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Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track

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[ad_1] The House took a critical first step on Friday toward reauthorizing a law extending an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism, voting to take it up two days after a previous attempt to pass it collapsed. Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires next week, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension — two years instead of five — in a move that appeared to win over hard-right Republicans who blocked the bill earlier this week. On a…

Baltimore Implements Emergency Shipping Route to Navigate Key Bridge Wreckage

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Baltimore open a temporary channel to restore traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The new channel allows some vessels to bypass wreckage, but efforts to clear heavier debris for larger vessels continue. [ad_1] Officials in Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday to help restore some traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore, one of the nation’s busiest commercial shipping hubs. The alternate channel will allow some essential vessels to bypass wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key…

Steel beams from Key Bridge being cut as cleanup effort continues

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[ad_1] Steel beams from Key Bridge being cut as cleanup effort continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Crews began cutting through steel beams as cranes prepared to lift debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge off the cargo ship that brought it down. The cleanup effort is key to reopening the port of Baltimore. Nicole Sganga has the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link

Key Fed inflation gauge rose 2.8% annually in February, as expected

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[ad_1] Inflation rose in line with expectations in February, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on hold before it can start considering interest rate cuts, according to a measure the central bank considers its more important barometer. The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 2.8% on a 12-month basis and was up 0.3% from a month ago, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Both numbers matched the Dow Jones estimates. Including volatile food and energy costs, the headline PCE reading showed a 0.3% increase for the month and…

Key Bridge Was Also Hit by a Ship in 1980, With Limited Damage

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[ad_1] The massive cargo ship that lost control and slammed into a major Baltimore Key Bridge  on Tuesday was not the first to do so. The same bridge was also hit by a wayward cargo vessel in 1980. On Aug. 29 of that year, a container ship named the Blue Nagoya drifted into a pier that supported the structure, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, after losing control about 1,800 feet away, according to a 1983 report by the U.S. National Research Council. When the Blue Nagoya hit the Key Bridge,…

Deciphering Disaster: The Key Bridge Catastrophe and the Five Minutes That Shook the City

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[ad_1] “Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge.” The terse command from an officer in Baltimore’s busy commercial shipping port was one of the first warnings of a disaster that experts now predict will transform shipping on the Eastern Seaboard and change how ships and Key  bridges function around the world. But after the cargo ship Dali lost power early Tuesday, there were precious few minutes to act. In those minutes, many people — from the ship’s crew, who sent out a mayday signal, to the transportation authority police officers,…

Bodies of two people recovered in vehicle from Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site

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[ad_1] BALTIMORE — The bodies of two people were recovered in a red pickup truck Wednesday morning from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. Maryland State Police Colonel Roland Butler said divers located two men around 10 a.m. in about 25 feet of water at the middle span of the Francis Scott Key bridge.  BREAKING from @baltimorebanner: The bodies of two people have been recovered from the Key Bridge site; were found inside of a vehicle that tumbled during the collapse https://t.co/ZMMVSEovka — Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) March 27, 2024…

What We Know About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore

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[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. A giant container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Most of the bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River. Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland declared a state of emergency shortly after the ship hit the Francis Scott Key bridge, a part of Interstate 695 and a critical transportation link on the Eastern Seaboard to one of the largest ports in the country. Vessel traffic has since been stopped.…

Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after column hit by large ship; vehicles, people in water

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[ad_1] TEAM COVERAGE: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship strike TEAM COVERAGE: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship strike 08:27 The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after a column was hit by a large container ship, sending an unknown number of vehicles and people into the Patapsco River, authorities said. A view of the portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed, in Baltimore, on March 26, 2024. Harford County, Maryland Fire & EMS / Handout via REUTERS CNN…

How startup Recurrent values used EVs by analyzing their batteries, a key part of the longevity

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[ad_1] Recurrent, a Seattle-based startup, aims to do for electric vehicle batteries what odometers do for fuel-powered cars: Show the wear and tear on the battery and its future value. The used car market is more than twice the size of the new car market, and electric vehicles are fast becoming a part of it. That presents a new problem when it comes to valuing these cars, which run entirely on batteries. Consumers have fundamentally different questions about used electric vehicles, especially when it comes to the battery life. The…