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    Screen shot from “One Dollar,” a 1987 16 mm student film about the Francis Scott Key Bridge
    WATCH: Take a drive over the Key Bridge in this poignant short student film from 1987
    “One Dollar,” a student film shot in a single continuous take in 1987, documents a journey across the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is now lost in time
    The Dali cargo ship and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.
    Key Bridge latest: 34 containers removed from Dali, 32 vessels pass through temporary channels
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials provided an update Wednesday on cleanup efforts at the Key Bridge, which was toppled by a massive container ship on March 26.
    National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy leaves a news conference in Dundalk on March 26, 2024, after providing updates on the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge.
    Ship’s electrical system focus of Key Bridge investigation
    Representatives from Hyundai, the ship’s manufacturer, have flown in from Korea to help investigators download data from the ship’s engine room and examine its electrical circuitry.
    The Port of Baltimore remains mostly cut off from shipping traffic, but the supply chain has quickly adjusted.
    If a bridge falls in Baltimore, does an auto dealer in Ohio feel it? We tried to find out
    The effects of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — if they come — have yet to be felt in the Midwest.
    A view of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Authority Drive in Dundalk on March 27, 2024. The bridge collapsed when a cargo ship struck it.
    Commentary: How the Key Bridge helped me heal
    Loss of the Key Bridge brings memories of what it meant in peoples lives, how it connected them and how it helped them to navigate life’s challenges.
    U.S. Senator Ben Cardin says there's hope that the entire channel for the Port of Baltimore will be cleared by the end of May. Cardin spoke during a press on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
    Cardin: Third channel will open at Port of Baltimore this month
    Senator says there's hope entire channel will be reopened by end of May.
    Two men stand next to each other and one speaks into a podium microphone.
    Maryland’s Congressional delegation pushing for Key Bridge funding
    Maryland’s delegation on Capitol Hill is preparing legislation that would ensure that the federal government pays the full cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River two weeks ago.
    The Port of Baltimore is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
    How Black port commissioners are handling racist rhetoric after Key Bridge collapse
    The devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge prompted racist falsehoods to spread like wildfire online. Maryland Port Commissioner Karenthia Barber found herself in the crosshairs of a far-right disinformation campaign against “DEI” — diversity, equity and inclusion — alongside her co-commissioner Sandy Roberts.
    On Google Maps, the graphics have been updated to reflect the Key Bridge has collapsed.
    The Key Bridge vanishes from Google Maps — but not Waze or Apple
    The part of the I-695 Beltway that crossed over the Francis Scott Key Bridge is gone. Not closed, gone. Collapsed into the water. But, at least as of Tuesday morning, only one major GPS application reflects that monumental, devastating change: Google Maps.
    Traffic, potentially due to the Key Bridge collapse, on MD-295 on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
    Are traffic jams the new normal after Key Bridge collapse?
    The collapse of the Key Bridge has scrambled the morning and evening commutes for Baltimore-area residents, eliminating a major Patapsco River crossing while leaving a gaping hole in Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway.
    Response crews began removing shipping containers using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this weekend as salvage work continued.
    Key Bridge latest: Containers removed, 6 drone operators violate protected airspace
    Crews have removed containers from the Dali and unauthorized drones have entered the airspace around the ship.
    The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
    Full coverage of the Key Bridge collapse
    More links to full coverage of the Key Bridge collapse.
    Colonel Estee S. Pinchasin explains what is happening on the water surrounding the collapse on April 4, 2024 while on board the debris vessel The Reynolds.
    What will we learn from the Key Bridge collapse? Engineers ponder safety lessons
    The Key Bridge collapse, unique in many ways, poses a particular set of questions that could span multiple federal agencies.
    Snow covers a bike in Berwyn Heights, Maryland on January 15, 2024.
    Saddle up for safety: Anne Arundel group offers free classes on bike safety for kids
    Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, or Bike AAA, has launched a bike safety program for youngsters.
    President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge. Biden, on Friday, April 5, 2024, said " we will not rest ... until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge, a new bridge."
    As salvage work continues, Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Key Bridge
    President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.
    In this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators inspect the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    Key Bridge collapse investigations: What we know and don’t know
    An NTSB spokesperson wrote in an email it would be a few weeks before the safety board’s preliminary incident report is released.
    Rescue workers remove rubble from a residential building hit by a rocket in Odesa, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces, as well as civilian Odessans, remain on guard against a potential Russian advance on this historic port city, whose capture could help give Russia control of Ukraine’s southern coast.
    Commentary: Key Bridge collapse ties Baltimore to sister city under Russian attacks
    The Key Bridge collapse further strengthens Baltimore’s kinship with its sister city Odesa, which is suffering through losses of lives and infrastructure destruction from Russian bombing, a member of the Baltimore Odesa Sister City Committee says.
    A tugboat and barge, shown here March 29, move past the twisted remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed when a cargo ship collided with it in the early hours of March 26. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the massive cargo ship Dali.
    Key Bridge collapse could change rules for tugboats
    Tugboats often don’t stay beside vessels as they come and go from the harbor.
    Two blue cranes tower overhead, both reading "Port of Baltimore" on them. The foremost one is lifting a red shipping container.
    What’s a stevedore? 15 Port of Baltimore terms you need to know
    We’ve heard a distinct, and foreign, language in the week since a cargo ship toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Here’s what it means.
    Workers are seen in the beginning stages of dismantling the steel from the frame of the collapsed Key Bridge on April 4, 2024. They are using an exothermic cutting torch.
    As salvage workers clear river, photos give up-close look at Key Bridge wreckage
    The Baltimore Banner boarded the debris removal vessel, the Reynolds, on Thursday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee S. Pinchasin, to get an updated closer look.
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