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Large barge crashes into historic bridge in Iowa

On Thursday, a barge crashed into the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa and later sank into the Mississippi River. The incident occurred just after 1 p.m., and the nearly 100-year-old Swing Gate Bridge was closed, but was reopened around 4:15 p.m., officials said. There were no reports of injuries. The U.S. Coast Guard told Fox […]

Angler breaks 43-year-old record after reeling in large perch in Lake Michigan

An Indiana angler made state history last month when he caught a relatively heavy yellow perch. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (Indiana DNR) posted about the catch on Facebook on May 1st. Fisherman Blas Lars threw his tackle into Lake Michigan before catching his record-breaking fish. Blas Lara was fishing Lake Michigan in Lake […]

DARPA reveals ‘extra large’ Manta Ray underwater drone

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a new underwater drone prototype called Manta Ray. The unmanned underwater vehicles, known as UUVs, are capable of long range travel and can carry payloads that can include torpedoes and ballistic missiles. However, no payload parameters were specified. DARPA announced The vehicle completed underwater testing off […]

Large Crude Inventory Build Rocks Oil Prices | OilPrice.com – OilPrice.com

Oil prices fell today following the US Energy Information Administration’s announcement. report Inventories increased by 7.3 million barrels for the week ending April 26. By comparison, prices briefly rose last week due to significant demand of 6.4 million barrels the previous week. For gasoline, officials reported that inventories rose by 300,000 barrels last week, compared […]

Affordable housing crisis looms large in election

One economic issue looms large in the upcoming election, as President Biden appeals to young voters and bucks negative views about his handling of the economy. It’s a historic shortage of affordable housing. Even though the cost to buy a home has just reached an all-time high and rental prices are slightly down from their […]

Poll: Over Half Of Americans Support Large Deportations Of Illegal Migrants

Migrants break through a police barricade at a border crossing to enter Guatemala on January 16, 2021 in El Florido, Guatemala. The caravan left Honduras, walked across Guatemala and Mexico, and eventually arrived in the United States. Central Americans are hoping for asylum, and most Hondurans decided to emigrate after the recent devastation of hurricanes […]