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Biden OKs $60M in aid after Baltimore bridge collapse

The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse. Meanwhile the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was moving the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to help remove the wreckage of the bridge, Moore said, so work to clear the channel and reopen the key shipping route can begin. The machine, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, was expected to arrive Thursday evening, and ...

Ohtani reaches base 3 times as Dodgers rout Cardinals 7-1

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani cracked a line drive to right field and sprinted past second base, confident he could leg out a triple that would thrill his new fans in his first home plate appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The $700 million slugger didn’t realize Mookie Betts had been stopped in front of him at third until it was too late to avoid getting caught out on the basepaths. “He can run very fast, but he’s got to understand that there’s a guy in front of him, too,” manager Dave Roberts said with a grin. There’s a guy in back of Ohtani ...

Alabama knocks off No. 1 seed UNC to make Elite Eight for 2nd time ever

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Alabama’s mantra for this NCAA Tournament is next — as in the next play, next game, next everything. What’s next for the Crimson Tide is the second Elite Eight in school history. Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining, and Alabama became the first team in this year’s tournament to oust a No. 1 seed, beating North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night. “These guys are bringing their competitive side out at the right time,” Tide coach Nate Oats said. “You want to be peaking in March and we’re ...

Murray scores 44, lifts Hawks over Celtics in OT

The Associated Press ATLANTA — After lapping the field in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics have the luxury of using the homestretch of the regular season to prepare for the playoffs. The Celtics now know they can’t relax if they face the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including a go-ahead jumper in the final second of overtime to power the Hawks to a 123-122 victory over the Celtics on Thursday night. Murray scored all of Atlanta’s 11 points in the extra period to give the Hawks their second win over Boston in ...

On exactly what team was Ronna Mcdaniel playing?

Ronna McDaniel’s conduct following the 2020 election was shocking enough, but NBC’s decision to hire her as a paid political analyst almost topped it. The blowback from the company’s own commentators prompted the executives to turn around and send McDaniel packing. The problem for NBC and its decidedly liberal MSNBC news channel wasn’t that McDaniel headed the Republican National Committee. It wasn’t that she supported Donald Trump’s bid for reelection. It was that when Trump lost, she worked to overturn the results. There are misdeeds political players can explain away. ...

Officials: The cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before collision

The Associated Press BALTIMORE—The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search efforts had been exhausted. Investigators began collecting evidence from the vessel a day after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of the two men were located in the morning inside a red pickup submerged in about 25 ...