The Largest Railroad Merger in History

Good morning, and thank you for joining me here with another Morning Brief.

It's Friday, September 4th, and I'm Keegan Billings with The Epoch Times, one of America's largest independent newspapers.

Now let me jump into a quick rundown of some of today's top stories.

Starting off, two major railroad unions are at odds over the largest U.S. railroad merger in history.

We'll get into that story first.

Meanwhile, excavation work on President Trump's Triumphal Arch is scheduled to begin over the next two weeks.

Next and more news, a survey of employers projects the largest increase in health care costs in more than two decades.

driven by factors including the growing use of expensive weight loss drugs and artificial intelligence tools that help medical providers submit more billable claims.

Next, the Justice Department has added eight major grocery chains to its beef affordability investigation.

Next, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau, the worldwide population of older adults has eclipsed that of younger children.

And in world news, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there was a chance of achieving peace with Ukraine and expressed a desire to rekindle relations with the U.S.