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WATCH: Woman falls through floor as possible sinkhole opens up under shopping mall

Video captured the moment last weekend when a woman casually shopping in a Chinese department store disappeared as a possible sinkhole swallowed a portion of the floor. A construction worker on the first floor of a shopping mall in the city of Zhenjiang in Jiangsu, China, told local outlets a sinkhole opened up, trapping him and causing the floor above …

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Barge strikes bridge in Oklahoma, halting highway traffic

A large barge hit a bridge over the Arkansas River in Oklahoma prompting a nearby major highway to temporarily close Saturday, the highway patrol said. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the barge rammed into the bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam on Saturday afternoon. US ARMY VETERAN SPECULATES ON WHAT WENT WRONG BEFORE BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE Image 1 …

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45 dead after bus plunges off bridge in South Africa, leaving 8-year-old as only survivor

A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Powerful crane linked to CIA secret Cold War mission arrives to clean up debris

A powerful floating crane that played a role in what the CIA says was one of the “greatest intelligence coups of the Cold War” has arrived at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site in Baltimore to start removing debris. The Chesapeake 1000, which Unified Command tells Fox News Digital can “carry up to 1,000 tons,” arrived late last night …

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45 injured, some critically, in northwest Cambodia as train hits bus at crossing

Forty-five people were injured, five of them critically, when a train crashed into the side of a bus at a rail crossing in northwestern Cambodia Friday, police said. Gen. Sar Theng, the police chief for Pursat province, said the crash in Krakor district occurred around 11 a.m. when the bus attempted to cross the tracks even though the oncoming train …

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Mexico president says Baltimore bridge collapse shows migrants 'do not deserve to be treated as they are'

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore shows that “migrants go out and do risky jobs at midnight” and as a result they “do not deserve to be treated as they are by certain insensitive, irresponsible politicians in the United States.” López Obrador made the remark as Maryland State Police …

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As Baltimore dominates headlines, other bridge collapse survivors recount own experiences

You’re driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury. Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following a ship strike brought back jarring memories of their own ordeals to …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says ‘there is nothing we will not do’ on recovery efforts

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore provided an update Thursday evening on recovery efforts in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, saying there was a “long road ahead.” Sharing the podium with Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Moore said, “there is nothing that we will not do” to ensure …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: US Army Corps of Engineers says ‘too early’ to know cleanup timeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tells Fox News Digital that it is “too early” to provide an estimate on when the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge will be removed from the Patapsco River to allow marine traffic to flow freely into the Port of Baltimore again. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the military branch has been …

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4 dead in 3 separate incidents off Spanish coast

Four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea, emergency services said Thursday. The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country. Spanish police said an underage male of Moroccan nationality and a German adult died on the Mediterranean coast near the …

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