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Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor

Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor

Good morning! It’s Friday. Here are today’s top stories.

  • Two major railroad unions are at odds over the largest U.S. railroad merger in history.
  • A survey of employers projects the largest increase in healthcare 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.
  • The Justice Department has added eight major grocery chains to its beef affordability investigation.
  • The worldwide population of older adults has eclipsed that of younger children, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a new report.