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  • August 2008

    • Chess Too Wimpy for Olympics?

      Time  |  Aug 6, 08 6:25 PM CDT

      Chess Too Wimpy for Olympics?

      (Newser) - Chess players and bridge players will be spectators when the Olympics begin this week, but both are making a strong push to be official sports at the 2012 Games, Time reports. First, they'll have to convince a skeptical International Olympic Committee that they belong, despite their decided lack of physical activity. "Mind sports, by their nature, cannot be part of the program," says one IOC official. More »

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  May 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

      (Newser) - Minnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical bills and other needs. In exchange, victims will waive their right to sue the city or state. More »

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      disaster  • Minnesota  • Minneapolis  • settlement  • bridge collapse  • bridge  • compensation

  • January 2008

    • Bridge Had Fatal Design Flaw

      Associated Press  |  Jan 15, 08 11:50 AM CST

      Bridge Had Fatal Design Flaw

      (Newser) - The Minneapolis bridge that failed last summer, killing 13 people, had fatal design flaws, the NTSB announced today. Steel gusset plates that held together beams on the eight-lane bridge were half the thickness they should have been, investigators found. While the agency didn't say the gusset plates caused the collapse,16 fractured plates were discovered on the center span, which collapsed during the evening rush hour Aug. 1, AP reports. More »

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      Minneapolis  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • I 35W bridge

  • September 2007

    • DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      Salon  |  Sep 14, 07 6:17 PM CDT

      DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      (Newser) - Bicyclists and green activists beg to differ with Mary Peters, the US transportation secretary who decreed last month that bicycle and walking paths shouldn’t fall under her funding purview, and spending on them may be to blame for the poor state of roads and bridges. Advocates of pedal power have been in an uproar ever since Peters said biking and walking are  "are really not transportation," Salon reports. More »

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      bridge  • transportation  • gas tax  • bicycle  • Mary Peters

  • August 2007

    • Final Bridge Victim Found

      Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 07 2:33 AM CDT

      Final Bridge Victim Found

      (Newser) - The body of the 13th victim and last person missing since the Minneapolis bridge collapse nearly three weeks ago has been recovered, AP reports. Gregory Jolstad, 45, was a member of the 18-person construction crew working on the doomed structure when it plunged into the Mississippi river. The other 17 survived. More »

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      Minneapolis  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • I 35W bridge

    • Bridge Collapse Kills 22 in China

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 7:06 AM CDT

      Bridge Collapse Kills 22 in China

      (Newser) - A bridge under construction in Hunan Province collapsed yesterday, killing 22 people and leaving 44 missing. Workers were removing scaffolding from the 880-foot-long span when it crumbled into the Tuo River. Located in the ancient city of Fenghuang and designed as a tourist attraction, the bridge had four decorative stone arches. Most of the workers on the bridge when it fell were local farmers. More »

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      China  • collapse  • bridge collapse  • bridge

    • Sensors Could Stop the Next Bridge Collapse

      BusinessWeek  |  Aug 13, 07 5:43 PM CDT

      Sensors Could Stop the Next Bridge Collapse

      (Newser) - New technology can diagnose bridge stress months before human investigators—currently armed with binoculars— could ever detect them. BusinessWeek compares the small wireless sensors to stethoscopes, as they’re capable of gauging vibration, temperature and corrosion beneath the paint. Testers ride trucks over the sensors and monitor signals, listening for the small sounds that signal weakness. More »

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      bridge collapse  • bridge  • sensor  • stress sensors

    • Baby's Body Found at Bridge

      CNN  |  Aug 10, 07 5:37 PM CDT

      Baby's Body Found at Bridge

      (Newser) - The body of a 2-year-old girl is among those recovered from the wreckage of the I35W bridge in Minneapolis; the toddler's mother has not yet been found, CNN reports. Remains located by divers in the Mississippi today bring the total number of casualties in the Aug. 1 collapse to at least nine. More »

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      death  • Minnesota  • Minneapolis  • collapse  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • I 35W bridge

    • Two Bodies Pulled From Bridge Debris

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Aug 9, 07 6:30 PM CDT

      Two Bodies Pulled From Bridge Debris

      (Newser) - Authorities recovered two more bodies from the wreckage of the I-35W bridge today, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, bringing the official death toll to seven. One of the bodies has already been identified, and police anticipated retrieving a third as work continued for a seventh full day in and around the Mississippi River. More »

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      Minnesota  • death toll  • collapse  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • I 35W bridge

    • Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

      New York Times  |  Aug 9, 07 5:51 PM CDT

      Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

      (Newser) - President Bush today rejected a gasoline tax increase that would raise money for bridge repairs across the country, saying Congress should reevaluate the way it allocates tax revenues now. In a wide-ranging press conference before departing for vacation in Maine, he continued to defend Alberto Gonzales and fielded numerous questions about Iraq, the Times reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Alberto Gonzales  • taxes  • gas  • Democratic Congress  • bridge collapse  • bridge  • repair

    • Feds Spot Bridge Support Flaw

      New York Times  |  Aug 9, 07 5:28 AM CDT

      Feds Spot Bridge Support Flaw

      (Newser) - Federal experts investigating the Minneapolis bridge disaster have identified a structural flaw that may have led to the collapse, reports the New York Times . Investigators suspect that steel gusset plates used to connect the girders weren't strong enough to support the bridge right from the start. Federal authorities immediately warned states to be careful to calculate added weight when assigning construction crews to work on bridges. More »

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      Minnesota  • Minneapolis  • collapse  • bridge collapse  • bridge  • NTSB  • steel

    • Investigators Plan Bridge Reassembly

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Aug 6, 07 4:46 PM CDT

      Investigators Plan Bridge Reassembly

      (Newser) - NTSB investigators will rebuild the wreckage of the I-35W bridge downriver, the Star Tribune reports. Safety officials will examine the twisted rubble piece by piece in an attempt to figure out what caused last week's devastating collapse. Investigators also hope to recover bodies still trapped in the debris. More »

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      investigation  • Minnesota  • Minneapolis  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • I 35W bridge  • NTSB