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A Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive sits at the Obico Intermodal Terminal in Toronto, May 23, 2012. Locomotive engineers and conductors at Canadian Pacific Railway walked off the job on Wednesday after contract talks broke down, shutting down freight operations on Canada's second-biggest railroad. REUTERS/Mike Cassese

Canadian freight railroads shut down, dealing potential blow to North America’s economy

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Merit Street Media | Aug 22, 2024

New York — Canada’s two major freight railroads have shut their operations, according to management of the two companies, locking out 9,000 members...

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Kennedy expected to end campaign Friday, in talks to endorse Trump

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Merit Street Media | Aug 22, 2024

Arizona — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an event in Arizona, a source...

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US fertility rate dropped to record low in 2023, CDC data shows

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Merit Street Media | Aug 22, 2024

Texas — Women in the United States are having babies less often, and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2023, according to data from the US...

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Attendees react during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointe

Democratic National Convention Day 3: 'A fight for our freedoms'

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Chicago — Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the...

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pictured in this handout photo presented as evidence by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, Massachusetts on March 23, 2015. Tsarnaev was heavily influenced by al Qaeda literature and lectures, some of which was found on his laptop, a counterterrorism expert testified at his trial on March 23, 2015. REUTERS/U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston/Handout via Reuters

Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge overseeing case

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Boston — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over...

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Dec 21, 2019; San Francisco, California, USA; Basketball Hall of Fame member Al Attles sits courtside during the game between the Arizona Wildcats and the St. John's Red Storm at Chase Center. credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

NBA's first Black head coach Al Attles, 'The Destroyer' dies at 87

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Oakland, Calif. — Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a...

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Heat dome moves into Texas with record highs expected

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Austin, Texas — A heat dome that has led to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix moved into Texas Wednesday, with...

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'They want to erase us,' Florida removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Tallahassee, Fla. — Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities long considered top U.S....

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Des' Pick 6 - Top six storylines entering the 2024 college football season

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Dallas,Texas — Get your popcorn, your chicken taquitos, your Juju beans - get 'em all ready! Because the 2024 college football season will be unlike...

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Spacecraft successfully changes course in world’s first lunar-Earth flyby

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Merit Street Media | Aug 21, 2024

Space — The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer has successfully completed a world-first lunar-Earth flyby, using the gravity of Earth...

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