The latest on a commuter train derailment in New York City (all times local):
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The National Transportation Safety Board says it will take several days of investigation before it can determine what caused a commuter train derailment in New York City.
More than 100 people suffered minor injuries when a Long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at the end of a track at a Brooklyn station Wednesday morning.
An NTSB spokesman says the train’s event recorders have been recovered. He says the train’s engineer has undergone drug testing. Results of those tests aren’t known yet.
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1 p.m.
New York City authorities say more than 100 people suffered minor injuries when a Long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at a Brooklyn station.
Fire officials at the scene Wednesday said metal that appeared to be from a rail pierced the bottom of the train and the wheels lifted up. They said the crash also damaged a work area beyond the tracks.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the train was moving very slowly. He said it “wasn’t really a derailment. ”
Eleven of the injured were taken to hospitals. Officials at the scene estimated that 600 to 700 people were on the train.
They said many passengers were standing as they prepared to get off the train.
The cause is under investigation.

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The outgoing Obama administration on Wednesday tried to nudge forward Gov. Jerry Brown ‘s proposal to build two giant north-south water tunnels for California.
In an executive order, U. S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell directed federal wildlife officials on Wednesday to release by Jan. 17 a preliminary environmental opinion that directs the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation to assist as the $15.7-billion project seeks state and federal permits and other approvals.
Brown welcomed Jewell’s move, saying in a statement that “it commits the federal government to a timely review” of the proposed tunnels.
Brown wants a handful of California water districts to build the twin, 35-mile-long water tunnels to pipe Northern California’s water to Central and Southern California. The Obama administration also has supported the project.
Brown says the tunnels would ensure a more reliable water supply for Central and Southern California farms and cities. Environmental groups disagree with Brown over whether the giant tunnels would hurt endangered state species.
Senior attorney Doug Obegi at the Natural Resources Defense Council described Wednesday’s order as no more than a work plan for remaining action on the project, and not binding on the Trump administration. “It’s certainly not a green light for the tunnels,” Obegi said.
Final decisions on the tunnels will be made under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has called for more water for California farmers but has not specifically addressed the Democratic governor’s tunnels project.

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Macy’s ( M ) says it’s eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its full-year earnings forecast.
The retailer said Wednesday that sales at established stores fell 2.1 percent in November and December compared to the same period last year. Macy’s pointed to changing consumer behavior and said it reflects challenges facing much of the retail industry.
The company said it plans to close by midyear the 68 stores that are part of 100 closings announced in August. It also plans to restructure parts of its business and sell some properties. The moves are estimated to save $550 million annually.
Among the stores that will close is a shopping landmark in downtown Minneapolis. Macy’s is selling the store, ending more than a century of department store retailing in the heart of Minnesota’s largest city. The closing, planned for March, affects 280 employees.
The Star Tribune reports the property, which consists of three buildings totaling nearly 1 million square feet along Nicollet Mall, is being sold to a New York investment firm for more than $40 million.
Minneapolis City Council President Barb Johnson told the newspaper: “We have a lot of people living and working in our downtown, far more than used to. But buying habits are changing and that will impact what kind of retail we see in that building.”
“We certainly want to work with the company that is buying the building and find out more,” Johnson added.
Shares in Macy’s fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

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