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Cargo ship rams into major Baltimore bridge, causing total collapse

Early Tuesday morning, the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali was pierced by a pier supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a steel arch truss bridge that stretches over Interstate 695 about 1,200 feet above the Port of Baltimore. Plunged into one of the. The impact caused the bridge to collapse along with the vehicles in the […]

Maryland: Ship hits Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse

The Francis Scott Key Bridge along Interstate 695 in Maryland collapsed into the Port of Baltimore early Tuesday. A live stream from the bridge showed the cargo ship colliding with a support beam, causing the bridge to collapse and fall into the water. The Maryland Department of Transportation announced on social media that all lanes […]

Unregulated NY lawsuit lending industry is causing ‘crisis’ in real estate world: Building, real estate groups

Two powerful building and construction groups have accused New York’s unregulated, multibillion-dollar industry of promoting dubious litigation and creating a “crisis” in the real estate world. Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC-NYS) and the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) are reforming “third-party litigation financing” to promise potential plaintiffs a quick cash advance (money they […]

High debt is causing more consumers to live paycheck-to-paycheck

Approximately 60% of consumers live paycheck to paycheck, primarily through debt and inflation. (iStock) Many workers are living paycheck to paycheck, with around one in three citing debt as one of the main reasons. According to a PYMNTS study. As of December, 60% of survey respondents said they were living paycheck to paycheck. This is […]