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Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline

Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline

The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads’ move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week’s looming strike deadline is only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers.Read more

Video Fills in Details on Alleged Ga. Election System Breach

Video Fills in Details on Alleged Ga. Election System Breach

Two months after the 2020 presidential election, a team of computer experts traveled to south Georgia to copy software and data from voting equipment in an apparent breach of a county election system. They were greeted outside by the head of the local Republican Party, who was involved in efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn his election loss.Read more

Judge Grants Trump Bid for Special Master in Document Search

Judge Grants Trump Bid for Special Master in Document Search

In a legal victory for former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday granted his request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home and temporarily halted the Justice Department’s use of the records for investigative purposes.Read more

Reading, Math Scores Fell Sharply During Pandemic, Data Show

Reading, Math Scores Fell Sharply During Pandemic, Data Show

Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children.Read more

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Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline

Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline

The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads’ move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week’s looming strike deadline is only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers.Continue Reading

Video Fills in Details on Alleged Ga. Election System Breach

Video Fills in Details on Alleged Ga. Election System Breach

Two months after the 2020 presidential election, a team of computer experts traveled to south Georgia to copy software and data from voting equipment in an apparent breach of a county election system. They were greeted outside by the head of the local Republican Party, who was involved in efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn his election loss.Continue Reading

Reading, Math Scores Fell Sharply During Pandemic, Data Show

Reading, Math Scores Fell Sharply During Pandemic, Data Show

Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children.Continue Reading

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