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Saturday, 22 February 2020

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Army Corps to get $7.7 million to upgrade Upper Ohio River locks and dams

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 12 Feb 2020

Lebanon, announced the funding Tuesday as he and other lawmakers pursued the money to ensure the stability of the Montgomery Lock in Beaver County, which is at risk of catastrophic failure ... Mary Ann Bucci, executive director of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, commended Lamb and the other lawmakers for coming through with the funding....

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Lawmaker seeks seat for Salt Lake mayor, school district on inland port board

Deseret News 10 Feb 2020

Bill also seeks environmental standards, mitigation fund for impacted communities SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker from Salt Lake City has unveiled a bill meant to help mitigate the Utah Inland Port’s future impacts on her west-side community — and give Salt Lake City’s mayor and school district a seat on the board....

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UK ports calling for funding for local preparedness for the Coronavirus

Dry Bulk 10 Feb 2020

... the British Ports Association (BPA) is calling for more funding and support to be given to UK local authority officials to prepare its borders ... https.//www.drybulkmagazine.com/material-handling/10022020/uk-ports-calling-for-funding-for-local-preparedness-for-the-coronavirus/....

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Trump budget calls for full funding for deepening of Savannah port

Atlanta Journal 10 Feb 2020

Last year, the president’s budget proposal included $130.3 million for the project, which was praised as full funding ... However, bans on earmarks means that projects supervised by the Army Corps of Engineers such as the port deepening are usually funded at whatever level is in the proposed spending plan....

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Salt Lake City Sen. Luz Escamilla proposes new inland port legislation

The Salt Lake Tribune 10 Feb 2020

Luz Escamilla, would require the Utah Inland Port Authority to study the development and implementation of a fund to mitigate development impacts on nearby communities and to submit a written report outlining findings to the state Legislature by Oct....

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US to spend up to $66M in efforts to counter coronavirus: health officials

The Hill 10 Feb 2020

HHS expects its initial response will cost up to $66 million — more than half of the funds in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund — a special fund created by Congress to help the agency immediately respond to outbreaks.ADVERTISEMENT. Federal law requires that HHS send Congress a spending plan within 15 days of using the fund....

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3 Maryland Towns Enter Running For HGTV’s ‘Home Town Takeover’

CBS Sports 10 Feb 2020

PORT DEPOSIT, Md ... At least three Maryland towns — the town of Port Deposit, ... In its video entry, the Town of Port Deposit said like many small towns, it lacks the funds needed for more expansive historic preservation efforts....

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Government seeks to recast model concession agreement for PPP projects at major ports

Business Line 10 Feb 2020

The MCA currently followed was approved by the cabinet in January 2018 -– the previous document was finalised some two decades ago when the government allowed private funds into the major ports sector -- to make “port projects more investor-friendly and make the investment climate in the port sector more attractive”....

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U.S. Steel, Allegheny County finalize Clairton Coke Works emissions settlement

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 10 Feb 2020

Those communities include Clairton, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln and Port Vue ... Steel will not be involved in administering the fund ... Clairton will be allocated 26.73% of the funds, with 19.91% allocated to Glassport, 15.11% allocated to Liberty, 21.91% allocated to Lincoln and 16.32% allocated to Port Vue....

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Will Utah build an inland port in Tooele County? A proposal takes shape, but officials ...

Deseret News 10 Feb 2020

We’d like to be taken seriously.” To Milne, a Tooele County port would be a boon for the rural county, where good jobs are scarce and the tax base could flourish with high-quality commercial development made possible by infrastructure a port authority project area could fund ... a green and sustainable port ....

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Exclusive: Trump proposes 21% cut in U.S. foreign aid in budget proposal - officials

Yahoo Daily News 10 Feb 2020

officials want to counter the soft power China has wielded with such loans and help countries avoid what they consider Beijing's “debt trap” diplomacy in which countries give up control ports, roadways or other major assets when they fund infrastructure projects with Chinese loans that they cannot pay back....

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Muriel Lemoine of Plaucheville

Avoyelles Today 10 Feb 2020

A great loving mother and grandmother, Muriel Lemoine passed peacefully on February 8, 2020. A resident of Plaucheville, LA for 89 years, she was born September 10, 1930 ... In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to The Ava & Jacob Saucier Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Holy Family School, 335 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, La ... 71362....

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Buckingham Palace sword attacker convicted of plotting new terror attacks after being acquitted and freed ...

The Independent 10 Feb 2020

He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last year to plotting an attack in the UK and funding Isis abroad ... 11/14 North West Counter Terrorism Unit funds seizing. Police seize £250,000 of cash intended to fund Isis at Manchester Airport and north-west ports ... Police seize £250,000 of cash intended to fund Isis at Manchester Airport and north-west ports....