28 Sep Uber Weighs Purchase of BMW-Daimler Ride-Hailing Venture Uber Technologies Inc. is considering a purchase of Daimler AG and BMW AG’s ride-hailing joint venture Free Now, a deal that could boost its market share in Europe and Latin America, people with knowledge of the matter said. Read more...
28 Sep Trump Announces Shipping of Millions of Rapid Tests for States President Donald Trump announced plans to distribute millions of Abbott Laboratories’ 15-minute COVID-19 test in the coming weeks, a move aimed at expanding access and helping reopen schools that are seen as key to getting parents back to work. Read more...
28 Sep Infrastructure and the Trump-Biden Presidential Debate President Donald Trump and former VP Joe Biden will square off in a presidential debate Sept. 29. Despite both men calling infrastructure a pressing national issue, don't count on the topic coming up. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
28 Sep Trump to Announce Shipping Millions of Rapid Tests for States President Donald Trump will announce on Sept. 28 plans to distribute millions of Abbott Laboratories’ 15-minute COVID-19 test in the coming weeks, a move aimed at expanding access and helping reopen schools that are seen as key to getting parents back to work. Read more...
28 Sep Pelosi Says White House Has to Offer More on Stimulus House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the White House will have to agree to “much more” spending for a fresh round of stimulus if there is any hope of striking a deal before the election. Read more...
28 Sep Trump Shows Off Lordstown Motors’ Endurance Electric Pickup Truck WASHINGTON — The day before traveling to Cleveland for his first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, President Donald Trump inspected the new Endurance electric pickup truck from Ohio’s Lordstown Motors outside the White House, claiming success for boosting the region’s economy after General Motors shuttered its plant that made the Chevrolet Cruze. Read more...
28 Sep US Judge Orders Stop to USPS Cuts, Echoing Others A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Sept. 28 in ordering a halt to recent Postal Service cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election. Read more...
28 Sep Crossword Puzzle Solution for September 28, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 28, 2020 print edition. Read more...
28 Sep Rep. Bob Latta Introduces Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation The introduction of the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution, or SELF DRIVE, Act, by Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), aims to enhance the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s overview of autonomous vehicles. Read more...
28 Sep Electrifying California Cars Could Crush the Grid, or Save It Electrifying all new cars in California could be an immense burden on the state’s struggling power grid — or a whole new line of defense against blackouts. Read more...