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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

“It’s Jenga meets pick-up sticks, which meets slinky rubber band”

by Stephanie Hughes
May 14, 2024
Workers clearing Key Bridge debris include members of the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Navy and civilian salvagers.
Workers use different tools, from torches to weights, to break apart the parts of the collapsed Key Bridge.
Stephanie Hughes/Marketplace
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The Navy adapts to rising sea levels

by Jed Kim
Dec 22, 2016
The military has to act when climate change threatens its bases
A beach within Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu has eroded 400 feet since the 1940's, placing critical infrastructure closer to the ocean.
Jed Kim/Marketplace
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Struggling California city hopes Tesla rival can help

by Sam Harnett
Jul 18, 2016
Formerly bankrupt Vallejo is a possible home for electric car maker Faraday Future.
A man plays his guitar in front of a cafe on Georgia Street in the historic section of Downtown Vallejo in Vallejo, California. 
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Casino workers now training to build submarines

by Marketplace Contributor
May 24, 2016
When Connecticut shipyards declined, many moved to casinos. Now they're back.
Trainees have done a mixture of note-taking and hands-on work so far.
Harriet Jones/WNPR
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How the U.S. pays for its involvement in Iraq

by Kate Davidson
Jun 17, 2014
What does the defense budget already have covered?
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Navy sailors get an e-reader called 'NeRD'

by Dan Bobkoff
May 15, 2014
The Navy is giving submarine crews very expensive tablets that let sailors read pre-loaded books.
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Sequester still looms over Merchant Marine

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 25, 2013
Across-the-board budget cuts that would slash the number of ships in the Merchant Marine would end up costing the Navy -- perhaps billions of dollars.
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U.S. NAVY STOPS YELLING AT YOU by dropping all-capitals communications

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 12, 2013
For 150 years, the official Navy communications system only allowed FOR ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
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6 degrees of sequestration

Battleship: For presidents, a game of making an impression

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 22, 2013
President Obama goes to a shipyard next week where the USS Abraham Lincoln is awaiting refitting. An aircraft carrier is a great background for everything from presidents to Cher.
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Facing sailor shortage, Navy ups bonuses

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 27, 2012
The Navy is offering sailors hundreds of extra dollars a month if they agree to go back out to sea sooner than expected.
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