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One Link Proves Bridge's Undoing Wall Street Journal MOUNT VERNON, Wash.—The bridge collapse on Interstate 5 that sent two cars into frigid waters of the Skagit River, severing a main north-south artery between the U.S. and Canada, resulted from a semi-tractor trailer tearing into an overhead girder rather … How safe are our nation's bridges?NBCNews.com I-5 Bridge Survivor: 'I Can't Believe…ABC News Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind himMiamiHerald.com TIME -CBS News -Chicago Tribune all 590 news articles »

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ABC News

Bridge Collapse Likely to Fall on Deaf Ears in Congress — Again ABC News It's almost as if Washington has seen this movie before: a bridge collapses, groups decry the nation's crumbling infrastructure and Congress does nothing. Like the tragic Minneapolis, Minn., bridge collapse in 2007 that came before it, today's Mount Vernon, … Feds Look for Temporary Fix After I-5 CollapseTIME Bridge collapse in Washington state blamed on tractor-trailerCBS News Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials sayChicago Tribune Plain Dealer -USA TODAY -Chicago Daily Herald all 589 news articles »

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NPR

Obama urges US military to stamp out sexual assault Reuters By Jeff Mason. ANNAPOLIS, Maryland | Fri May 24, 2013 5:03pm EDT. ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few … At Naval Academy commencement, Obama condemns military sexual assaultsLos Angeles Times Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in MilitaryMilitary.com Obama Tells Midshipmen Sexual Assault Threatens Trust In MilitaryKWTX CBS News -Washington Post -MSNBC all 105 news articles »

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Philly.com

Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials say Chicago Tribune It appears that a bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling into a river in Washington statEnlarge EditorReduce Editore was caused when a semi-trailer truck carrying an oversize load struck a support beam, officials said on Friday. The truck crossed … Bridge collapse shines light on aging infrastructureUSA TODAY Washington State Bridge Collapse Could Echo Far Beyond InterstateNew York Times Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Cars Into RiverBusinessweek NBCNews.com -CBS News -KIRO Seattle all 546 news articles »

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New York Times

Obama Speaks to Naval Graduates About Sexual Assault Issue New York Times ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Obama used a commencement speech before Naval Academy graduates on Friday to urge them to follow an “inner compass” and to warn that rising numbers of sexual assaults in the military threatened to erode America's faith … Obama decries military sexual assault in address to Navy gradsMSNBC Amid military sexual assault crisis, Obama urges Navy grads to uphold honorCBS News Obama implores graduates to carry forth values they've learnedBaltimore Sun (blog) USA TODAY -Businessweek -Patch.com all 69 news articles »

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U.S. News & World Report

Semi-trailer crash may have caused Washington bridge collapse Chicago Tribune A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling off a four-lane interstate and into a frigid river in Washington state may have been caused when a semi-trailer truck crashed into the structure, officials said on Friday. Three people were rescued from the … Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure NeedsNew York Times Collapse of I-5 bridge in Washington State: no fatalities, many questionsChristian Science Monitor Bridge collapse caused by truck's tall load hitting spanUSA TODAY Los Angeles Times -ABC News -Bloomberg all 497 news articles »

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CBS News

Bridge collapse caused by truck's tall load hitting span USA TODAY The bridge, listed as 'functionally obsolete,' was inspected twice in 2012 and repaired. Skagit River bridge collapsed. In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers head to the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River … 3 Injured After I-5 Bridge Collapse Sends Cars Into WaterABC News Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River collapses in WashingtonLos Angeles Times Bridge collapse in Washington state blamed on tractor-trailerCBS News BBC News -The Seattle Times -MiamiHerald.com all 451 news articles »

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CBS News

Bridge collapse in Washington state blamed on tractor-trailer CBS News Updated at 10:49 a.m. ET. MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though … Bridge collapse caused by oversized truck hitting spanUSA TODAY Truck in Wash. Span Collapse Hauled Drilling EquipABC News Truck crash may have caused Washington bridge collapseChicago Tribune Detroit Free Press -Voice of America all 415 news articles »

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ABC News

Washington bridge collapse blamed on tractor-trailer CBS News Updated at 10:49 a.m. ET. MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though … Bridge collapse caused by oversized truck hitting spanUSA TODAY Wash. I-5 Bridge Collapse Caused by Oversize LoadABC News Truck hit caused Washington state bridge collapse, police sayCNN Chicago Tribune -Detroit Free Press -U.S. News & World Report all 404 news articles »

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NPR

Bridge collapse caused by oversized truck hitting span USA TODAY The bridge, listed as 'functionally obsolete,' was inspected twice in 2012 and repaired. Skagit River bridge collapsed. In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers head to the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River … 'Like a Hollywood movie': Driver survives I-5 bridge collapse into Wash. riverNBCNews.com I-5 bridge collapse in Washington state dumps vehicles, passengers into riverWashington Post Wash. I-5 Bridge Collapse Caused by Oversize LoadABC News CNN all 339 news articles »

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