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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling to Paris, France and strolling on the city's bridges including the Pont de Bir-Hakeim and the Pont Alexandre III.

The article discusses the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy during a rainstorm on August 14, 2018. Topics explored include the investigation of the incident led by Genoa chief magistrate Francesco Cozzi, the failure of bridge manager Autostrade per l'Italia to comply with the corrosion monitoring recommendation given by structural engineering professor Carmelo Gentile, and other factors which may have contributed to the collapse such as roadway structure failure.

The article reports on an executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump that could pull Chinese social media service WeChat from Apple and Google stores around the world. Topics mentioned include the impact of Trump's order on U.S. companies doing business with WeChat parent company Tencent, the dispute between China and the U.S. over the future of technology, and a drop in Tencent's shares by almost 6 percent on August 7, 2020 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The article discusses the diplomatic style of Joseph R. Biden Jr., the presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. president. Topics covered include Biden's work wrangling international support for the Paris climate accords and for the coalition to fight the Islamic State, the role he played in building a diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China during his term as vice president, and his views about Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The article reports on the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Congress to whether spend trillions of dollars to shore up businesses or reopen some states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics mentioned include federal spending approved by the government to help companies, workers, and the unemployed, the effort of the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep the financial system functioning, and the Paycheck Protection Program.

The article announces the wedding of Muslim couple Rabiah Gul and Marcus Harun at Chateau La Mer in Lindenhurst, New York on December 15, 2019.

Cites the plans of New York Governor George E. Pataki of allowing private companies to lease roads and bridges and collect fare tolls. Inclusion of the bill in the governor's budget proposal; Proposal to authorize the state's Transportation Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to oversee its implementation; Criticism against the incentive from Democratic lawyers and transit advocates; Impact of the system on the value of public fares.

Focuses on the Millau bridge that spans the Tarn Valley in France. Construction of the bridge in three years time; Impact on tourism in the local and national scale; Materials used in constructing the bridge; Concern among traffic safety officials about the hazards posed by the dense fog and the landscape.

Reports that the New York State Advisory Panel warned that the state's transportation infrastructure had begun to deteriorate and would need billions of dollars in public investment in the next five years. Highways, bridges, rail network, ports, airports, and mass transit systems; Metropolitan Transportation Authority is on the verge of raising fares for a second time in less than two years.

Reports on the dedication of the Millau Viaduct in Tarn River in France, the world's tallest bridge. Cost of the bridge construction.

Reports that a van carrying commuters from two aerospace companies collided head on with a tractor-trailer on a Mississippi River bridge.

Points out a fine iron pedestrian bridge connecting the building at 74 Trinity Place, New York City, with the back of Trinity Church. Completion of the bridge in 1988 to serve the increased flow of parishioners from the church to the parish center at 74 Trinity Place.

Presents an answer to the question about drawbridge gates that appears to have been installed on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn west of the Rockaway Parkway exit in New York City.

Presents a correction to an article about Throgs Neck bridge in New York City that was previously published in the August 8, 2004 issue of "The New York Times".

Reports on the reopening of the historic Mostar bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Background on the history of the bridge; Destruction of the bridge on November 9, 1993, during the civil war that affected the former Yugoslavia; Significance of the reconstruction of the bridge for ethnic relations in the town of Mostar.

Reports on the construction of a temporary bridge over Eight Avenue linking Madison Square Garden and the General Post Office in New York City.

Reports on the bridge that connects the road from Paris, France, to Barcelona, Spain. Deck height; Design; Architecture.

The article presents the views of actress Caitlin Stasey who discusses her planning of directing series for pornography firm Afterglow, filming television (TV) program "Bridge and Tunnel" and her character in the show.

The article reports on a series of actions taken by U.S. Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo days before the end of Donald Trump's term as U.S. President. Topics mentioned include Pompeo's decision to put Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, his plan to designate the Houthi rebels in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization, and his decision to ease restrictions on contacts between U.S. diplomats and Taiwan officials.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of noticing her podcast feeling performing and learning from podcasts.

The article discusses that Security forces in Chile's capital, Santiago, were accused of misconduct after a video emerged showing a teenage boy falling from a bridge into a river during clashes with the police.

The article offers information on the children are forced to travel two hours each way to school; Pensioners whose weekly doctors' appointments have turned into arduous, half-day treks; and coffers are bare, and work on crumbling relics in the Great Britain.

The article presents the falling of Nets, the football team. Topics include Nets beating the Milwaukee Bucks and pulling out a win against the Portland Trail Blazers in the regular season finale; able to find some cheap help on the veteran's minimum market; and providing unbridled optimism for the franchise's future.

