The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shipping crunch with consumption off the charts. But now the industry is left with an excess of shipping containers as demand for goods falls. Container depots are filling with the empty vessels, raising questions about what to do with these giant steel boxes. Here are some creative ways shipping…

An investigation is underway into a missile blast in Poland; Donald Trump announced he is running for president in 2024; and a judge ordered the end of Title 42. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Poland missile blast – NATO leaders met Wednesday to discuss why and how a missile that…

Final results of the 2022 midterm elections are still being tabulated, but two points are clear: the Latino vote stayed with Democrats and the incumbent president’s party lost the fewest seats since 2006. 64% of Latino voters supported Democrat House candidates while 33% reported voting for House Republican candidates. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette believes…

The Border Patrol took in more than 300,000 immigrants in El Paso, Texas, last fiscal year. That’s more than a third of the surrounding county’s population. It’s an influx that overwhelmed the area and led to migrants sleeping on the streets. But the Border Patrol, city and county governments were quick to act and each…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced last week the tent complex that opened last month as a migrant center will close this week. The city cited a slowing down of migrants arriving in the city from southern border states as a reason for closing the migrant center. Any remaining migrants will be offered space…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just weeks away and there’s a growing movement to boycott this year’s venue in Qatar. From Australia releasing a collective video statement to Denmark unveiling monochrome kits in protest, Qatar is drawing worldwide criticism over its human rights record. The country has been accused of exploiting migrant workers from south Asia to build…

The 2022 midterm elections aren’t over yet. A number of key races that will determine which party controls Congress remain too close to call as vote-counting continues. The Georgia Senate race between incumbent Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker is heading to a runoff, while controversial Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene easily won reelection. Straight Arrow…

About 600 migrants have been released to the streets of El Paso, Texas by border enforcement agents since Friday. They said federal holding facilities and nonprofit shelters are full. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the city was asked to reopen its welcome center, but it refused. An El Paso city official said the city won’t…

South Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez has won a fourth term in office after defeating political newcomer, Rep. Mayra Flores, R. Because redistricting changed district geography, both candidates were technically running for reelection.  Flores flipped the 34th District when she won the special election this summer. That election was held using the old district boundaries…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, won re-election, giving him four more years in the governor’s mansion and a springboard to a possible 2024 presidential run. DeSantis defeated former Gov. and current Rep. Charlie Crist, D, who was seen as a candidate who could win over independent voters because he used to be a Republican. Crist…