Justice Department Files $100 Million Suit in Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Operator of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse will pay $100 million settlement, DOJ says

Nearly seven months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland was struck by a shipping vessel and collapsed, the U.S.

Companies to Pay $101.9 Million to Settle Baltimore Bridge Collapse Lawsuit

The suit by the Justice Department was filed last month and laid out what investigators had learned about the ship’s short and catastrophic journey.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Ship Owner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Pay $102 Million for Cleanup

Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group will pay the Justice Department for damages, but the money will not cover the estimated $2 billion cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key ...

Business - Inc. - October 25

US gets $100m settlement for Baltimore bridge collapse

The US justice department sued the owners of the Dali container ship after it crashed into a bridge in Baltimore in March.

A historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after Baltimore bridge collapse

As the dust settled after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, residents of Turner Station found themselves facing an uncertain future.

Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump

The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Trump

The Department of Justice charged an Iranian man in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate President-elect Trump while he was still a candidate and two others in a plot to kill an American ...

Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal

Elon Musk’s super PAC, which supports Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is giving cash prizes to registered voters who sign a petition.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

New Justice Department scrutiny of Musk's million dollar giveaway plan

The Justice Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's super PAC with a warning about Musk's offer to give away a million dollars to people who pledge to support First and Second Amendment rights ...

Politics - NBC News - October 23

Elon Musk defends $1 million giveaway after Justice Department warning

Elon Musk spoke in a virtual townhall event Friday and said that his petition giveaway wasn't meant to register voters.

Ship owner agrees to pay $102m over Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six

Singaporean companies Grace Ocean and Synergy settle lawsuit with US government over deadly crash in March. The owner and operator of a ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge in March, leaving ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Operators of vessel that destroyed Baltimore's Key Bridge to pay nearly $102M: DOJ

The operators of the vessel that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge have agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response.

Owner, operator of ship that rammed into Baltimore bridge settles with DOJ

The owner and operator of the cargo ship that rammed and caused the collapse of a Baltimore bridge earlier this year settled a civil lawsuit that was brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

3 People Killed and 4 Injured in Mississippi Bridge Collapse

A bridge over the Strong River in Simpson County that was being demolished collapsed in a “work site accident,” the authorities said.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

What the Justice Department could look like under a Kamala Harris presidency

Kamala Harris’ team is quietly considering potential nominees for attorney general to lead the Justice Department if she beats Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

House Republicans, Justice Department face off over Biden audiotapes

The House Judiciary Committee sued Attorney General Merrick Garland to try to force him to turn over recordings of the president's special counsel interview.

Will Justice Department and FBI officials carry out Trump’s prosecutions of his rivals?

Former officials fear that Donald Trump, if elected, will force out DOJ and FBI officials who defy him and replace them with loyalists. Chaos, division and paralysis could ensue.

Politics - NBC News - October 31

The Justice Department policy that could end some Trump prosecutions

A longstanding Justice Department policy could be applied to some of former President Donald Trump's legal cases as conversations are underway about winding down the prosecutions before Trump takes ...

Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed criminal complaint reveals that Farhad Shakeri, 51, ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

3 people killed, several injured in Mississippi bridge collapse

The bridge was closed to traffic when it collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said.

Biden mourns ‘devastation’ of bridge collapse at Georgia’s Sapelo Island

President Biden released a statement mourning the “devastation” after a bridge collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, killing 7 people. “We are heartbroken to learn about the ferry dock walkway ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

100 Million People Involved in UnitedHealth Hack

The scale of the hack makes it the worst healthcare data breach in the country.

Business - Inc. - October 25

The judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy

The federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

DOJ warns Elon Musk's America PAC that $1M voter giveaways could be illegal

Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.

Trump transition staff poised to access national security secrets, Justice Department says

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years

The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.

Politics - NBC News - 23 hours ago

Macron pledges €100 million for Lebanon at Paris aid conference

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Slow progress after Cuba’s electrical grid collapses twice in 24 hours

As electricity was being restored in parts of Cuba following an island-wide blackout, a total collapse of the electrical grid occurred once again.

Cuba's power grid collapses again, keeping millions in the dark

Cuba's main electrical grid has failed, frustrating Cubans across the island, with up to ten million still in the dark. NBC News' George Solis has the latest.

2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’

Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coup . Two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Moody’s former top lawyer made $54 million and didn’t file his taxes. Now he’s going to prison.

John Goggins was sentenced to eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to willfully failing to file tax returns between 2018 and 2021.

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Trump Media loses $19.2 million in third quarter, surprise Election Day filing reveals

Trump Media on Tuesday reported a loss for the third quarter along with a slight drop in already-meager revenue.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Telecom exec pleads guilty to stealing $100 million from fraud-plagued government program

Issa Asad admitted to submitting phony customer data for years to Lifeline, an FCC program providing discounted telephone and internet service to low-income Americans,

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon

World - ABC News - October 24

Dinosaur extinction survivor black beetle thrives 100 million years without change

World - Yahoo News - October 28

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