#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana

#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana

“#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana” A 28-year-old married man has been identified as one of the three people who died in the fatal Amtrak derailment in Montana on Saturday that also injured over 50 people. Zach Schneider was traveling to Portland, Oregon with his wife Becca for a vacation when eight of…

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#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov

#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov

“#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov” Kathy Hochul, unelected governor, has no mandate from voters. Nor does she have any experience in managing a large government, negotiating with a state legislature, crafting a budget or setting public-works policies.  And she still may be the best thing that’s happened to New York state…

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#Helicopter service Blade requiring COVID vaccine for clients

#Helicopter service Blade requiring COVID vaccine for clients

“#Helicopter service Blade requiring COVID vaccine for clients” Blade, the Uber-like, short-distance aviation company known for its helicopter flights to the Hamptons, is requiring all passengers be vaccinated against Covid-19. The company, which already requires its employees to be vaccinated, informed clients of the new rule by email late Wednesday. The vaccine mandate takes effect on Sept….

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#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage

#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage

“#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage” School districts from coast to coast are struggling to hire enough bus drivers coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.   “This has been the perfect storm,” says Curt Macysyn, the Executive Director of the National School Transportation Association. Most school districts say they had a huge problem attracting…

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#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

“#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council” As if 2020 weren’t disastrous enough for New Yorkers, the City Council last June voted to remove existing prohibitions on e-bikes and scooters, making them fully street-legal across the five boroughs. Riders had been using them with impunity for years, but in November, it became official —…

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#Transportation crews to set Asian giant hornet traps

#Transportation crews to set Asian giant hornet traps

“#Transportation crews to set Asian giant hornet traps” Enlarge Image Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Department of Agriculture, poses for a photo with an Asian giant hornet from Japan mounted on a pin in Olympia, Wash. AP SEATTLE — Transportation and agriculture crews plan to set traps in July along state highways…

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