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Bihar bridge collapse number climbs to 10 in 16 days after three more topple within 24 hours
Bihar and bridges — the two just can’t seem to get on. On Wednesday, three more bridges succumbed t…
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New $100M DOJ lawsuit details the 'unseaworthy' condition of the ship behind Baltimore bridge collapse
In a lawsuit, the DOJ called the disaster that left six workers dead and the Francis Scott Key Bri…
Natalie Musumeci
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Safety investigators likely to look into whether 'dirty fuel' contributed to Baltimore Bridge collapse
The Dali, a large container ship, ran into a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday …
Erin Snodgrass
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Ships are getting bigger. That's making incidents like the Baltimore bridge collapse more complicated.
Container ships have "grown up in size by as much as 1,500% in the last couple years," posing more …
Geoff Weiss
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Over 17,000 US bridges are vulnerable to collapse from a single hit, feds say
Of 615,000 bridges in America, 17,468 are fracture critical — or in danger of collapsing from…
Geoff Weiss
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The Dali, the ship that brought down the Baltimore bridge, ran into a problem with its propulsion system months before the crash
Authorities say the Dali crashed into the bridge as it lost propulsion, but it's unclear if this wa…
Matthew Loh
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The collapsed Baltimore bridge didn't stand a chance against such a huge cargo ship, engineers say
Experts told BI the strength of the cargo ship's impact seemed well out of the norm planned for by …
Marianne Guenot
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What actually went right amid a tragedy: How heroic professionals did their job just before the Baltimore bridge collapse
A seemingly swift response from the US Coast Guard and the fact the collision occurred overnight co…
Tim Paradis,Ana Altchek,Geoff…
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The Baltimore bridge disaster is what happens when 95,000 tons of modern cargo ship meets America's aging infrastructure, experts say
Much remains unknown about why the Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Experts say the…
Marianne Guenot,Mia Jankowicz
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Hyperscaling in turbulent times: A BCG - Times Bridge – TiE Delhi-NCR report
The entrepreneurship and startup landscape in India has witnessed breakout growth over the last …
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Silicon Valley Bank's new CEO urges depositors to bring back their money
Tim Mayopoulos, new CEO of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), has urged depositors to return with…
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After bloody failures in Ukraine, Russians are reconsidering the role of their military's 'elite' paratroopers
The debate about the value of airborne forces isn't unique to Russia, but it's grown more intense t…
Michael Peck
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Silicon Valley Bank's failure will cost $20 billion – that's almost a sixth of the pool of funds that insures US depositors
The FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund balance stood at $128.2 billion as of late 2022.
Zahra Tayeb
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National Green Tribunal slaps Telangana with a ₹3,800 cr fine for waste management failure
"The total compensation comes to Rs 3825 crore, or say (rounded off as) Rs 3,800 crore, which ma…
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Sabrina Carpenter sings about getting 'death threats' and Joshua Bassett's heart failure in new song
Carpenter's new song, "Because I Liked a Boy," seems to address the backlash she faced after Olivia…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Beto O'Rourke blames the Biden administration's 'failures' for worsening the Haitian migrant crisis at the border
O'Rourke said the administration was too slow to respond, "leaving the people of Del Rio and the Bo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Andrew Cuomo has a new scandal, and it's the 'structural safety' of a bridge named after his father
Snapping bolts have raised concerns over whether the $3.9 billion span - which replaced the Tappan …
Jake Lahut
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11 of the biggest structural failures in history
Any number of factors might cause engineering to go awry. It's happened for thousands of years, and…
Peter Aitken
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Michelin-starred chef Wolfgang Puck says his legendary success was driven by a fear of failure
The restaurateur says he still gets nervous each time he opens a new eatery and worries that no one…
Rachel Askinasi
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A healthy 35-year-old woman went into heart failure moments after delivering her baby, and now she's waiting for a transplant
Zuleyma Santos had a healthy pregnancy and no heart disease history. Her husband fought cancer as s…