‘Like knocking down the Eiffel tower’: battle to save historic Prague bridge

‘Like knocking down the Eiffel tower’: battle to save historic Prague bridge

[ad_1] A historic Prague railway bridge, whose importance to the city’s landscape has been compared to the Eiffel tower in Paris, has been earmarked for demolition in a move denounced by architects and preservationists. The much-photographed Vyšehrad bridge – instantly recognisable for its parabolic lattice steel structure – is unfit to carry an anticipated rising…

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Senate musical chairs: California prepares for political battle over Feinstein vacancy

Senate musical chairs: California prepares for political battle over Feinstein vacancy

[ad_1] Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old who served as California senator for three decades, has yet to announce her retirement. But the contest to succeed her in two years is already shaping into a bitter battle. After months of shadow campaigning and whispered political leveraging, earlier this month, Katie Porter – the whiteboard-wielding progressive congresswoman –…

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Early action electrifies 2024 Senate battle

Early action electrifies 2024 Senate battle

[ad_1] Candidates scrambled to stake a claim in the battleground of Michigan after Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced she’d be stepping down. Republicans are jumping into races in Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. And the expected retirement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is creating such a prime opportunity that Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) didn’t even…

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