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Judge Overturns $198M Jury Award In Ex-UPS Employee’s Discrimination Case

2 mn readA federal judge dismissed a $198 million punitive damages award previously granted to a fired UPS employee who had won a lawsuit for workplace discrimination and wrongful termination, calling it unreasonable. U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice in Yakima, Washington, granted UPS’s request to reduce a $237.6 million jury award by dismissing the $198 million in punitive damages awarded to […]

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More layoffs hit freight-related companies across US

3 mn readLayoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies announcing 1,277 job reductions and six distribution facility closures across the country. It is the second major round of layoffs in the industry since last week, when True Value Co., GXO, CJ Logistics America, DHL, PepsiCo, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC, Hunt & Sons LLC, Kuehne+Nagel, Americold Logistics, […]

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The weirdest thing about being in a self-driving car

4 mn readOne day this month, I finished up some shopping in Chandler, Ariz., a few towns over from a hotel where I was attending a conference. I had a few free hours and I wanted to grab some tacos at a nearby place that had been recommended to me. So I pulled out my phone, opened […]

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Texas Democrat Pushes for High-Speed Rail Line Between Three Major Cities

2 mn readA Texas state representative is hoping to develop a high-speed rail line along a major north to south highway running through the state. Democrat John Bucy has proposed legislation that would allow the Texas department of transportation to join forces with a private company to build and maintain a high-speed rail line along the I-35 […]

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China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean

3 mn readHappy Martian New Year! Today marks the start of a new year on the Red Planet, the 38th since humans began counting in 1956. The Martian new year begins with data from a now-defunct rover spotting what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars‘ northern hemisphere. Scientists studying data sent home by China‘s Zhurong rover say the findings […]

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‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

3 mn readA major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday, and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest atmospheric river — a large plume of moisture […]

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