Amtrak said it’s canceling three long-distance trips starting on Tuesday amid a looming railway strike that could disrupt the U.S. economy, resulting in lost productivity of $2 billion a day. The schedule changes come amid a potential railroad work stoppage due to a labor dispute between railroad companies and unionized workforces. …
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September, 2022
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6 September
Body found in Memphis identified as abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher
A body found in a Memphis neighborhood Monday was confirmed to be a Tennessee woman who was abducted late last week, police said Tuesday. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was seen on surveillance video being forced into an SUV while she was jogging near the University of Memphis early Friday morning. The …
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5 September
California faces risk of power outages amid brutal heat wave
California’s chance of power outages will grow in the coming days, as the state prepares to enter the most brutal stretch yet of an ongoing heat wave, officials said Sunday. Energy demand is expected to outpace supply starting Monday evening, and predictions for Tuesday show the state rivaling its all-time …
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August, 2022
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25 August
Human remains found at Lake Mead in May identified as Las Vegas man missing for 20 years, coroner says
Authorities in Las Vegas have identified bones found in May along part of Lake Mead’s newly exposed shoreline as the remains of a 42-year-old Las Vegas man, who is believed to have drowned 20 years ago. The Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday that Thomas Erndt was reported missing Aug. 2, …
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25 August
Biden’s student loan relief won’t fuel inflation, Wall Street says
Although President Biden’s student loan relief program has plenty of upsides for borrowers, critics are raising concerns the landmark initiative could hurt the economy by fanning the hottest U.S. inflation in 40 years. Wall Street’s message to Main Street: Don’t worry, because the impact of the student-debt relief program on inflation …
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23 August
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a foiled plot that was described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists. Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were also found …
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18 August
U.S. states where your retirement dollars stretch further
Americans are free to enjoy their golden years in any state they please, but a new study found that the ideal places to live on a retirement budget are in the South or the Midwest. Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio and Missouri are the top five best states to retire when …
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18 August
Major media companies seek release of affidavit behind Mar
West Palm Beach, Fla. — Attorneys for many of the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last week. The Associated Press, …
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17 August
Chicago hit
A hit-and-run car crash that killed three and injured one outside a Black-owned gay bar in Chicago early Sunday morning “appears to be intentional,” police said in their latest news conference addressing the incident. But Brenden Deenihan, the Chicago Police Department chief of detectives, said in the update on the …
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12 August
Investigation into Alec Baldwin shooting on “Rust” set moves forward as FBI completes forensic report
It has been nearly 10 months since actor Alec Baldwin‘s prop gun was discharged on a New Mexico film set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Now, the FBI has completed its forensics investigation, and handed the case over to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. On …
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