The cargo ship lost power and issued a mayday before hitting the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
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A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle
The member states were supposed to give final approval to the biodiversity bill on Monday. But farmers’ protests of new environmental laws changed minds.
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Putin says Islamic extremists raided concert hall but attack masterminds are yet to be found
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the gunmen who raided a suburban Moscow concert hall and killed 139 people were ‘radical Islamists.’
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
The suit stems from the state’s decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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Brothers tried to fight off mountain lion during fatal attack in Northern California, family says
The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. Is one of them yours?
People in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total more than $1 billion nationwide.
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Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
So far, efforts to create a viable syrup industry in southern Jersey ‘have been very sweet,’ says the director of the university project.
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Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say
Two law enforcement officials said properties in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement.
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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strong clash between U.S. and Israel
The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.