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Demand for reefer trucks heats up in Florida amid ICE activity
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Load posts on DAT One rose 2% to 2.26 million last week, while truck posts fell for the second consecutive week, down 5% to 232,703. “There are strong signs that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity at Florida...
For America’s economy and health, Alaska seafood is the answer
As food prices rise and federal leaders revisit trade and nutrition policies, one solution has quietly been working for decades: Alaska’s commercial seafood industry. It is not only a pillar of our state’s economy, but also a strategic asset in...
Who Is Messing With Airplane GPS Worldwide?
Someone is interfering with aviation in the Baltic Sea region, jamming and manipulating the GPS signals that allow aircraft (and their pilots) to know where they and other planes are. Such interference is skyrocketing in other geopolitical hot...
Putnam commissioners: Pilot creates Nitro traffic problems
HUNTINGTON – The Putnam County Commission says a Nitro gas station and commercial truck stop is creating a public nuisance with the traffic it creates. The county commission filed its lawsuit in September in Putnam Circuit Court against Pilot...
Haunted Military Sites: A Skeptic’s Guide to the Most Allegedly Haunted Military Locations
From ghostly cavalry patrols to phantom footsteps in 19th-century forts, haunted military base stories have become a staple of American paranormal lore. But how much of these eerie stories across the services are real, how much is legend, and what...
$7 million of cocaine seized in transport truck at Coutts, Calgary driver charged
A Calgary man is facing charges after Canadian border officials say he tried to smuggle $7 million worth of cocaine across the border. On Sept. 25, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts crossing found nearly 77 kilograms of...
Venezuelan nationals arrested in human smuggling case after traffic stop on I-35 in Central Texas
WACO, Texas (KWTX)— A traffic stop on Interstate 35 near Waco led to human smuggling and forgery charges after Texas Department of Public Safety officer discovered fake identification and suspected illegal transportation, according to an...
Cruise ship docks in Boston following norovirus outbreak
A cruise ship dealing with a serious norovirus outbreak docked in Boston on Monday morning. The Oceania Insignia, which had been docked in Portland, Maine, in recent days, arrived in Boston around 8 a.m. Monday. According to News Center Maine, the...
The GOP's move to take Mamdani national: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Scott Wong explores how...
Skyline Nav AI’s software can guide you anywhere, without GPS — find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
You’re lost. Even worse, there’s no cell signal. The last thing keeping you from fully freaking out is that little blue dot — the universal sign that, somewhere up above, a GPS satellite has eyes on you. But what if you don’t even have that?...
With his observer’s parachute shredded, this pilot gave up his own
In the spring of 1972, the communist People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched an offensive into South Vietnam that dropped all pretense regarding Hanoi’s involvement in the conflict, including the use of conventional weapons and tactics. The...
These 3 Bargain Stocks Show It's Time To Invest Offshore
While American investors chase the latest artificial intelligence darling or pile into the Magnificent Seven at nose-bleeding valuations, some of the world’s most compelling bargains are gathering dust in places most people can’t find on a map....
Ireland’s president-elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza
Catherine Connolly smiles to supporters after being elected as the new president of Ireland at Dublin Castle on Saturday. Peter Morrison/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Morrison/AP LONDON — Ireland's president for the next seven years is an...
Salesforce Used Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Allege
Salesforce, the enterprise software powerhouse behind tools like Slack and Tableau, is the latest in a string of companies facing litigation over the use of proprietary materials. In this case the works were used to train the company’s XGen AI...
Waymo’s co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely
Waymo’s co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, had a clear message during her interview on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 stage Monday: “It is imperative that we scale.” Mawakana was speaking in the context of how Waymo balances fundraising (and burning through...
Was Connor McDavid's discount OK with NHLPA? Is big-name free agency dead? Ask CJ, part 2
There was a distinct Olympic flavor to the questions in Saturday’s Part 1 of our early-season mailbag, with the Milan Games clearly on the minds of readers more than three months out from that tournament. I tackled more of those in Part 2 below...
Timeline From The Past: South Shore Fire, Train Derailment
InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 27, 2025 Updated: Oct 27, 2025 @ 7:21 AM From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Oct. 29, 1977 — A six-car...
Feds Push To Keep Challenge To Calif. Truck Rules Alive
By Mike Curley ( October 27, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging a California federal court not to dismiss its intervenor claims alleging that the state violated the Clean Air Act through its adoption of new...
Sail4th 250: Over 500 tall ships set to sail into New York Harbor next year
In what is shaping up to be the most significant maritime event in the nation’s history, more than 50 Class A and Class B tall ships from 30 countries have committed to participate in the NY/NJ region’s plans to mark the nation’s 250th...
Trump will meet Japan's new prime minister and address US troops in next stop on Asia...
Takaichi is primed for a charm offensive, including a potential purchase of Ford F-150 trucks. Trump has often complained that Japan doesn’t buy American vehicles, which are often too wide to be practical on narrow Japanese streets. Although Trump...