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NJ Rail Workers Agree To End Strike After Weekend Of Commuter Chaos
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— May 19, 2025
A tentative deal between NJ Transit and its locomotive engineers has ended New Jersey’s first statewide rail strike in more than 40 years, with full service set to return Tuesday, officials said Sunday night. The…
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Drone and Missile Attacks Escalate in Ukraine-Russia War
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— Aug 13, 2026
A Shahed jet drone struck a passenger train in the Odesa region, killing the locomotive crew and prompting widespread evacuation of 340 passengers with no injuries reported among them. While officials confirm the Odesa attack, Ukraine-wide tolls from related strikes over the past day include multiple fatalities and injuries across several oblasts.
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Engine failure cited in Austin derailment
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— Jul 24, 2026
Investigations into the April downtown Austin derailment point to a locomotive engine-unit failure preceding the derailment, with officials also reviewing track conditions and operating practices as potential contributing factors; federal and local reports emphasize the mechanical issue as a central element in understanding what happened, even as a definitive cause remains under review. Canadian and Polish derailments show different outcomes and challenges: in northern Quebec, the Transportation Safety Board found that track components likely failed but could not determine the exact trigger, while in Poland the rail-station derailments involving a Newag Dragon 2 occurred during yard movements with no injuries, prompting emergency response and scene security.
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Rock Classics Shaped by Rapid Creative Bursts
Entertainment
— Jul 23, 2026
Iconic rock songs like Fleetwood Mac's Dreams—written by Stevie Nicks in about ten minutes and later hitting No.1—Mad Season's River of Deceit, inspired by The Prophet and defined by Layne Staley's spiritual approach, and The Allman Brothers Band's Melissa, born from Gregg Allman's teenage writing and a pivotal grocery-store moment, each reflect rapid bursts of inspiration that shaped enduring classics. Blackfoot's Train, Train, drawing from Shorty Medlocke's 1930s roots, paired a steam-locomotive harmonica intro with late-70s success and platinum status, illustrating the genre-spanning origins of enduring songs.
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AI Just Got A Green Light To Prescribe Drugs — At Least In One State
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 5h
