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a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

When the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed…

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People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor

People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor

Sweden: Anna Seim, an economics professor at Stockholm University, has been appointed deputy governor of Sveriges Riksbank by its general council’s unanimous decision. “Seim has a solid academic background and in-depth insight into how central banks…

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Colonial pipeline freezes nominations on Baltimore section By Reuters

Colonial pipeline freezes nominations on Baltimore section By Reuters

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Colonial Pipeline Company on Tuesday paused nominations to ship fuel on cycles 15 and 16 on Line 32, which delivers products to its Curtis Bay facility in…

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Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

When employees don’t have control over their work schedules, it’s not just morale that suffers – mental health takes a hit too. That’s what my colleagues and I discovered in a study recently published in…

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We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found

We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – models that process large and diverse datasets and make predictions from them – can have many uses in nature conservation, such as remote monitoring (like the use of camera traps to…

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Oil little changed as markets weigh Russian supply woes By Reuters

Oil little changed as markets weigh Russian supply woes By Reuters

© Reuters. The Yamilah III, an oil tanker is seen anchored in New York Harbor in New York City, U.S., May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil was little changed…

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Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities

Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities

Rents across the U.S. have climbed to staggering levels in recent years. Millions of renters spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities, a situation that housing experts call being cost burdened.…

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Riksbank faces problems in offline CBDC test

Riksbank faces problems in offline CBDC test

Sveriges Riksbank says more work is needed to tackle persistent problems in the design of offline central bank digital currency (CBDC). “A secure and functional offline solution requires a lot of development work on technology,”…

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We went looking for glowing interstellar gas – and stumbled on 49 unknown galaxies

We went looking for glowing interstellar gas – and stumbled on 49 unknown galaxies

Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like me study this gas because it helps us understand how stars and galaxies form and grow. Hydrogen gas gives off…

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US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe By Reuters

US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe By Reuters

© Reuters. By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation’s milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of…

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