September 15, 2022: U.S. railroad strike, Queen Elizabeth, Ukraine, Martha's Vineyard, Alex Jones

September 15, 2022: U.S. railroad strike averted, Mourners pay respects to Queen Elizabeth, Ukraine, Martha's Vineyard, Alex Jones

1. Major U.S. railroads and unions secured a tentative deal after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by the Biden administration to avert a rail shutdown that could have hit food and fuel supplies across the country and beyond.

2. The state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will unite people from across the globe, the official in charge of the huge ceremonial event said on Thursday, as mourners from all walks of life queued for hours to file past the late monarch's coffin.

3. Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are fortifying their defences and it will be hard for Kyiv's troops to repeat the rapid success of their recent lightning counter offensive, a senior regional Ukrainian official warned on Thursday.

4. A group of immigrants landed on the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, part of a campaign by Republican governors to shift the immigration burden to Democratic areas.

5. A lawyer who works for Alex Jones' Infowars testified from the witness stand that the conspiracy theorist who claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax knew that his words could drive followers to his empire.

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