Experts say rebuilding the bridge in Baltimore could take anywhere from 18 months to several years.
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Biden approves $60 million in aid after Baltimore bridge collapse
Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward the site to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete as a first step toward reopening a key shipping route blocked by the wreckage.
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Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists
Merrimack Station in New Hampshire will become the state’s first renewable energy park under a deal with the EPA.
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Stock market surge rewards S&P 500 with best start since 2019
The benchmark index gained more than 10% over the first 3 months of 2024, while the Dow Jones rose by 5.5%.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom
The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden’s student loan repayment plan
In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 11 states led by Kansas argue that President Biden overstepped his authority in creating the SAVE Plan, which was made available to borrowers last year.
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2023 U.S. tuberculosis cases were at their highest level in a decade
Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
Thursday’s order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders.
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Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had cost customers, investors and lenders over $10 billion by misappropriating billions of dollars to fuel his quest for influence and dominance in the new industry.
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Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.