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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live: Workers remove first giant piece of wreckage as mayor responds to racist critics
Baltimore to receive $60 million in federal funds to rebuildThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USWorkers have removed a 200-tonne segment of the collapsed Francis Key Scott bridge from the Patapsco River, an important step towards allowing …
Links For November 2023 – by Scott Alexander
[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can’t guarantee I will have caught them all by …
Mat-Su Health Foundation receives largest one-time gift ever from MacKenzie Scott
WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) – Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott recently donated $15 million to the Mat-Su Health Foundation, which is the largest single donation ever received by the community health organization. The Mat-Su Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, and provides grant funding and strategic support to addressing health-related …
RBA increases interest rates to 0.35 per cent; Scott White jailed for 1988 murder of Scott Johnson; NSW and Victoria report 35 coronavirus deaths; Climate study warns on uninsurable homes; Germany backs Russia oil embargo
The Governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe is now speaking after the RBA board increased interest rates from the record-low level of 0.10 per cent to 0.35 per cent. Dr Lowe said the record-low rates were a response to the “dark days of the pandemic”, which is now – at least in economic terms …
Scott Pruitt, former Trump official, to run for US Senate seat in Oklahoma
Scott Pruitt, who had a scandal-ridden spell in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency under Donald Trump, filed on Friday to run for an open US Senate seat in Oklahoma. Pruitt, 53, a former state senator and Oklahoma attorney general, is seeking the seat being vacated by the longtime Republican senator Jim Inhofe. Pruitt stepped …
Scott Morrison inks G7 deals with Japan and Germany to develop lower-emissions technology | Australian foreign policy
Scott Morrison has inked deals with Japan and Germany to develop technology to help reach “a net zero emissions future” – but continues to resist international pressure to formally commit Australia to a firm 2050 deadline. With the climate crisis taking centre stage on the final day of the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, the …
No new local cases in VIC; Sydney wakes to fog; Thousands without power in Victoria after storm; Brisbane preferred choice for Olympics; Scott Morrison says work underway to establish Singapore travel bubble
By Richard Wood10 Jun 2021 23:19 Queensland has recorded no new COVID-19 cases, easing concerns about new local infections after a couple who travelled from Victoria to the Sunshine State tested positive earlier this week. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the figures were good news and praised the 6000 people who had come forward for …
Baylor Scott & White Health Surprises Employees With a $500 Bonus – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Baylor Scott & White Health employees received a $500 bonus Friday in celebration of Nurses Week and Hospital Week. “This week has been about celebrating our people — their courage, their dedication and their commitment to those we serve,” CEO Jim Hinton and Chief Human Resources Officer Nakesha Lopez said in a message to employees. …
New Zealand border worker tests positive for COVID-19; Woman’s body found in Gold Coast home; Vaccine rollout warning for Scott Morrison; Senator Jacqui Lambie lashes royal commission into veteran suicides
Hidden cameras have been used to expose compensation cheats who had claimed to be injured after car accidents and received significant payouts. One Fremantle man who said he had been injured in two crashes claimed compensation and cycled more than 3000km from Perth to Sydney on a charity bike ride. Paul Chartres went on an …
Scott Morrison speaks about Christian Porter rape allegation, Linda Reynolds Brittany Higgins slur, Melissa Caddick updates
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sticking by Defence Minister Linda Reynolds after she called alleged rape survivor Brittany Higgins a 'lying cow’. The PM confirmed he would not sack her and said she had apologised to staff over her comments, which Ms Reynolds claims was not related to the rape allegation. “She apologised to the …
