Photos: Part of White House demolished for Trump ballroom construction Axios White House’s East Wing Partially Demolished to Build Trump’s Ballroom The New York Times The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom NPR Demolition begins to replace White House East Wing with Trump’s ballroom CNN Trump breaks ground on massive White House ballroom project with private funding …
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President Donald J. Trump Authorizes Construction of Arctic Security Cutters – The White House
GROWING OUR ARCTIC FLEET: President Donald J. Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to authorize the construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) abroad to address urgent national security needs in the Arctic region. The Memorandum invokes the President’s authority under 14 U.S.C. 1151(b) and 10 U.S.C. 8679(b) to permit foreign construction as a national security necessity. It …
Read More »Alex Rodriguez Defends Aaron Boone, Crushes Yankees’ Roster Construction
Aaron Boone’s status as Yankees manager will once again be intensely dissected as the pinstripes were bounced from the postseason on Wednesday night by the Blue Jays. Cam Schlittler was unable to replicate his historic October debut and Toronto put the finishing touches on a gentleman’s sweep to earn a spot in the ALCS. Boone was classy in defeat but …
Read More »Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Construction – The Wall Street Journal
Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Construction The Wall Street Journal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks The New York Times UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Berkeley News A long ‘journey’ for Nobel chemistry winner born to Palestinian refugees The Washington Post U.S. scientist among trio awarded chemistry Nobel for developing …
Read More »Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume
That did not, however, stop the administration from trying again, this time targeting a development called Revolution Wind, located a bit further north along the Atlantic coast. This time, however, the developer quickly sued, leading to Monday’s ruling. According to Reuters, after a two-hour court hearing at the District Court of DC, Judge Royce Lamberth termed the administration’s actions “the …
Read More »Judge says construction of large offshore wind farm near Rhode Island can resume
A federal judge ruled on Monday that work can resume on Revolution Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Rhode Island. Construction on the project had been halted since Aug. 22, when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order. The order represents a rare — and, at least for now, temporary — win for the offshore wind …
Read More »IPhone Air Still Apparently Repairable Despite Its Compact Construction
Miniaturization is a trend that comes and goes in the cellular phone space. For a while, our phones were all getting smaller, then they started getting bigger again as screens expanded to show us ever more content and advertising. The iPhone air is going back the other way, with a design that aims to sell based on its slimness. [iFixit] …
Read More »Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026
Rivian has officially broken ground on its long-planned factory near Atlanta, Georgia, which will one day allow the company to make as many as 400,000 of its next-generation electric vehicles per year. The company held a shovel ceremony on Tuesday where CEO RJ Scaringe was joined by Georgia officials, including Governor Brian Kemp. But, as TechCrunch first reported in July, …
Read More »ICE raid will delay Hyundai's construction plans in Georgia, CEO says – Axios
ICE raid will delay Hyundai’s construction plans in Georgia, CEO says Axios South Korean workers detained by ICE return home after saga that has rattled close US friendship CNN South Koreans detained in U.S. immigration raid arrive back home without shackles NBC News South Koreans Fly Home After Hyundai Raid, Without Being Handcuffed The Wall Street Journal Trump offered to let S. Korean detainees …
Read More »Crews rescue person from tipped over dump truck in Cumberland construction zone
(WJAR) — The Cumberland Fire Department responded to a tipped over dump truck at a Cumberland construction zone on Monday morning. The department responded around 7:13 a.m. to 50 Lynch Place for the reported accident. Responding officers found a heavy-duty quarry-type dump truck with a person inside. The department says that wearing a seatbelt saved the victim from further injury, …
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