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  • USReuters

    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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  • BusinessThe Guardian

    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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  • BusinessMotley Fool

    Why Novocure Stock Is Jumping Today

    Novocure had good news mixed with some not-so-good news.

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  • BusinessSportico

    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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  • BusinessThe Hill

    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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  • BusinessMotley Fool

    Why RH Stock Popped Today

    Fourth-quarter results missed the mark, but guidance was better than expected.

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  • BusinessMotley Fool

    Why Nikola Stock Soared Today

    Hydrogen as a fuel is getting more publicity.

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