The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the U.S. will launch Friday when Florida’s Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.

Taiwan’s president targets China influence, kicks out pro-Beijing agitators amid rising tensions
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwanese President William Lai is struggling to contain both open hostility and private “wooing” by China. In late March, four Taiwanese soldiers,