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| Hello. Today we're looking at the aftermath of the Baltimore bridge collapse, both for global trade and the city's economy. We have more updates on the operations on the ground. I'm also sharing an astonishing report on a lost documentary about the IRA, from my colleagues in Northern Ireland. Among other topics in your newsletter: Thailand, nappies and concrete. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | What lies ahead for Baltimore after bridge collapse | | Investigators hope to board the vessel to retrieve its data recorder. Credit: Reuters | The six workers that are still missing after the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore are now presumed to be dead by the authorities, with Maryland police saying they are now moving to a recovery operation. Focus is now moving to the broader consequences of the incident, both for the US city and global trade. Baltimore is not among the biggest US ports, but it plays a key role in sectors such as car shipments. Shipping companies have begun re-rerouting to other ports on the east coast. Analysts told Natalie Sherman that it could eventually lead to higher prices for the wider public. But the collapse is mostly a huge blow for the Baltimore region, where the port supports about 15,000 jobs directly and nearly 140,000 indirectly, according to state estimates. Joe Biden pledged to rebuild the bridge, but it's still much too early to say for how long the port will effectively be out of reach.
The latest: The first missing construction worker has been named as Miguel Luna by a Baltimore non-profit working with immigrants. Follow our updates live.
What we know: All the questions you might have on the incident, answered in our visual piece.
Supply chain fears: Here's more context on how the bridge collapse might affect global trade. | |
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| Looking for The Secret Army | | 17-year-old Geraldine Hughes was one of the protagonists of the documentary. | An American documentary filmed in Northern Ireland in 1972 had unprecedented access to the IRA and some of its high-ranking members. After a few screenings, it quickly disappeared from the public eye - until tapes were handed to the BBC. But why was The Secret Army made? And why did it vanish? |
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| | Darragh MacIntyre and Chris Thornton, BBC NI |
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| | A countdown plays from 10 to one, then a grainy picture comes into focus. A young woman with striking red hair is being instructed in how to prime a bomb. “Your det [detonator] is the last thing to connect,” says the bombmaker. A glowing light indicates the bomb is live and ready to go. “Now you know what your target is and you know what to do.” What we’re seeing has been hidden from view for almost 50 years. A film that captured striking images of IRA members making bombs and carrying out gun attacks, often unmasked. These are the opening images of a film that got closer to the Irish Republican Army than any other documentary made across decades of conflict in Northern Ireland. |
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | The 19th-century law pushed by US anti-abortion movement |
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| | | Abortion has continued to divide the American electorate, though the majority supports access to the procedure. Credit: Getty Images | US anti-abortion activists, including allies of Donald Trump, are putting their hopes on a little-known 19th Century law to ban abortion nationwide. They are looking to revive the 1873 Comstock Act, which banned sending material on "obscene" topics including abortion, and remained dormant for decades. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Survival skills | There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach for dealing with wild animals. | |
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And finally... | I'll admit it, I didn't think concrete sounded like an exciting subject for a photography competition. Yet the winners of the Concrete in Life Photo of the Year award have made me reconsider my scepticism. Take a look. | |
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