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Canada's two largest railroads formally locked out more than 9,000 workers at midnight on Thursday — grinding freight rail in the country to a halt — as labor talks with the Teamsters reached an impasse. The latest: On Thursday evening, Canada's labor minister ordered employees back to work...

Lockout shuts down Canada's freight rails for hours

Canada’s two major freight railroads have shut down operations and locked out 9,000 members of the Teamsters union after almost a year of negotiations ended without a labor deal. Suggested Reading. Laid-off GM workers say they were 'thrown onto the curb like useless trash'. The railroad operators — Canadian...

Canada's major freight railroads have shut down, threatening economic disruption in the U.S.

Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific has warned that a potential rail strike in Canada will have "devastating consequences" on the North American economy. More than 2,500 Union Pacific cars per day would not move across the border, CEO Jim Vena said in a letter to Canadian Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon on late Monday.

Union Pacific warns of 'devastating consequences' from Canada rail strike

Port Bottlenecks Loom as Canadian Rail Dispute Shifts Freight. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Importers and exporters are left with few options as a near-total rail shutdown in Canada risks delaying ocean shipments, spiking freight costs and straining the busiest U.S. ports, which are already handling a cargo surge.

US Shippers Scramble as Canadian Rail Shutdown Hits Freight

The Independent

  Canada's two major freight railroads could halt their trains Thursday if they can't agree to renewed contracts with the union representing their engineers, conductors and dispatchers. Canada's government is watching closely and may intervene to prevent widespread damage to the economy.Both Canadian National and CPKC have been gradually shutting down since last week ahead of the contract deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Thursday and all traffic will stop before then if this isn't resolved. Shipments of hazardous chemicals and perishable goods were the first to stop, so they wouldn't be stranded somewhere on the tracks.As the Canadian contract...

Canada's two major freight railroads may stop Thursday if contract dispute isn't resolved

New York City, NY

The Bronx? You gotta be kidding me. That’s how I imagine a lot of people might react to the thought of reading a 500-plus-page history of the Bronx, the only borough of New York City attached to the mainland of the United States and, therefore, the drive-through borough. As...

Frazier's 'Paradise Bronx' makes you want to linger in NYC's 'drive-through borough'

Camden, NJ

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Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

VELYKYI BYCHKIV, Ukraine — A few months ago, Vitalii Barelin was in eastern Ukraine, using drones to hunt Russian troops invading his homeland. Now the 25-year-old soldier is on a river in the west, chasing his own countrymen: Ukrainians trying to escape conscription. “They think they are smarter than...

On a river between Ukraine and the EU, border guards search for draft evaders

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and other members of the agriculture community have asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to avert a potential rail strike involving Canada's two Class Is and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). In an Aug. 19 letter to Trudeau, the NGFA and members...

Ag groups call on Trudeau to avert rail strike in Canada

Portland, OR

The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional networks — while retaining local mail delivery times of one to three days and allowing customers to track some delivery schedules with greater precision. Election mail won’t be affected,...

USPS proposes changes to save $3 billion per year, starting in 2025

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	Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are already taking the opening steps to shutting down their rail networks as the clock ticks on a potential strike later this month.CN Preps for Possible Strike by Pausing Intermodal Cargo into Canada




	Due to what CN called “the absence of progress at the negotiating table and the absence of arbitration,” the railroad has initiated the first step of a “phased and progressive” shutdown of its Canadian rail network in halting the transport of certain hazardous goods.




	On Monday, CN put the kibosh on hazardous goods originating in the U.S. from entering...

Canadian Railroads Begin Phase One of Network Shutdown Ahead of Possible Strike

Some 9,300 Canadian rail workers could strike as early as this week, effectively shutting down the country’s two biggest freight railroads. A strike could have serious impact on both Canada and the U.S., as around 75 percent of all product Canada exports to the U.S. travels over rail. As such, a potential shutdown has the U.S. worried. Both countries’ chambers of commerce issued a joint statement this week, saying “a stoppage of rail service will be devastating to Canadian businesses and families and impose significant impacts on the U.S. economy.”

Major Canadian Rail Strike Could Hit the Same Time as an East Coast Port Strike

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

NEW JERSEY - Alain Rodrigues, a 49-year-old Middlesex County resident and owner of a construction business in Old Bridge and Newark, New Jersey, has admitted to charges of tax evasion and failure to collect and pay over taxes. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Rodrigues entered his guilty plea on August 1, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court.

Construction Business Owner Admits Tax Evasion, Owes $1.35M

New Brunswick, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. -A Middlesex County man, Kenneth Strickland, 57Kenneth Strickland, 57, from New Brunswick, has been convicted of his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Strickland was found guilty on July 29, 2024, of all six counts in a superseding indictment.

NJ Man Convicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

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Labor dispute stops Canadian rail freight and could cause economic disruption in U.S.

TORONTO — Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could...

Labor dispute stops Canadian rail freight and could cause economic disruption in U.S.

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