2 September 2026
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2 September 2026
A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Monday’s killing in Campbelltown Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a property in Merrylands West at about 3. 15pm, where a man believed to be in his 30s sustained a gunshot wound.
2 September 2026
Beabadoobee will return to Australia in March 2027 for a three-date arena tour of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
2 September 2026
A 25-year-old driver is assisting police.
2 September 2026
Ever-confident Union Pacific (UP) CEO Jim Vena turned into SuperVena during a fireside chat hosted by Bernstein yesterday – when he shared plenty of insight on all-things rail freight, also concerning the possibility of a second mega-rail merger being handled by the regulator while UP’s own mega-deal with Norfolk Southern is carefully assessed. Pressed on a number of Norfolk Southern/rail M&A-related matters, the commander-in-chief also explained what, in his view, competitors ... The post UP CEO Vena (grilled) on NS merger: ‘We’re not a socialist country, the best should win’ appeared first on The Loadstar .
2 September 2026
Useful recap: the regulator has pushed back its participation deadline to September 30, just as seven state attorneys general filed to block the benchmark deal. An estimated 12,000 local governments now have nearly four extra weeks to decide whether they want a formal voice in the biggest freight railroad deal in American history. On August 31, the Surface Transportation Board’s chief counsel, Anika S. Cooper, granted a request from the National ... The post STB gives thousands more stakeholders a seat at UP-NS merger table appeared first on The Loadstar .
2 September 2026
Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica. Source images: via Wikimedia Commons, lori05871 via Flickr. The rejections piled up one after another as leaders of Alpha School, a growing network of private school campuses, tried to convince states that their artificial-intelligence-led teaching model belonged in publicly funded charter schools. The Alpha system is centered on the idea that students can “crush academics,” like reading and math lessons, in just two hours a day. AI software teaches the lessons.
2 September 2026
As the war sputters on, an internal report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s refusal to grant access to its inspectors was an urgent concern.
