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Freight railroads lose challenge to crew size rule
A federal appeals court upheld a Federal Railroad Administration rule mandating certain trains must operate with two crew members after a challenge from railroad companies and industry groups Six railroads and two trade groups – including Union Pacific Railroad, Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF, the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad…
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Palestinian students, staff allege discrimination at Columbia
Palestinian students, faculty and alumni are suing Columbia University for discrimination, alleging the school fostered a “hostile campus climate” and unfairly targeted them with disciplinary investigations following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York County court, four students and one faculty member argue that Columbia deliberately…
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Blanche seeks distance from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund questions: ‘It was never set up’
Attorney General Todd Blanche again said Wednesday the “anti-weaponization” fund he proposed, then later revoked, is “dead.” During a press conference on the Department of Justice (DOJ) securing indictments of 11 individuals charged with orchestrating sham marriages, Blanche took issue with a reporter’s question on whether he would seek again to establish the fund. “I…
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Rubio calls RFK Jr’s meat and sauerkraut menu ‘a crazy diet’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday described Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s diet centered on meat and fermented vegetables as “crazy.” Rubio and his wife Jeanette appeared for an interview on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” hosted by the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. The…
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Ocasio-Cortez surpasses Newsom as 2028 Dem presidential favorite on Polymarket
Ocasio-Cortez currently has an 18% chance of winning the Democratic nomination compared with 17% for Newsom.
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European nations condemn executions in Iran
More than 25 countries on Wednesday, including the U.K., France and Canada, condemned Iran’s execution of anti-government protesters, accusing Tehran of using the death penalty to “silence dissent.” “We condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the countries said in…
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El-Sayed challenges Rogers to tackle football game in lieu of debate
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed challenged his GOP opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.), to a duel on the gridiron amid debate about the progressive’s views on football. During an appearance on Fox News this week, Rogers said “you can almost hear a collective gasp across Michigan for all the things he’s been hating on.”…
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Tim Scott goes scorched earth on El-Sayed: ‘He’s for Hamas, but he’s against America’
Senator Tim Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has launched a sharp attack on Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Dr Abdul El-Sayed, accusing him of sympathising with Hamas and embracing socialism as Republicans seek to frame him as a far-left extremist. The attack comes after El-Sayed narrowly won the Democratic primary against the more…
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Watch live: Hegseth gives remarks at ‘Shield of the Americas’ forum in Panama
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give remarks Wednesday afternoon at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition forum, a U.S.-led multinational coalition envisioned to coordinate security and military efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations, notably drug cartels operating in Central and South America. Hegseth visited Panama last year as the Trump administration weighed attempting to take back…
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Report alleges Trump plane swap left officials as decoys
A report alleges that Donald Trump was moved in a secret aircraft swap after security officials feared an Iranian missile threat, with several senior officials left on the original plane as potential decoys. The account portrays the operation as an urgent protective measure and highlights Natalie Harp, a Trump aide reportedly selected to travel with…