Collapsed Baltimore Bridge: US gives Maryland $60M to rebuild it

Reuters 03/29/2024

The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland $60 million in federal emergency relief on Thursday in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after such a disaster.…

Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals

Agence France Presse 03/28/2024

Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday and fought Hamas around several hospitals, despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire. Talks in Qatar towards a truce and hostage release deal involving US and Egyptian mediators…

Baltimore Bridge collapse: Police had about 90 seconds to stop traffic before bridge fell

Associated Press 03/28/2024

BALTIMORE — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about…

Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams it

Agence France Presse 03/26/2024

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore almost entirely collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. Dramatic footage shows a…

Russia mourns as toll from concert hall massacre climbs to 137

Agence France Presse 03/25/2024

Russia observed a national day of mourning Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall killed 137 people for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility, and as the first suspects appeared in court. Moscow’s Basmanny…

Russia pounds power facilities of Ukraine, Kremlin embraces ‘war’ rhetoric

Reuters 03/23/2024

KYIV — Russia pounded Ukrainian power facilities on Friday in an attack described by Kyiv as the largest airstrike on its energy infrastructure in two years of war, and portrayed by Moscow as revenge for Ukrainian attacks…

Fasting and funerals: Violence darkens West Bank Ramadan

Agence France Presse 03/22/2024

Normally festive Ramadan nights have become rife with danger in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, said hospital director Wisam Bakr, as surging violence casts a long shadow over the Muslim fasting month. His hospital in the northern West…

First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed by US surgeons

Reuters 03/22/2024

A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced on Thursday. The four-hour surgery, performed on…

Abel Prize: Maths top prize winner says he had so much fun

Agence France Presse 03/21/2024

For Michel Talagrand, who won the Abel mathematics prize on Wednesday, maths provided a fun life free from all constraints — and an escape from the eye problems he suffered as a child. “Maths, the more you…

Israel: Why it is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah

Associated Press 03/21/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians…

Putin vows, in poll victory speech, Russia cannot be held back

Agence France Presse 03/18/2024

Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be “intimidated” as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. All of the 71-year…

TikTok flooded by AI conspiracies of monsters, asteroids, and vampires

Agence France Presse 03/18/2024

From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance. In…

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