French army AMX-10RCs in the Middle East in 1990 or 1991. Wikimedia Commons Back in January, France pledged to Ukraine an unspecified number—perhaps 50—of the French army’s soon-to-be-surplus AMX-10RC...
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Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern For “Entirely Avoidable” East Palestine Train Derailment
Topline The state of Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern Railway over a derailment last month that caused a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, the state attorney general announced Tuesday, promi...
Norfolk Southern CEO Says Safety Standards ‘Were Not Enough’ As Senate Grills Him On Ohio Derailment
Topline Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said Thursday he was “deeply sorry” for the impact of the derailment of a train carrying toxic materials last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and conceded the tra...
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to testify before Senate panel
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will tell a U.S. Senate panel Thursday how he plans to “make it right” after one of the company’s trains derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. ...
NTSB opens special probe into Norfolk Southern safety practices
General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. Alan Freed | Reuters The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday ...
Norfolk Southern Conductor Killed In Third Ohio Incident This Year—Weeks After Massive Chemical Spill
Topline A Norfolk Southern conductor was fatally struck by a dump truck in Cleveland Tuesday morning, the third incident involving a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio in just over a month, including a de...
Norfolk Southern adjusts train safety after third derailment
This photo taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | ...
As Copper Prices Go North, Let’s Check on Southern Copper
By BRUCE KAMICH Mar 01, 2023 | 01:15 PM EST Stocks quotes in this article: TECK, FCX, SCCO Hedge fund manager David Einhorn touted Teck Resources ( TECK) and copper as an investment on a financial ca...
Record-Breaking February Heat Wave Hits Southern U.S.—As D.C. Could Break 150-Year-Old Record
Topline It’s still winter on the calendar, but temperatures across much of the South and Mid-Atlantic are more in line with late spring or early summer, as a robust heat wave pushes highs across the r...
EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Cleanup After Disastrous Ohio Train Derailment
Topline The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern Railway to pay for the cost of cleaning up a derailment and massive chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, on Tuesday, as the fede...
Is The Next Stop For Migrants Over America’s Southern Border: Canada?
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 01: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during … [+] a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol’s House Chamber (Photo by Jim Lo Sc...
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines to delist from NYSE amid exodus of state-owned enterprises from US exchanges
Two Chinese state airlines announced on Friday they would delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), adding to a list of state-owned companies withdrawing from US capital markets amid tightened s...
Biden Visits Southern Border As Texas Gov. Abbott Blasts President For Arriving ‘Two Years Too Late’
Topline President Joe Biden arrived in El Paso on Sunday for his first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) greeted the president with a letter attacking his immigration pol...
How To Fix The Southern Border Problem
The process of the election of Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House signals the … [+] unlikelihood of comprehensive immigration reform any time soon (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) ...
Biden Says He’ll Visit Southern Border For First Time As President
Topline President Joe Biden said Wednesday it is his “intention” to visit the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a trip to Mexico City for a summit next week, as border authorities deal with a ...
First VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference 2022 Amplifies Community Connectivity
– Advertisement – Los Angeles, California, 19th December, 2022, Chainwire Led by Blockchain@USC, the inaugural event attracted broad participation while facilitating a range of expert disc...
Biden Preparing For Record Levels Of Migrants At Southern Border—Here’s Why
Topline The Biden Administration is reportedly preparing for as many as 14,000 migrants to attempt unauthorized crossings of the southern border every day as soon as next week, when a controversial Co...
As Russian Amphibious Ships Bore Down On Southern Ukraine In February, The Ukrainians’ Sole Anti-Ship Battery Opened Fire
2019 test-launch of the Neptune missile. Ukrainian defense ministry The Neptune anti-ship missile is one of the iconic weapons of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine. Two of the 17-foot missiles, fired by a...
Russian Trenches In Southern Ukraine Are Too Short To Stop A Ukrainian Attack
Ukrainian artillery. Ukrainian defense ministry photo It’s been three weeks since Ukrainian brigades forced Russian troops across the wide Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, liberating Kherson city and...
Russia’s Southern Supply Hub Is Now In Range Of Ukraine’s Rockets. Expect Explosions.
Ukrainian HIMARS firing in June 2022. Ukrainian army photo Ukrainian advances in southern Ukraine could lead to, well, further Ukrainian advances in southern Ukraine. To understand why, look at Russia...
Covid outbreak worsens in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou
Guangzhou city in the southern province of Guangdong is the hardest hit in the latest Covid outbreak. Pictured here are closed stores in part of the city on Oct. 31, 2022. Vcg | Visual China Group | G...
The state of crypto in Southern Europe: Malta leads the way
Despite the turbulence that broke out in the crypto market this summer, there is an important long-term marker that should be considered in any complex assessment — the combination of adoption and reg...
The Russians Are Fleeing Southern Ukraine. They Could Cause A Lot Of Damage On Their Way Out.
Ukrainian defense ministry photo The Russian army is retreating from Kherson. And it’s poised to leave behind it a lot of destruction and dead bodies. Kherson, a port at the mouth of the Dnipro River ...
Southern California’s Notorious Container Ship Backup Ends
The backup of container ships off Southern California’s coast that was at the heart of U.S. supply chain congestion during the Covid-19 pandemic has effectively disappeared. The queue of ships waiting...
MarketAcross Joins Blockchain@USC To Launch VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference
October 20, 2022 – Los Angeles, California The inaugural event will connect students and professionals in the Southern California blockchain community, further cementing the region as a Web 3.0 innova...
Learn About The Wine Category That ‘Continues To Dominate Sales’ In The New Book, Rosés Of Southern France
Rosé from the South of France is one of today’s most exciting wine categories. getty Anyone who reads about or researches rosé has likely consulted the writing of Elizabeth Gabay MW. She’s the a...
Two Mountain Brigades—One Russian, One Ukrainian—Are Rolling Toward Each Other In Flat Southern Ukraine
A Russian vehicle, destroyed by the 128th Mountain Brigade in Chervone. Ukrainian army photo Southern Ukraine is a flat, open expanse of farms crisscrossed by rivers. There are no mountains there. But...
Ukrainian Marines Vs. Russian Paratroopers. A Tough Fight Over One Village Is Shaping The Southern Front.
A Ukrainian marines tank. Via social media Ukrainian marines are on the move toward a key village in southern Ukraine. But a tough Russian airborne division stands in their way. The battle for Kostrom...
Russian Brigades In Southern Ukraine Depended On One Major Bridge. Now They’re Cut Off From Resupply.
The Kerch Strait bridge burns. Maxar imagery Two days after a powerful explosion rocked the $4-billion rail and road bridge across the Kerch Strait, the narrow waterway separating the Russian-occupied...