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Baltimore bridge collapse highlights need to protect critical foundations
The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better protect the piers holding up spans over shipping channels as the size of cargo ships has grown in recent decades. Federal authorities continue an investigation into why a massive cargo ship lost power and crashed into a pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, bringing down the structure and killing six workers who had been filling potholes atop it. The Maryland Transportation Autho
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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX fraud
Prosecutors had sought 40 to 50 years after cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of one of largest financial frauds in history
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Why Novocure Stock Is Jumping Today
Novocure had good news mixed with some not-so-good news.
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NWSL Names Sarah Jones Simmer Chief Operating Officer
Sarah Jones Simmer, a longtime executive in the tech industry, was named the chief operating officer of the NWSL, the league announced Thursday morning in a news release. “I’m thrilled to join the NWSL at such an important time in the company’s growth,” Jones Simmer said in a statement. “The league is on such an …
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Corporate profits hit record high as economy boomed in fourth quarter of 2023
Gross domestic product (GDP) and corporate profits both smashed expectations in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the knock-on effects of pandemic stimulus juiced the U.S. economy. GDP came in at a 3.4-percent increase, below the massive bump of 4.9 percent in the third quarter, but still above recent forecasts of 3.2 percent, according to…
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Why RH Stock Popped Today
Fourth-quarter results missed the mark, but guidance was better than expected.
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Why Nikola Stock Soared Today
Hydrogen as a fuel is getting more publicity.
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