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Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike
OMAHA, Neb. — Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday,…
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Fewer trips for China’s Golden Week amid quarantine fears
BEIJING — While China‘s top leaders commemorated revolutionary martyrs Friday, far fewer Chinese are expected to be traveling during the…
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EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses
Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end…
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Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention…
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G-7 pledges to move forward with Russia oil price cap system
BERLIN — Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers on Friday pledged to impose a cap on the…
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New online dashboard to help flyers on delays, cancellations
WASHINGTON — Amid months of mass flight cancellations and delays, the Department of Transportation is launching a customer service dashboard…
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Judge nixes no-prison deal in 2018 limo crash that killed 20
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of…
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Desert flooding damages Los Angeles to Phoenix highway
DESERT CENTER, Calif. — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed…
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Workers at UK’s largest container port to join rail strikes
LONDON — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay…
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Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has warned airlines that his department could draft new rules around passenger rights if…
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