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Mega Ships, Brimming With Containers, Challenge Narrow Waterways
Giant ships are loaded down with cargo, mostly consumer goods during the pandemic, which is causing concern about more mishaps like the one in the Suez Canal, and containers going overboard.
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Where Will The Money Come From To Pay For Biden Infrastructure Plan?
President Biden proposed a $2 trillion investment in the nation's neglected infrastructure. Most of the bill would fall on corporations, but it is already facing pushback from the business community.
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Mother Bear Tries To Get Her Cubs Safely Across The Street
In Connecticut, a bear tried to get her pack of cubs to follow her across the street. The cubs, however, seemed to want to do anything except the thing she was trying to get them to do.
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Former Macy's Store In Vermont Is Converted Into High School
In Burlington, the closed Macy's department store is now the Downtown Burlington High School. Forget about stairs — students can take the escalators to class.
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NYC Restaurants Balance Safety And Financial Pressure To Reopen
Restaurants in New York City are allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. Locanda Vini e Olii in Brooklyn won't do any indoor dining until every staff member has been fully vaccinated.
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Morning News Brief
President Biden announces a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Johnson & Johnson reports a vaccine batch was ruined at a factory. Fewer immigrants are being locked up but ICE still pays for empty beds.
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London's Historic Hammersmith Bridge Is At Risk Of Falling Down
Sunday's Oxford and Cambridge boat race won't be held on the River Thames for the first time since WWII. The Hammersmith Bridge is in danger of falling into the waterway where the race passes through.
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Thailand Does Not Intend To Take In More Refugees From Myanmar
There's a humanitarian crisis on Myanmar's border, where thousands have fled in recent days. They're hoping to be allowed in to Thailand, which reportedly has forced them back into Myanmar.
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Native Americans Living In Urban Areas Search For COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccination rates on Indian reservations far outpace the U.S. in general, but Native Americans in cities appear to be falling through the cracks.
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Biden Administration To Unveil Expansive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
President Biden is making his opening pitch for an infrastructure plan that could eventually reshape the U.S. economy. It also reframes the idea of infrastructure beyond simply roads and bridges.
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Akron Plans 'Devo Day' For April 1. Is It An April Fools' Joke?
Word spread that the Ohio city's mayor would declare April 1 "Devo Day" to gin up support for the band which is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The mayor's office hasn't commented.
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3 Rare Australian Beetles Named After Pokémon
The two researchers who discovered the beetles decided to name them after three extremely rare Pokémon from the popular series: Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.