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New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded as talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City. The advisory provided riders with details on contingency plans that would take effect if engineers walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday. The agency plans to increase bus service, saying it would add “very limited” capacity to existing New York commuter bus routes in close proximity to rail stations and will contract with private carriers to operate bus service from key regional park-and-ride locations during weekday peak periods. However, the agency noted that the buses would not be able to handle close to the same number of passengers — only about 20% of current rail customers — so it is has urged people who can work from home to do so if there is a strike. NJ Transit — the nation’s third largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. A walkout would halt all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City’s Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently. Wages have been the main sticking point of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The union says its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000. NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union’s data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000. If the walkout happens, it would be the state’s first transit strike in more than 40 years. It comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. The parties met Monday with a federal mediation board in Washington to discuss the dispute, but both sides and the board have declined to comment on whether any progress has been made in subsequent talks this week.

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Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey. Zelenskyy said he's sending a team to Istanbul to meet a Russian delegation, even though Moscow’s side doesn’t include “anyone who actually makes decisions.” Few had expected Putin to show up in Turkey, and it punctured any hope of progress on ending the 3-year-old war that was given a push in recent months by the Trump administration and Western European leaders. It also raised the prospect of intensified international Western sanctions on Russia.

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Trump describes the talks between his diplomatic envoy and Iran's foreign minister as “very serious negotiations” for “long-term peace”. See more on Salem News Channel.

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Alexander is President Trump’s 11th grandchild. See more on Salem News Channel.

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Charlie Kirk breaks down the SCOTUS hearing the case on Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. See more on Salem News Channel.

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Rogue District Judges & Trump's Abraham Accords

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr slammed Democrats during a congressional hearing while he was being attacked for his stances on healthy lifestyles. The Democrats were not ready for Kennedy's responses!

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Alfredo Ortiz explains why Trump's tax cuts are so critical for working class Americans. See more on Salem News Channel.

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Opening Business Relations With Syria, Trump In The Middle-East, & The 'Big Beautiful' Bill

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People Waking Up To The Left's Authoritarianism

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RFK Jr. Testifies Before Senate Committee

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Does Chris Get Royalties For Jake Tapper's Book "Original Sin" For Reporting On Biden Decline A Half-Decade Ago

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Trump's Historic Speech In The Middle-East

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President Trump said Qatar will invest $10 billion in the coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of Doha, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East. See more on Salem News Channel.

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President Trump said that hostilities between Pakistan and India are settled after he urged the two countries to focus on trade instead of war. See more on Salem News Channel.

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“We are following [Trump], and we see this as a clear commitment by the United States to NATO’s Article 5,” Germany’s new Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said. See more on Salem News Channel.

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Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are revolutionizing women’s basketball. So why are they apologizing for it? Michele, who covered the WNBA from its inception, has a message for the two superstars. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/

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Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are revolutionizing women’s basketball. So why are they apologizing for it? Michele, who covered the WNBA from its inception, has a message for the two superstars. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/

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In this episode of the Carl Jackson Show, Carl discusses the ongoing cover-up surrounding President Biden's cognitive decline and the role of the media in perpetuating this narrative. He critiques figures like George Clooney and Jake Tapper for their complicity in the Democratic Party's attempts to manipulate public perception. The conversation delves into the implications of Biden's presidency on the Democratic Party's future, highlighting internal conflicts and the challenges they face as they navigate a changing political landscape. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow  http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.com

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Trump is strengthening US ties in the Middle East.

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