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Florida governor flies migrants to toney Martha's Vineyard
Florida governor flies migrants to toney Martha's Vineyard

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit Thursday for sending two planeloads of undocumented Venezuelans to wealthy Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as Republicans play up immigration issues before the November election. "Immigrants are being dropped off on Martha's Vineyard by chartered flights from Texas.

US rail companies, unions reach 'tentative' deal to avert strike
US rail companies, unions reach 'tentative' deal to avert strike

US President Joe Biden announced Thursday that railroad companies and unions had reached a tentative deal to avert a strike that had threatened to disrupt travel and supply chains. Unions representing freight company workers had threatened to go on strike at midnight on Friday if a deal had not been reached.

Iranian woman in coma after morality police arrest: activists
Iranian woman in coma after morality police arrest: activists

A young Iranian woman is in a coma and fighting for her life after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic republic's morality police, campaigners said Thursday. In mid-July, a young Iranian woman, Sepideh Rashno, disappeared in mid-July after becoming involved with a dispute on a Tehran bus with another woman who accused her of removing her headscarf.

Schiphol CEO quits over Amsterdam airport chaos
Schiphol CEO quits over Amsterdam airport chaos

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport chief executive Dick Benschop announced his resignation on Thursday following months of chaos at one of Europe's largest transport hubs, plagued by long queues and baggage handling issues. KLM chief executive Marjan Rintel told the NOS public broadcaster she understood why Benschop made the decision "given the ongoing chaos."