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Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex

Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex

By Mike Baker, Anjali Singhvi and Patricia Mazzei

A consultant in 2018 urged the managers to repair cracked columns and crumbling concrete. The work was finally about to get underway when the building collapsed.

How Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Older People

How Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Older People

By Shane Goldmacher

Older Americans, a critical source of political donations, often fall victim to aggressive and misleading digital practices. A broad Times analysis points to the scope of the problem.

Biden's Push for Equity in Government Hits Legal and Political Roadblocks

Biden's Push for Equity in Government Hits Legal and Political Roadblocks

By Michael D. Shear, Stacy Cowley and Alan Rappeport

No part of President Biden's agenda has been as ambitious as his attempt to place concerns about equity squarely at the center of the federal government's decision-making.

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The Cryonics Industry Would Like to Give You the Past Year, and Many More, Back

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The Cryonics Industry Would Like to Give You the Past Year, and Many More, Back

By Peter Wilson

The business of cryopreservation — storing bodies at deep freeze until well into the future — got a whole lot more complicated during the pandemic.

Is This Railroad for the Rich?

Opinion | The Editorial Board

Is This Railroad for the Rich?

By The Editorial Board

To justify its big investment in the L.I.R.R., New York needs to force Long Island communities to make room for more housing.

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A Fire Deep in Collapsed Florida Condo Complicates Rescue Efforts

Video Video: A Fire Deep in Collapsed Florida Condo Complicates Rescue Efforts

By The Associated Press

Officials in Miami-Dade County said on Saturday that a fire deep within the debris of the building in Surfside, Fla., has made search and rescue more difficult and that no further victims had been found overnight.

Mayor Announces Audit of Miami-Dade Buildings 40 Years and Older

Video Video: Mayor Announces Audit of Miami-Dade Buildings 40 Years and Older

By The Associated Press

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County said the 30-day audit would confirm that buildings 40 years or older, and under the county's jurisdiction, have completed a "recertification process." This comes after Thursday's deadly condo collapse near Miami.

Sydney, Australia, Is Placed Under Full Lockdown to Curb Outbreak

Video Video: Sydney, Australia, Is Placed Under Full Lockdown to Curb Outbreak

By Associated Press

Australian officials instituted a strict two-week lockdown for Sydney and surrounding areas on Saturday, to fight an outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant. It is Sydney's first full lockdown since early 2020.

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Sam McBride: The Irish Sea border, my kids’ swing, and why supermarket food prices in NI are covertly soaring

Your weekly news roundup from the Belfast News Letter
 
 
     
   
     
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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

 
     
  Sam McBride: The Irish Sea border, my kids' swing, and why supermarket food prices in NI are covertly soaring  
     
  Three weeks ago, and to the great delight of my children, we installed a swing in the garden.  
     
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First Minister's father mounts defence of right to fly UK flag amid row
 
Councillor Alan Givan, the father of the First Minister, has mounted an impassioned defence of loyalists' right to fly the national flag.
 
     
 
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DUP MPs and Assembly members have formally endorsed Sir Jeffrey Donaldson as their new leader
 
Sir Jeffrey received 32 votes of the party's 36-strong electoral college as it met at a Co Antrim hotel to rubber stamp the Lagan Valley MP's ascent to the top job.
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: Neither Dublin nor IRA have been put under any pressure on legacy
 
Brandon Lewis said on Thursday in Dublin that dealing with the legacy of the Troubles was a "hugely complex and sensitive issue".
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: A slight sense of sadness as the days again begin to shorten
 
Once again we have passed that melancholy point in the calendar when the days begin to shorten.
 
     
 
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We have got to trust women's own moral codes on abortion
 
This is the latest in a handful of letters on the subject this week:
 
     
 
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Matt Hancock should quit or be sacked after Covid breach
 
This is the News Letter editorial of Saturday, June 26.
 
     
 
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DUP to give first rubber stamp to Donaldson as its new leader today
 
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is today expected to be formally chosen as DUP leader with no hint that his internal opponents will attempt to prevent that outcome.
 
     
 
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Burnside likens PM's protocol stance to Chamberlain and Hitler
 
A former Ulster Unionist MP has likened Boris Johnson's acceptance of the Irish Sea border to Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
 
   
 
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