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Mexico's stoppage starts split: most groups took the government's table, CANACAR holds — and the state counts are uneven

As the indefinite national stoppage called for Monday begins, Segob says the majority of transport organizations accepted dialogue and calls CANACAR's refusal to sit down 'inexplicable' — while more than 5,000 trucks in Coahuila's Región Centro and 120 transporters in Sonora line up behind the call, and Tlaxcala plans a one-lane mobilization from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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First snow of the season crosses seven states Monday — slush today, frozen ruts and 60 mph Wyoming gusts Tuesday

Snow is forecast across parts of seven Rockies and Plains states through Monday night, with several inches possible in the Black Hills and mostly slush at lower elevations; whatever slush survives Monday night can freeze into hard ruts Tuesday, when a National Weather Service high wind watch puts gusts to 60 mph across parts of Wyoming, aimed squarely at high-profile vehicles.

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About 170 beer bottles in the cab: Texas driver arrested in New Hampshire faces arraignment today

Bow police say Edgar Ramirez, 33, of Odessa, Texas, was arrested Oct. 23 after officers found approximately 170 beer bottles in his semi's cab at a school bus lot — hours after the department had already been searching for the same truck over a report of an intoxicated driver leaving a truck stop. He faces a subsequent-offense DWI charge and arraignment today in Concord.

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The Morning Mile — Monday, Oct. 26

Mexico's stoppage begins split, first snow crosses the Rockies and Plains with Wyoming wind due Tuesday, Volvo recalls VNL cabs over structural bolts, and a driver with about 170 beer bottles in the cab faces arraignment today.

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