforms are better at predicting the election. But questions have arisen about recent big bets, as they show a big lead for Donald Trump.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Teen death crash driver was drink-driving - inquest

Jesse Owen, Callum Griffiths and Morgan Smith died at the scene of the collision.

One Texas border town's split identity

Most of the 30,000 residents of the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, are of Latino or Mexican descent, and are proud of the town's bi-national, bi-cultural, bi-lingual traditions. But the city has ...

Harris-Trump support virtually split by gender: Poll

A new survey found that Vice President Harris and former President Trump are split by gender. Harris earns 55 percent of her support from women voters while Trump earns 54 percent support from men, ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig. If Russia is proved to be behind an incendiary device plot ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April

Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Yapı Merkezi gets $3bn Malaba-Kampala rail contract in Uganda

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders

A sleeper train with ‘thoughtful touches’ along the Queensland coast offers diverse and diver-friendly access points to the Great Barrier Reef. Stretching from south-east Queensland to the tip of ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Sonic X Shadow Generations - Rail Canyon High Level Gameplay

We speed through Rail Canyon act 1, and achieve an S rank in record time using conventional and unconventional shortcuts along the way.

Tech - GameSpot - October 21

Passenger dies and 15 hurt after two trains crash

A westbound train went about 1,000 metres beyond its stopping point to hit a stationary service.

Norfolk Southern tops Q3 expectations with boost from insurance, rail sales

Railroad Norfolk Southern’s streamlined operations delivered strong earnings last quarter, even excluding boosts from insurance payouts related to the disastrous derailment in East Palestine and ...

Labour to end profit incentive for rail operators in run-up to nationalisation

Train bosses accuse government of being ‘ideological’ over ending post-Covid scheme letting them keep more cash

World - Financial Times - October 23

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn closes station co-working spaces

World - Yahoo News - October 23

My rail journey to Naples and Pompeii to chase the last rays of sun

A trip from the UK in search of late-season sun leads to fresh discoveries in Pompeii as well bonus trips to Procida and Paestum. When the Mediterranean makes its first appearance, it’s through ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Biden administration announces $2.4 billion for new rail projects

The Biden administration announced $2.4 billion in funding for new rail projects Tuesday. Officials are hoping the investment will spur new job opportunities for Americans as they undertake 122 ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Gingrich rails against Harris ad telling woman to 'lie' to husband

Fox News contributor and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) responded to a recent ad from Vice President Harris’s campaign encouraging women to vote for Harris in Tuesday’s election. Gingrich ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Parents trust Republicans more on the economy, but they’re split on Trump vs. Harris

In a survey by the National Parents Union, more parents said they trust the Republican party to handle economic issues than said they trust Democrats, but when presented with anonymized economic ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Hamas leader's killing leaves US, Israel sending different signals

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is raising new questions over the course of the war and the fate of hostages still held by the terrorist group, with the U.S. calling on both sides to seize ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Iga Swiatek hires Wim Fissette as coach after split with Tomasz Wiktorowski

Iga Swiatek, the world No. 1, has hired Wim Fissette as her new head coach. Fissette, 44, is hugely experienced and is one of the most successful and highly regarded coaches on the WTA Tour. The ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Voters split on whether Harris or Trump is better on key economic issues: Survey

Voters are split on whether they trust former President Trump or Vice President Harris more on a host of key economic issues, according to a poll released Monday. The poll from The Associated Press ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

HSBC splits bank between East and West in major overhaul

Pam Kaur is the first woman in the banking giant's 159-year history to become its chief financial officer.

HSBC to split U.K. and Hong Kong banking arms into two separate units

HSBC’s overhaul will see the bank split into four separate units under the control of two distinct Eastern and Western markets divisions, new CEO Georges Elhedery said

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

FirstFT: Shares in McDonald’s plunge on links to E. coli outbreak

Also in today’s newsletter, Israel claims Nasrallah’s heir killed and Starbucks scraps financial guidance

World - Financial Times - October 23

Bronny James to reportedly split time between LA Lakers and G League

James and father made history in Tuesday’s opener Bronny will split time in developmental G League Bronny James will continue sharing the court with his legendary father on the Los Angeles ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Bronny set to split time between Lakers, G League

Rookie Bronny James is expected to be on the Lakers' trip from Monday to Nov. 6 and then begin shuttling between the active roster and their G League affiliate, even though coach JJ Redick said ...

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’

Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting drive

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum reportedly split (sorry, Catwoman and Gambit shippers)

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum have reportedly called off their engagement. The actors both appeared in Kravitz's directorial debut, 'Blink Twice.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger

South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean road and rail links no longer in use

World - ABC News - October 15

College football rankings: Purdue careening off the rails as Houston, Stanford join the Bottom 25

Anyone can rank the 25 best teams in college football, but here, we rank the 25 worst after Week 8

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Barack Obama rails against effort from NBA's best at All-Star Game: 'It insults the game'

Obama called for NBA players to take the game seriously