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RMT
organization40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators have walked out. Only a fifth of trains are running, half of lines are closed and the entire rail network will close at 6.30pm. Union rejected a 3 per cent ‘no strings’ pay rise for staff with a 1 per cent uplift based on productivity gains.
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organization40,000 members of Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators have walked out. Just 20 per cent of train services will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No passenger services will serve locations such as Penzance, Bournemouth and Swansea.
State
organizationHouse select committee held fourth public hearing on efforts to overturn 2020 election results. Republicans in seven states submitted themselves as delegates to the Electoral College in December 2020. 'This pressure campaign brought angry phone calls and texts, armed protests, intimidation, and, all too often, threats of violence and death,' Rep. Adam Schiff claimed.
Steve McCraw
personTexas state police chief calls police response to Uvalde school massacre an "abject failure" Col. Steve McCraw says officers stood in a hallway for over an hour, waiting in part for more weapons. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the May 24 attack.
Network Rail
organizationOnly a fifth of trains are running on Tuesday and half of lines are closed. Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators have walked out. Last-ditch talks failed to resolve bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Mick Lynch
personMajor stations around the country are closed until 7.30am. Entire regions - such as Cornwall and Dorset - have been completely cut off. Uber and Bolt apps are also down this morning, with users unable to make a booking. 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Network Rail
organization50,000 members of Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail (NR) and 13 train operators will strike on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. RMT and Unite are also holding a 24-hour walkout on London Underground which will cause huge disruption. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the RMT had been "gunning" for industrial action for weeks.
RMT
organizationTory chairman Oliver Dowden fumed: ‘The unions’ plan to bring Britain to a standstill by holding strikes across swathes of the economy is deeply selfish' Treasury has warned the railways it cannot keep pumping cash into the outdated and unreformed industry.
Matt Fitzpatrick
personMatt Fitzpatrick won his first major title at the US Open on Sunday. The 27-year-old beat Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris in a tense final round. Fitzpatrick won the US Amateur Championship at Brookline in 2013 and now shares a notable feat with the legendary Jack Nicklaus.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench President Emmanuel Macron faced with trying to salvage a ruling majority. Voters punished his centrist 'Ensemble' alliance in France's parliamentary election. Final figures showed Macron's centrist camp got 245 seats - short of 289 needed for an absolute majority.
Gustavo Petro
personGustavo Petro beat Rodolfo Hernandez with an unexpectedly wide margin of some 716,890 votes. The 62-year-old senator was jailed for his youthful role in the M-19 guerrilla group. Petro has pledged to fight inequality with free university education, pension reforms and high taxes on unproductive land.
Rodolfo Hernández
personGustavo Petro gets 50.48% of the votes, while political outsider Rodolfo Hernández gets 47.26%. Petro will be officially declared winner after a formal count that will take a few days. The vote is also resuling in Colombia having a Black woman as vice president.
the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
organizationTowson employees voted 65-33 to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Union organizing in a variety of fields has gained momentum recently after decades of decline in U.S. union membership.
Emmanuel Macron
personFirst projections show Emmanuel Macron on course to lose absolute majority. His centrist Ensemble! alliance would win between 200 and 250 seats. That is much less than the 289 required to have a majority in the National Assembly. Pollsters say he may fall short as smaller parties make gains.
Matt Fitzpatrick
personMatt Fitzpatrick is the first Englishman in nine years to win the US Open. The 27-year-old shot a 2-under 68 in the final round for his first win since the 2021 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters on the DP World Tour. Fitzpatrick is level with Will Zalatoris at the top of the leaderboard. Defending champion Jon Rahm is a shot behind.
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen holds off a late challenge from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Sergio Perez remains in second place despite retiring from the race with an engine problem. Lewis Hamilton finished third with George Russell fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth. Fernando Alonso dropped from his second-place start to finish ninth.
Collin Morikawa
personCollin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen share the lead on five under par. Reigning US Open champion Jon Rahm and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy a shot behind. Scottie Scheffler was part of the group another stroke back. England's Matt Fitzpatrick three off the pace on two under.
CDC
organizationCDC panel votes to endorse Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines. Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to endorse the recommendation shortly. White House expects vaccinations for children under age 5 to begin Tuesday.
Pfizer
organizationThe FDA has granted emergency authorization of a Covid-19 treatment made by the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. The authorization applies only to people newly infected with the virus, and the agency said it should not be used in hospitalized patients. Pfizer said early data showed that its coronavirus vaccine appeared 90 percent effective.
Priti Patel
personWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is one step closer to being extradited to the US. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel gave the green light to the extradition order. Assange is wanted in the US on espionage charges.