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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Feds launch investigation into NC train system to see if they can yank federal money in wake of Iryna Zarutska stabbing

The Trump administration has vowed to investigate Charlotte, North Carolina’s transit system in the wake of outrage following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a city light rail train in August.

“I can’t pull money today from their transit system. I actually have to do an investigation. That’s what the law requires,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Monday. “If I find what I think I’m going to find, they're not going to have your federal tax dollars going to their public transportation system. Zero. None. Nada.”

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