The House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” on Friday morning, just hours before NYC mayoral-elect Zohran Mamdani was set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.
Read More House votes to condemn the ‘horrors of socialism’ ahead of Trump’s meeting with MamdaniTag: transportation
Illinois: Chicago Police search for suspect in unprovoked stabbing of 27-year-old woman
In a chilling reminder of vulnerabilities on public transportation systems, a 27-year-old woman was recently stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack at a Chicago train station late Saturday night—echoing the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, nearly three months earlier.
Read More Illinois: Chicago Police search for suspect in unprovoked stabbing of 27-year-old womanDuffy warns air travel will slow to ‘a trickle’ during holiday season if govt. shutdown persists
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air travel will be slowed to “a trickle” as Thanksgiving approaches, as the ongoing government shutdown continues to negatively impact the availability of air traffic controllers.
Read More Duffy warns air travel will slow to ‘a trickle’ during holiday season if govt. shutdown persistsKentucky: Tuesday’s UPS plane crash in Louisville claims at least 9 lives as first responders search for more victims
A UPS cargo plane, an MD-11, crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing at least nine people. The victims included three crew members and several ground workers.
Read More Kentucky: Tuesday’s UPS plane crash in Louisville claims at least 9 lives as first responders search for more victimsMississippi: Innocent research monkeys killed after police ‘mistakenly’ told they were infected with COVID-19 and STDs
A shipment of innocent research monkeys met a tragic end this week after a truck carrying the animals overturned on Interstate 59, prompting a chaotic response fueled by false reports that the primates were infected with dangerous diseases — including “hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.”
Read More Mississippi: Innocent research monkeys killed after police ‘mistakenly’ told they were infected with COVID-19 and STDsSpirit’s troubles expose limits of premium strategy for low-cost carriers
A post-pandemic runup in wages, aircraft lease costs and other operating expenses has eroded the cost advantage that low-cost airlines once relied on.
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