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The acting administrator of the US Federal Railroad Administration resigned Saturday after being scrutinized over a moonlighting gig. The official, Heath Hall, was reportedly working as a public relations consultant for a Mississippi sheriff’s department. During Hall’s tenure at the Federal Railroad Administration, there were a number of high-profile rail crashes. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A […]
It’s that time of year when we start to see magazine covers touting the best, brightest and most influential people on the planet during the previous 11 months (nobody seems to wait to see what happens in December). GQ recently dubbed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as its Citizen of the Year. Time magazine opted […]
mpi43/MediaPunch Senate Republicans narrowly passed their tax plan overhaul. But many conservative economists and former government officials are predicting that the bill will drive up the deficit, destabilize the health care market, exacerbate income inequality, and lead to cuts to social programs. As Republicans in the House and Senate hash out their tax bill differences in a […]
Enlarge / The DC Metro, when it’s not on fire. (credit: Getty | Bill Clark) For residents of our nation’s capital, news of a fire on the city’s rapid transit system—the Washington Metro—is not surprising. It catches fire and smokes quite regularly. At some points last year, there were reports of more than four fires […]
Reuters/Mike Blake In autonomous convoys, moving freight using Tesla Semis would cost less than using railroads. Convoys would consist of a lead Semi with several others following autonomously. “This beats rail,” Musk said. HAWTHORNE, California — On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn’t just announce his plans to remake the trucking industry. He also served […]
Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 03:58 A CCTV camera has captured a man calmly pushing a woman on rail tracks at a Hong Kong train station, then walking away in cold blood. The incident, since widely shared on social media, took place at the Yuen Long station of Hong Kong’s Light Rail system. The culprit […]
Oracle Oracle loves to pick fights with Amazon Web Services in the database and cloud markets, but the enemy it should really take aim at is Microsoft, according to one analyst. “Microsoft is their big competitor,” says Larry Carvalho, lead analyst on platform-as-a-service at IDC. Amazon may be a giant in the cloud world but Microsoft is a bigger threat to the […]
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Join us forThird Rail With OZY, a new TV show presented by OZY and WGBH, where we debateprovocative hot topics with experts and celebrities every Friday night. The subject of this week’s show: “Should America Be the World’s Cop?” Tune in Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET on PBS, or online, and be sure to weigh […]
Join us forThird Rail With OZY, a terrific new TV show presented by OZY and WGBH, to debate provocative hot topics with experts and celebrities every Friday night. The subject of this week’s show — “Is America Becoming More or Less Racist?” Tune in Friday at 8:30/7:30c on PBS, or online, and be sure to […]
