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Washington GOP legislator: Bridge collapse no big deal because only part fell into the river
Posted by admin on May 30th, 2013
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No Comments »A bridge falling into the water and a vision for the future gone missing
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
In the wake of the I-5 bridge collapse, the authorities want you to know that “structurally deficient” and “functionally obsolete” don’t necessarily mean “about to fall into the river.” It’s true! They don’t. Necessarily. The Skagit River Bridge combined two problem categories: It was functionally obsolete, meaning built to outdated specifications, and it was fracture-critical, [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: #water, bridge, falling, future, Gone, Into, Missing, Vision No Comments »Update-I-5 bridge over Skagit River collapses, cars with people in water
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
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Minn. prepares to dispose of I-35W bridge parts
Posted by admin on May 7th, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's House of Representatives has voted to give victims, historians and engineers a chance to claim some of the crumpled steel from the deadly 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge before the rest is sold for scrap. Tweet This Post
Cyprus election favorite in talks to secure bridge loan
Posted by admin on February 22nd, 2013
NICOSIA (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Cyprus's presidential election runoff said on Thursday he has been in touch with governments and unspecified funds for a bridge loan to ensure the island nation does not run out of cash before it secures an international bailout. Conservative leader Nicos Anastasiades, who polled over 45 percent in last [...]
French forces in Mali seize airport, bridge at rebel-held Gao
Posted by admin on January 26th, 2013
KONNA, Mali (Reuters) – French forces in Mali have seized the airport and the bridge over the Niger River at the Islamist rebel-held stronghold of Gao, the French Defence Ministry said on Saturday. French and Malian troops have advanced rapidly against al Qaeda-allied Islamist militant fighters holding the Saharan north of the West African state [...]
U.S. urges Egyptians to bridge divisions after constitutional vote
Posted by admin on December 25th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to increase political engagement after Egyptian officials announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved a new constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies. “President Mursi, as the democratically elected leader of Egypt, has a special responsibility to move forward in a way [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: After, bridge, Constitutional, divisions, Egyptians, U.S., Urges, vote No Comments »France confident it can bridge gap with U.S. on Mali
Posted by admin on December 18th, 2012
PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday it would address U.S. concerns about a military mission to retake northern Mali from Islamist rebels and hoped for a Security Council vote this week, but U.N. envoys said a French-U.S. agreement on the issue remained elusive. U.S. diplomats have voiced skepticism over a French draft resolution [...]
Fourth man sentenced to prison in failed Ohio bridge bomb plot
Posted by admin on November 30th, 2012
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – A self-described anarchist was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison after pleading guilty and agreeing to testify against others accused of plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland. Anthony Hayne, 36, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to use and the attempted use of weapons of [...]
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Posted by admin on October 9th, 2012
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