The Update (LIRR Strike Day 3)- May 18th

In today’s edition of The Update Journal, McDonald’s may be preparing to unleash a 100-piece McNuggets box onto society, which naturally raises several important questions — mainly how many Sweet & Sour sauces legally constitute a “serving,” and why every other sauce at McDonald’s feels like it’s just competing for second place. Meanwhile, Tootsie Roll Industries quietly reveals they’ve apparently been making other candy products this entire time, sending me into a full existential spiral after spending decades thinking the company’s entire business model was just “long chocolate chew logs and vibes.”And finally: with my parents officially away on vacation, the household enters a temporary era of relaxed rules, reduced tension, and suspiciously peaceful energy — much to Tommie’s delight. It’s less “Home Alone” and more “the pressure cooker finally got its lid loosened before somebody exploded over dishes in the sink.”Basically: nuggets are escalating, candy lore is expanding, and everybody in the house is trying to enjoy the silence before the vacation ends and the routing rigidity returns.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Federal officials implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining to prevent a long strike from disrupting the week’s commute. Meanwhile, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called for suspending the $9 congestion pricing toll for motorists crossing into core Manhattan during the Long Island Rail Road strike. We’ll have a Brandon’s Take and The Last Word on what MTA Chair Janno Lieber said as the strike got underway. In other news, the allegedly drunken driver who killed two men and hurt three others after smashing onto a crowded sidewalk was just two blocks from home when the crash occurred, police said. Elvin Suarez of Morningside Heights was hit with multiple counts of manslaughter, vehicular assault and DWI, cops said.And in Idaho, all four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, officials said.