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SMART-TD union backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger but other unions and shippers still worry

SMART-TD union backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger but other unions and shippers still worry

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to...

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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to Black students works to raise $1 billion...

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MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by Patrick Zalupski

MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by Patrick Zalupski

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Monday to approve the sale of the Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski, allowing the transfer fro...

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A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it dif...

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Trump wants to redistribute billions that were taken from California’s high-speed railroad

Trump wants to redistribute billions that were taken from California’s high-speed railroad

The Trump Administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost ...

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Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin c...

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