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5 min readThe Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter rail service in the United States, ground to a halt overnight after 3,500 workers walked off the job. Negotiations between New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the five unions representing the workers had dragged on for three years. The LIRR transports well over 250,000 commuters daily. The MTA said shuttle buses would be put into service, but those buses will provide far fewer seats than the trains. LIRR workers had not gone on strike since 1994, when daily ridership was little more than 100,000.
Trade tensions unresolved after Trump-Xi talks
President Trump returned to Washington this week after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. U.S. soybean farmers say the trip ended without clear commitments on exports or tariffs. Caleb Ragland, a farmer in Kentucky who chairs the American Soybean Association, explained the problem: “There’s a 10% tariff on soybeans that are exported to China. That puts us at a disadvantage to competitors in South America.” Ragland said many farmers are struggling financially as prices rise. “Our families are 100% dependent on our farm to live,” he said. In 2025, the American soybean farmer lost over $100 an acre.
Louisiana Senate primary and mixed week on Wall Street
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- 1 (00:04) **Long Island Rail Road Strike Halts Commuter Service** - 3,500 workers walked off the job overnight, halting the nation's busiest commuter rail service.
- 2 (00:52) **Soybean Farmers Disappointed by Trump-Xi Talks** - Farmers say the president's trip to Beijing ended without clear commitments on exports or tariffs.
- 3 (01:55) **Louisiana Holds Republican Senate Primary** - Senator Bill Cassidy faces two challengers, including one backed by President Trump, after voting to remove Trump from office.
- 4 (02:09) **Wall Street Ends Week Flat Amid Record Highs and Inflation** - Markets bounced up and down, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record territory Thursday before giving up gains.
- 5 (03:00) **Military Diver Dies in Maldives Cave Rescue** - A diver searching for four missing Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave was killed; a fifth Italian diver's body was recovered Thursday.
- 6 (03:17) **Rescued Humpback Whale Found Dead Off Denmark** - The young adult male, nicknamed Timmy, was found dead off the island of Anholt, hundreds of miles from where he was released two weeks ago.
- 7 (04:17) **Neanderthal Tooth Suggests Early Dentistry** - A tooth found in a Siberian cave with microscopic radial grooves may have been artificially drilled, indicating Neanderthals could treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago.
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