Alabama has cleared a $2.52 billion federal loan for its largest infrastructure project ever; the new Mobile River bridge aims to end a decades-old bottleneck and reroute hazmat trucks

A $2.52 billion federal loan has been approved to build the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, clearing the way for the largest infrastructure project in Alabama’s history. US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the approval of the low-interest loan, which provides key funding for the $4.15 billion project aimed at fixing…

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Inside story of how Zaheer Khan pipped Hemang Badani for CSK head coach job | Cricket News

Zaheer Khan, Hemang Badani NEW DELHI: There has been much intrigue around the head coach position at Chennai Super Kings ever since the franchise ended its long-term association with Stephen Fleming. The leadership group, under owner Rupa Gurunath, was keen on having an Indian-led support staff, but conversations with multiple candidates didn’t materialise due to…

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Courts can’t dictate what nat’l song should be, shouldn’t punish for refusing to sing ‘Vande Mataram’: Supreme Court | India News

SC disagreed with the suggestion that the recognition of all six stanzas was not in concord with a ‘secular’ Constitution. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the legality of penal consequences if a person does not sing the national song due to religious beliefs or conscientious objection, but declined to adjudicate whether…

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Bristol couples covered Pero’s Bridge with love locks, but 3 tonnes of metal eventually stopped the historic bridge from lifting | World News

It is estimated the padlocks collectively weigh three tonnes/Image: BBC For years, couples visiting Bristol attached padlocks to Pero’s Bridge to symbolise their relationships, often throwing the keys into the harbour below. The tradition eventually created an unexpected engineering problem. By June 2025, an estimated three tonnes of locks had accumulated on the pedestrian bridge,…

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A 1951 Mickey Mantle photograph used to create his famous 1952 Topps card has sold privately for $3 million, more than tripling the previous record for an unsigned sports photograph

The image, classified as a PSA Type I photograph, was taken just weeks before Mantle made his major-league debut with the New York Yankees (Image Credit: Heritage Auctions) A rare 1951 photograph of baseball legend Mickey Mantle, which later became the basis for his iconic 1952 Topps card, has sold privately for a record $3…

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China passes law granting Communist Party more control over cabinet

Leaders and delegates stand as they sing national anthem during the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (AP) BEIJING: China’s parliament on Monday revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive control over China’s cabinet, the State Council, after cancelling the premier’s post-parliament news conference for the first time…

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