The article informs that dramatic and deadly collapse of the Morandi bridge over the Italian port of Genoa two years ago, builders have worked around the clock, through a judicial investigation and the covid-19, and bridge designed by the architect Renzo Piano, and built in a record for 15 months.

The article offers information on the funeral process of the U.S. civil rights activist and U.S. Representative, John Lewis in the Selma, Alabama.

The article reports on the renewed interest in a campaign to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama for Representative and civil rights leader John Lewis.

The article reports that the soldier Master Sgt. David Royer stationed in Kansas saved "countless lives", when he hit a man with his car as the man was shooting randomly at people on a Centennial bridge near an Army base. Topics include officers initially believed they were responding to a road rage incident on the Centennial Bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri; and the soldier intervened by striking the shooter with his vehicle, causing him to be critically injured.

The article focuses on learning curve Bridge which is card-playing game and mentions that Funbridge app will let individual play alone against software and give description of bids.

The article inform when the Morandi Bridge, a vital east-west transportation artery in the heart of Genoa, collapsed on August 14, 2018, killing 43 people, there was reason to think that its replacement would be in the final phases of construction less than two years later.

The article reports that hundreds of migrants who have been blocked from entering the U.S. has shutdown an international bridge in South Texas disrupting a normally busy connection between the U.S. and Mexico.

The article focuses on the collapse of Morandi Bridge, the motorway bridge built in the 1960s in Genoa, Italy, on August 14, 2018 which killed at least 39 people. Topics covered include signs that the bridge was deteriorating, plan of Genoa's chief prosecutor Francesco Cozzi to conduct a criminal investigation into the bridge collapse, economic implications of the bridge failure and role of degradation and corrosion in the failure of Morandi Bridge.

The article explores the division in Erie, Pennsylvania, over the fate of the McBride Viaduct which links two of the city's poorest neighborhoods. Opened in 1938, the bridge was closed because of its deteriorating condition. The story of the bridge is considered as a microcosm of the crumbling infrastructure in the U.S. Also discussed are the rising poverty rate in the city and the accusation that the city government incarcerated people from African American community.

The article focuses on the opening of a new bridge called Tappan Zee, on the Hudson River, New York. Topics discussed are efforts of governor Andrew M. Cuomo to replace the existing deteriorating bridge with a new one, details of design and construction with precast concrete road deck panels and cables, and provides details of the toll to be paid to the owner and operator New York State Thruway Authority.

The article presents the author's comments on why the old Kosciuszko Bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City, should not be demolished to give way to a new bridge. According to the author, the bridge offers the most beautiful view of the city of New York. The author says that the bridge should stand as an observation platform for everyone. The author recalls some of his memories on the bridge.

The article details how the use of an integrated contracting process helped save time and money with the construction of a new crossing to replace the Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City. Topics discussed include the merits of bundling together the design and construction phases of a project, the design-build versus design-bid-build approach, and the use of the design-build process in Albany, New York.

The article reports on the testimony provided by Bill Baroni, former aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, regarding the September 2013 closing of the George Washington Bridge lanes which caused gridlock in Fort Lee and in other areas of New Jersey. Topics discussed include Baroni's claim that he has been made to believe that closing the lanes is part of a traffic study and the allegation that Christie ordered the closing to punish Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing him.

The article offers information on the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced that he would sponsor a statewide survey to allow New York State residents to vote on the design for new license plates, featuring a number of landmarks.

The article discusses the completion of the construction of the Koscuiuszko Bridge in in New York City, New York.

The article offers information on demolishing of the tower of the highway bridge in central Genoa, Italy that collapsed during the year, 2018 clearing the city's skyline of a grim landmark and preparing for the reconstruction of a vital urban transport link.

The article reports on the death of five people and the injury of dozens after a train heading to Dhaka, Bangladesh derailed on June 23, 2019.

The article discusses special programs for LGBT audiences on the occasion of WorldPride festival in New York in 2019, which include show case of films through OutCinema program in movie theaters and relevant movies by Niche streaming services.

The article focuses on the start of an investigation by the New York attorney general's office on the fracture of steel bolts intended for the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

The article informs that opening of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge has led to frustration in people in Hong Kong, China with influx of travelers from mainland China.

The article reports on the inauguration of the world's largest sea bridge linking Hong Kong with Macau and the city of Zhuhai, China on October 23, 2018 including its construction costs, duration of construction and the concerns on the potential harm of endangered Chinese white dolphins.

The article reports that the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York has reached the halfway mark as of August 2016. Topics discussed include the design features of the cable-stayed bridge , the challenges associated with constructing the bridge's twin spans and the advantages of cable-stayed bridges over suspension bridges, according to Tappan engineers.