Tim Balk

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In Final Push for Mayor, Lander Appears With 2 Cuomo Accusers

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Tim Balk

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The campaign event by Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller running for mayor, came as Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner, appeared with the mother of a murder victim. Listen to this article · 5:39 min Learn moreBrad Lander, far left, stands next to Lindsey Boylan, with Charlotte Bennett to the far right.
Driverless semi trucks are here, with little regulation and big promises

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tim Balk

Last month, Aurora Innovation, based in Pittsburgh, became the first company to operate a driverless 18-wheeler on an American highway, ushering in an era that could dramatically change how cargo moves across the United States.
Sí, ese camión de 18 ruedas en una autopista de Texas se conduce solo

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk

Mientras la industria del transporte tiene dificultades para contratar conductores, los camiones sin conductor no necesitarán dormir, no irán a toda velocidad ni tendrán episodios de ira. Pero los expertos y los choferes dicen que no son la panacea. El semirremolque retumbaba por la congestionada autopista texana de cinco carriles, dejando pasar a un pequeño sedán por su derecha y acelerando después para pasar a otro semirremolque por su izquierda.
Yes, That 18-Wheeler on a Texas Highway Is Driving Itself

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk

As the shipping industry struggles to recruit truck drivers, driverless trucks won't need sleep, won't speed and won't get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea. The semi truck rumbled down the congested, five-lane Texas highway, letting a small sedan pass on its right, then accelerating past another semi on its left. In the back seat of the truck's sun-drenched cabin, a middle-aged man watched YouTube videos on his phone.
Justin Brannan's Punk-Rock Past Also Comes With Unwanted Baggage

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk

Justin Brannan, a city comptroller candidate, expressed remorse for decades-old messages where he appeared to use the Columbine shootings to promote his band. He's a former punk rocker who still looks the part. Bald, burly, with his rolled-up sleeves revealing elaborate tattoos, Justin Brannan hardly seems the prototype for public office.
Trump Suggests Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Was Hidden From Public

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Tim Balk |NYT Washington

President Donald Trump said Monday that he was surprised that Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis was not made public a “long time ago,” seeming to suggest without evidence that the former president’s cancer was not newly discovered and had been covered up. “There are things going on that the public wasn’t informed, and I think somebody is going to have to speak to his doctor,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Trump Urges Walmart to Absorb Tariffs After Retailer Says It Could Raise Prices

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Tim Balk

Share President Trump scolded Walmart on Saturday after the retail giant warned that his tariffs would force it to raise prices, writing on social media that the discount chain could afford to absorb the costs of the new import taxes without passing them on to customers.“Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media site.
Trump Administration Abandons Fight to Ban Powerful Gun Accessory

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk

The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold. The Trump administration has given up a legal fight to ban a device that makes semiautomatic weapons more powerful. The Justice Department said Friday that it had reached a settlement ending litigation filed by the Biden administration to block the sale of the device, called a forced-reset trigger.
Trump Urges Walmart to Absorb Tariffs After Retailer Says It Could Raise Prices

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk

Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, is just one of several companies that have said they will be forced to pass on the costs of President Trump's global tariffs to consumers. President Trump scolded Walmart on Saturday after the retail giant warned that his tariffs would force it to raise prices, writing on social media that the discount chain could afford to absorb the costs of the new import taxes without passing them on to customers.
Trump administration fires hundreds of Voice of America employees

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Minho Kim |Tim Balk

The Trump administration on Thursday fired nearly 600 employees at Voice of America, a federally funded news network that provides independent reporting to countries with limited press freedoms. The layoffs targeted contractors, most of them journalists but also some administrative employees, and amounted to more than a third of Voice of America’s staff.