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LEA SKENE

LEA SKENE

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Environment|Lifestyle

Staff at a Virginia wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for an orphaned kit

Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed and care for an orphaned kit that found her way into their care

Staff at a Virginia wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for an orphaned kit
Crime|News|US

A small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why

The small town of Ridgely on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors

A small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why
Crime|News|US

'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead

Recovery efforts are set to resume for the six people who are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the structure to collapse

'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead
Business|News|US

Barges are bringing cranes to Baltimore to help remove bridge wreckage and open shipping route

Massive barges carrying cranes are heading to Baltimore to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete from the collapsed bridge that’s blocking a key shipping route

Barges are bringing cranes to Baltimore to help remove bridge wreckage and open shipping route
Business|Environment|News|US

Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
News|Technology

At collapsed Baltimore bridge, focus shifts to the weighty job of removing the massive structure

Engineers in Maryland are focused on the daunting task of removing what had been the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River

At collapsed Baltimore bridge, focus shifts to the weighty job of removing the massive structure
News|Opinion|US

In Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity

Generations of working-class Marylanders watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol of their maritime culture crumbled into the Patapsco River

In Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity
Business|Economy|News|Technology|Travel|US

An alternate channel is being prepared for essential vessels at Baltimore bridge collapse site

Officials say the U.S. Coast Guard is preparing a temporary alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

An alternate channel is being prepared for essential vessels at Baltimore bridge collapse site
Business|News|Technology|US

First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

A tugboat pushing a fuel barge has become the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge

First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site
Business|Economy|News|Technology|US

Maritime terminal prepares for influx of redirected ships as the Baltimore bridge cleanup continues

The only maritime shipping terminal currently operating in the Port of Baltimore is preparing to process an influx of redirected ships as crews continue clearing the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge

Maritime terminal prepares for influx of redirected ships as the Baltimore bridge cleanup continues
Business|Economy|News|US

Small businesses apply for federal loans after Baltimore bridge collapse

A federal program offering loans to small businesses hurt by the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge has received 500 applications

Small businesses apply for federal loans after Baltimore bridge collapse
Business|News|Technology

Investigators focus on electrical system of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse

Federal safety investigators are focusing on the electrical power system of the massive container ship that veered off course and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last month

Investigators focus on electrical system of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse
Business|News|US

Salvage crews race against the clock to remove massive chunks of fallen Baltimore bridge

Salvage crews at the site of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are using the largest crane on the eastern seaboard to remove sections of the wreckage and deposit them at a nearby processing yard

Salvage crews race against the clock to remove massive chunks of fallen Baltimore bridge
News|US

Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup

Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are turning their focus to the thousands of tons of debris sitting atop the massive cargo ship that veered off course last month

Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup
Business|Economy|News

Baltimore port to open deeper channel, enabling some ships to pass after bridge collapse

Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the city’s port starting on Thursday

Baltimore port to open deeper channel, enabling some ships to pass after bridge collapse
Business|Economy|News|US

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore
Lifestyle|US|World

They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore

Two kids named Antonio grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence

They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
News|Crime|US|World

Body of last missing construction worker recovered from Baltimore bridge collapse site

Officials say the body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March has been recovered

Body of last missing construction worker recovered from Baltimore bridge collapse site
News|Environment|Technology|US

Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather

The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather conditions

Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather
News|Technology

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives

Crews have set off a chain of explosives to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
Crime|News|Technology|US|Videos

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port

Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge and killed six construction workers

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port
News|US

Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse

Investigators say the electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hours later

Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
News|Business|Environment|US|World

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was slowly escorted back to port

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port
News|Science|Technology|US

Johns Hopkins team assessing nation's bridges after deadly Baltimore collapse

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

Johns Hopkins team assessing nation's bridges after deadly Baltimore collapse
News|US|World

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure at least 13

Tornado-spawning storms tearing across the eastern U.S. overnight killed a toddler in Michigan and injured five people in Maryland and eight more in Ohio

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure at least 13

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