- 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers went on strike, halting the nation's busiest commuter rail service.
- U.S. soybean farmers express disappointment over lack of trade progress following President Trump’s talks with China’s Xi Jinping.
- Louisiana holds a Republican Senate primary,
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