The $588 million project to replace the previous bridge — which was built in 1932 and deemed seismically deficient — is expected to be completed this summer. The project was funded by the Federal Highway Transportation Administration, Caltrans and the city of Los Angeles.

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/01/18/crews-pour-concrete-on-las-sixth-street-viaduct-588-million-project-expected-to-finish-by-summer/

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A rider goes through flames during the annual 'Luminarias' celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid, Spain January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain — About a hundred horses jumped through bonfires in a purification ceremony on Sunday during the Spanish festival of 'Las Luminarias,' which was held for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional nighttime celebration takes place in San Bartolome de Pinares every Jan.

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In the final tournament of her remarkable breakout season, Emma Raducanu lost in three sets at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/10/tennis/emma-raducanu-loses-and-announces-new-coach-spt-intl/index.html

Beijing yesterday accused Washington of “paranoid delusion” after the US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill aimed at countering the surging

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/693674/China-slams-US-over-huge-innovation-bill

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The Republican Party needs to send Alvin Bragg a fruit basket — and do so every day for the next four years. The newly sworn-in Manhattan district attorney has just made the largest in-kind contribution to the GOP in modern history in the form of the already-notorious memo he sent to his underlings announcing how...

https://nypost.com/2022/01/05/alvin-braggs-psychotic-policies-are-a-gift-to-the-gop/

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BEIJING (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat called on China to look beyond differences and work with the United States on difficult global issues such as cl...

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/2021/07/26/ap-interview-us-calls-on-china-to-be-responsible-power.html

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Calgary police say a man is in custody after a Friday afternoon stabbing in the southwest area of the city.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-new-victory-church-police-1.6063309?cmp=rss

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Alberta's energy grid is running on reserves again, an issue that is supposed to be rare, according to the Alberta Electric System Operator.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/electricity-emergency-alert-level-2-1.6103361?cmp=rss

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MEADVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Friends and relatives gathered Thursday in a tiny town in southwestern Mississippi to dedicate a new state historical marker h...

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2021/07/15/mississippi-marker-honors-2-killed-black-men-killed-by-klan.html

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) talks on the phone before the start of the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday she had tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. The Massachusetts Democrat, 72, said on Twitter she is vaccinated and boosted and regularly tested for COVID-19, and 'while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case.

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Coconut mojitos. Photo / Josh GriggsRaise a glass - we've made it to the end of a challenging year. This summer, celebrate with easy-to-mix fun, fizzy or fruity cocktails with friends or family.Celery and cucumber gin muleServes 1Ingredients45ml gin 30ml Celery Syrup (I used Six Barrel Soda brand) Handful of fresh mint leaves 60ml soda water plus extra to top up1 tablespoon lime juiceIceSlices of cucumberHalf fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the gin, Celery Syrup, mint leaves and soda water.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/eatwell/recipes/dish-magazine-3-cocktails-for-christmas/JIDNLEISGLVNS5YF6S63EZFVPI/

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The European flag flies under the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate the start of the French presidency of the European Union, in Paris, France, January 1, 2022. REUTERS PARIS — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen protested on Saturday against the placing of a European Union flag on the Arc de Triomphe for the start of Paris' six-month presidency of the bloc. Le Pen, whom polls show to be President Emmanuel Macron's main rival for the spring presidential election, was joined by other right-wing politicians in outrage against the EU flag fluttering on the Paris landmark.

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The province is forcing nonessential construction sites to shut down and closing recreational facilities including golf courses, playgrounds and soccer fields.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/04/17/world/canada-ontario-lockdown-crisis/

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mark Schlissel has been removed as president of the University of Michigan due to an…

https://wtop.com/lifestyle/2022/01/university-of-michigan-removes-schlissel-as-school-president/

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