- At least five are dead and more than 130 injured in an Amtrak train derailment outside Philadelphia on the route to New York City, the route is closed for at least the rest of the week.
- Senate Democrats have successfully blocked fast track trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, leaving the deal's fate unknown going forward.
- A Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed a unarmed black teenager in March will face no charges as the DA viewed the case as one of self-defense by the officer.
- The biggest bond market slump in more than two years shaved nearly half a trillion off bond positions worldwide yesterday as investors analyze the damage today.
- Wireless carriers Verizon and Sprint will pay a combined $158 million in fines for billing customers millions in third party text message charges, a practice known as "cramming".
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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