Shippers banked record discounts via intermodal in Q1: ISI
But the window to lock in those savings over long-haul trucking will shrink because railroads eventually will increase their spot and contract pricing, too.
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Marco Rubio defends Trump’s false claim that Pope Leo wants Iran to have a nuke ahead of meeting with pontiff
Pontiff says ‘if someone wants to criticize me for proclaiming the Gospel, let them do so truthfully’
Senate Republicans earmark $1bn for Trump ballroom in funding package
New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration enforcement funding package that includes a proposed $1bn that could go to security measures related to…
US plans to hike tariffs on EU cars to 25% will hit luxury market the most
US says it will hike tariffs to 25% because the EU has not complied with trade deal last year that set tariffs at 15%.
‘Shocked’: Canadian Hospital Told Priest with Broken Hip He Might Need to Consider Assisted Suicide
A Catholic priest in Canada who broke his hip was told by medical professionals at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia that he might want to consider assisted suicide.
EU should prepare for dialogue with Russia – Helsinki
Helsinki has said the EU should be ready to reopen dialogue with Russia if US policy on the Ukraine conflict diverges from the bloc’s
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Miscalculation over Strait of Hormuz could ‘bring an all-out war’
Neither the US nor Iran are willing to compromise on the Strait of Hormuz, increasing the chance of miscalculation.
Sources: Meta is building agentic tools, including an OpenClaw-like assistant powered by its new Muse Spark AI model to help users create AI bots (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)
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Sources: Meta is building agentic tools, including an OpenClaw-like assistant powered by its new Muse Spark AI model to help users create AI bots — Social media platform invests in equivalent to Open…
Hegseth’s legal aide prompts new Democrat attack
A Democrat has opened another front against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, up there in importance, he surely thinks, with Mr. Hegseth’s wars against Nicolas Maduro, Iran and Pentagon woke.
Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details
Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor’s demand for information on 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying to fend off a subpoena from a federal prosecutor in North Carolina seeking contact information for thousands of po…