#All 14 workers confirmed dead in China tunnel flood

#All 14 workers confirmed dead in China tunnel flood

“#All 14 workers confirmed dead in China tunnel flood” BEIJING — The bodies of all 14 workers trapped when a tunnel under construction was flooded last week have been recovered, authorities in southern China said Thursday. A brief statement on the Zhuhai city government’s social media site gave no further information about the cause of…

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#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon

#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon

“#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon” It was a mammoth discovery! Crews rerouting a gas line in the city of Corvallis, Ore., uncovered the 12,000-year-old tusk of a woolly mammoth beneath the roadway. “Whenever doing this type of work, our crews are very careful to keep any eye out for any type of…

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#Time lapse video captures construction of One Vanderbilt

#Time lapse video captures construction of One Vanderbilt

“#Time lapse video captures construction of One Vanderbilt” A stunning, six-year time-lapse video shows how the new One Vanderbilt skyscraper rose from a patch of dirt in Midtown to a gleaming skyscraper.  The three-and-a-half-minute clip, published Wednesday, was filmed between 2015 and 2021 by EarthCam using eight webcams and nearly 2 million images that documented…

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#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic

#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic

“#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic” The New York City construction industry lost 74,000 jobs and $9.8 billion in activity last year during shutdowns triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by an industry group — which is urging lawmakers to take action to get hard hats back to work. The…

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#US private payrolls post biggest gain in 7 months

#US private payrolls post biggest gain in 7 months

“#US private payrolls post biggest gain in 7 months” US private payrolls surged by the most in seven months in April as companies rushed to boost production amid a surge in demand, suggesting the economy gained further momentum early in the second quarter, powered by massive government aid and rising COVID-19 vaccinations. Strengthening labor market conditions…

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