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Caught between Trump and Musk’s rockets, a Mexican village despairs
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (1560+ words) MATAMOROS, Mexico " The first time Daniel Santiago saw one of Elon Musk's super rockets blast off, he thought it was the most magnificent thing he'd ever witnessed " an animalistic roar, a window-shattering tremor, then fire and steel arcing into the…...
Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England
1+ week, 6+ day ago (592+ words) A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft. Forty thousand oysters and the 14 watery cages in which they sat were discovered missing from a facility in Falmouth, Maine, on Nov. 22, authorities said....
Migrant truckers sue California DMV over canceled commercial drivers’ licenses
2+ week, 5+ day ago (713+ words) The'California DMV'is facing a lawsuit brought on behalf of nearly 20,000 immigrant truckers over the state's plans to revoke their commercial drivers'licenses (CDLs). The Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition, along with the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, filed…...
53-year-old customs broker wants to ‘Make Trade Boring Again,’ saying you won’t believe how complex cheese is these days
3+ week, 16+ min ago (988+ words) After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought she'd seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian…...
Bus driver’s ‘English-only’ sign triggers DOJ probe into firing
3+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division says she has ordered an investigation into the firing of a local school bus driver who posted an "English-only" sign, alleging the situation implicates "DEI wokeness." Pennsylvania's CBS 21 News reported…...
Trump administration demands that Mexican crews operating trains in U.S. can speak English
3+ week, 3+ day ago (604+ words) OMAHA'The Federal Railroad Administration has sent letters to two railroad operators demanding they make sure that Mexican crews can speak English and don't operate a train more than 10 miles inside the United States. A number of Mexican train crews who…...
I drive for Uber and Lyft after retiring from Wall Street. The principles I learned as a trader help me make more money.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (796+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sergio Avedian, a 58-year-old ride-hailing driver for Uber and Lyft in Southern California. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey, to Armenian parents....
NASA Now Letting Mars Rover Drive Autonomously
3+ week, 4+ day ago (356+ words) Think self-driving cars are impressive? Try a self-driving rover on a planet over a hundred million miles away. On Wednesday, NASA announced that its Mars Perseverance rover had pulled off a stunning feat of endurance and self-sufficiency. Over the course…...
Trump Administration Tries to Stop Some Immigrants From Driving Trucks
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1038+ words) The Trump administration's effort to reduce the number of accidents involving large trucks has taken aim at deficient truck driving schools and tightened a rule requiring that drivers are proficient in English. But a major part of its trucking crackdown…...
Walmart’s women truckers surge thanks to $115,000 starting pay and other perks bringing in nontraditional candidates
3+ week, 6+ day ago (447+ words) While the rest of the trucking industry faces a driver shortage, Walmart has managed to boost its driver numbers with six-figure starting pay and other perks that are catching the eye of even non-traditional applicants. The mega retailer, which has…...
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