Over there trying to get a trade deal, any deal will do, to bolster the flagging morale of Brexiteers. She announced that she will not go vegetarian or vegan. Silly woman. We all need to reduce meat consumption for the sake of the environment. American chlorinated meat will be on our shelves soon (undercutting British farmers with more sustainable farming methods). North Carolina has the UK as the biggest market for sweet potatoes – I get mine from Spain with a much lower carbon footprint.
Elsewhere in the USA the rail accident in East Palestine, Idaho is at last making the news in the UK, 2 weeks later. The train company did not attend a public meeting due to concerns over the safety of their employees if they attended. This is the lawless USA nowadays! Norfolk Southern Corporation, the train operator, has made massive profits and has a history of cost cutting. There were 150 carriages on the train which seems a bit excessive? Presumably more than one engine was used – probably many, and I bet they were minimally crewed!