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Apr 21 2024
News
Parents divided on who's at fault in shocking fight between high school teacher and student caught on video
Parents are divided on who is at fault in a shocking fight between a Tennessee high school teacher and a student that was caught on video and has since gone viral. The physical confrontation happened on Tuesday afternoon inside the cafeteria at Trezevant High School in Memphis. Video shows the teacher and the student getting in each other's faces. The teacher, dressed in a purple shirt, is
The BlazeMar 28 2024
Opinion
Baltimore’s tragic bridge collapse is a test for American leadership
The nation awoke Tuesday to images of a ghastly tragedy: Baltimore’s iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge had collapsed after a giant cargo ship lost power — and control — and slammed into one of the bridge’s key support columns. Several vehicles and eight construction workers were on the bridge, and rescue crews raced to save them from the cold water of early spring. As Baltimore Mayor Brandon M.
Washington PostApr 08 2024
News
Rebuild the Key Bridge with local union labor
As the city of Baltimore and the wider region grapple with the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, we must mourn the six men who lost their lives in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last month, and never forget how fragile life can be, especially on a job site — any job site. We also must recognize that we are at a crossroads. How we choose to rebuild will shape the physical landscape of
Baltimore SunApr 25 2024
News
Witnesses: Car pinned, dragged by 18-wheeler before going over bridge in Dallas
A driver was able to walk away after an 18-wheeler allegedly rammed his car along a bridge until it was forced over the edge, with him still inside. Dallas Fire-Rescue says the accident happened around 9:00 a.m. along the 9800 - 9900 block of Walton Walker Freeway. Two men told NBC 5 they often fish in this area of the Trinity River and were standing next to their cars when they heard a
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsApr 22 2024
News
Baltimore sues owner, operator of ship that destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge
Baltimore on Monday sued the owner and operator of the container ship that decimated the iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers. The mayor and city council filed the suit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland on Monday to seek unspecified damages from Grace Ocean Pte Ltd., the Singaporean owner, and manager Synergy Marine Group, Reuters reported. They want the
New York Daily NewsApr 25 2024
Analysis
Baltimore bridge disaster tests supply chains’ resilience but pandemic lessons ease impact
With no work emails or phone calls it’s mostly been “scary quiet” for Theresa Abel since March 26, when a huge container vessel crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing down the span, killing six workers and clogging the main shipping channel that connected the city’s port with the rest of the world.
South China Morning PostMar 26 2024
News
Major bridge in Maryland collapses
A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, partially collapsed Tuesday morning, possibly leaving a number of people in the river below, police said. A spokesperson for Baltimore Police Department told NBC News that it had been notified of the incident at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, an enormous steel structure which carries the Interstate 695 over the Patapsco River southeast of the Baltimore
NBC News (Online)Apr 22 2024
News
Baltimore files lawsuit against ship owner, operator after bridge collapse
April 22 (Reuters) - The mayor and city council of Baltimore have filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the ship that collided with a pylon on the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing its collapse and killing six people working on it at the time. The lawsuit, filed in Maryland federal court on Monday, seeks unspecified damages from the registered owner of the Singapore-
ReutersApr 01 2024
News
Baltimore bridge collapse a metaphor for America
... IF YOU CAN KEEP IT Without God, America looks a lot like a bridge that lies in ruins in Baltimore harbor. The collapse of the Frances Scott Key Bridge is a metaphor for our national decline. Key wrote a poem that became the lyrics of the national anthem – including the words: "Then conquer we must when our cause it is just. And this be our motto, in God is our trust" – as he watched the
WNDApr 22 2024
News
Baltimore leaders accuse ship's owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, according to court papers filed Monday on behalf of Baltimore’s mayor and city council. The two companies soon after the March 26 collapse asking a court to cap their liability under a pre-Civil War provision of an 1851
Associated Press