Maglev technologies require much less maintenance than their more popular alternatives. Maglev propulsion is free from vehicle on track friction, so it avoids the financial burden of a “speed/maintenance penalty,” which increases with vehicle speed. 

Decision is the first under 2014 law allowing weak multiemployer plans to apply to reduce members' benefits.

Unemployment rate falls to 6% from March 8.7% and April 2015's 7.5%, BLS says.

Construction of liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) export terminals in the Northwest appear to be stalled.