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The article discusses the retirement of railroad boxcars and a subsequent shortage of boxcars along North American railroads as of mid-2015 and the shortage's potential negative impact upon the paper and lumber industries. According to the article, U.S. government regulations stipulate that boxcars must retire after 50 years of service. The article states that the number of in-service boxcars in North America declined by 41 percent between 2005 and 2015. The article presents comments from U.S. railroad company CSX Corp. assistant vice president Michael Rutherford.

The article states that U.S. real estate mogul and 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump released a policy paper in mid-August 2015 in which he presented details to his calls for the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. and an end to the policy of granting citizenship to children born to foreign citizens. The article discusses opposition to Trump's plan by U.S. senator and presidential candidate Lindsey Graham and immigration groups. The article also discusses campaign appearances by Trump in New Hampshire and Iowa.

The author reflects on Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister of Singapore from 1959-1990, commenting on his adversarial relationship with the press which includes lawsuits and the threat of lawsuits against international publications concerning their news coverage of the city-state, and mentions when the "Wall Street Journal" cancelled his subscription to the paper in retaliation.