Panic-buying already spreading as ILA dockworker strike gets underway

As union dockworkers began striking against employers at East and Gulf Coast ports early Tuesday morning, reports of panic-buying at supermarkets almost immediately started spreading across social media.

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Hurricane Helene: FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service still disrupted

Hurricane Helene’s devastation has led to extended delays and disruptions for FedEx, UPS and U.S. Postal Service deliveries in the Southeast, concentrated in North Carolina.

The tropical storm led to the deaths of more than 200 people, washed out roads and damaged infrastructure for a wide swath of communities in the region.

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Electrification Is Coming for the Supply Chain — But Not Where You Think

The supply chain has a massive impact on climate change, responsible for roughly 60% of all carbon emissions. It’s essential, therefore, to improve how we manufacture and transport products in order to meet carbon-reduction and net-zero commitments by governments and corporations around the world. 

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