Rivalry between these two external actors is intense, as is that between the Syrian groups vying to receive the arms, and the temporary halt may have been necessary to prevent internecine conflict breaking out between these armed factions.
Amtrak announced just after noon that it would halt all service on the northeast corridor between New York and Boston, at the request of police involved in the manhunt.
Firstly, the automaker has been able to strike a deal with labor unions which will allow it to halt production for as many as 20 days between September and December this year.
The final phase of construction ground to a halt last year in a public dispute over funding between the builder, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the nonprofit foundation that raised the money for the project.
This was driven in part by unprecedented cooperation between the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to detect and halt fraud earlier.