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Heat waves take growing economic toll, much of it uninsured
Axios· 6 days agoA stifling heat wave continues to bring more than just the hottest temperatures to an already unusually sizzling summer — it's also inflicting economic losses. According to the NWS' Heat Risk ...
New study envisions Okanagan Valley regional passenger rail line | Urbanized
Daily Hive· 6 days agoInstead of widening the BC interior’s highways, one University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan...
'Fascism feasts on violence'
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoTrump and his supporters "envision a new place for violence as their defining political message in the 2024 election," and the former president himself...
Milwaukee's homeless say they were told to move for the Republican National Convention
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoLast week, the 54-year-old man was staying in a tent in downtown Milwaukee, across from the city's...
Amtrak awards contract for East River Tunnel repairs - Trains
Trains.com· 7 days agoAmtrak has awarded a construction contract for major rehabilitation of the East River Tunnel, the connection between Manhattan and Queens that sustained major damage from ...
Amtrak’s Failures Are Wired Into the System
Bloomberg· 7 days agoA former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review, he is author of “The Myth of the Rational Market.” Every time I pass by the new railroad...
Amtrak’s Failures Are Wired Into the System: Justin Fox
Bloomberg Law· 7 days agoTrain traffic has nonetheless been repeatedly halted — mainly because of problems with the catenary and other elements of the archaic electrical system that powers trains between New York and Washington.
First look: Midwest states’ Venture coach-café debut - Trains
Trains.com· 7 days agoThe trainset returns the next morning as Lincoln Service No. 300, which is scheduled to arrive into...
FRA makes available $153 million to aid new or improved passenger service - Trains
Trains.com· 7 days agoThe Federal Railroad Administration on Friday announced the availability of more than $153 million in grant funding to initiate, restore, or improve intercity passenger service. The funds under ...