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Super Tuesday live election updates: Biden wins Virginia Democratic primary; polls closed in Vermont | US elections 2024
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Polls have closed in Virginia and Vermont These are the first polls to close today, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on how quickly the Associated Press will call races here. Voters cast their ballots at a firehouse, on primary election day in Philomont, Virginia. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Share Key events Show key…
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Snow is nonstop in California’s Sierra Nevada as major highway stays closed | California
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Blizzard conditions in California continued to batter the Sierra Nevada mountains on Sunday, keeping a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 closed near the Nevada state line, even as forecasters warned of more snow on the way. Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were made impassable by blowing snow piling…
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Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day
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Anthony Aranda, a 23-year-old tourist from Peru, had only two days to visit Paris with his cousin, so getting to the top of the Eiffel Tower featured prominently on his to-do list. But on Thursday, he had to cross it off that list without even stepping foot on the famed Iron Lady. A labor strike,…
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Eiffel Tower is closed due to a strike on the 100th anniversary of its creator’s death
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PARIS — The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of the world’s most-visited sites, the Eiffel Tower is typically open 365 days a year — though it is occasionally affected by…
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Brooklyn, N.Y., Development 738 Grand Williamsburg at 60% in Contract or Closed
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738 Grand Williamsburg, the residential development located at 738 Grand Street in Brooklyn’s popular in Williamsburg neighborhood, is now 60% in contract or closed, with remaining properties available for immediate closings and occupancy. Developed in partnership by HEH Hospitality and ML7, and designed by S3 Architecture LLC, the seven-story elevator building comprises ten residences that…
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Community gathers to celebrate the feast of St. Adalbert outside the closed Pilsen church – Chicago Tribune
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Over 40 people, many of them former parishioners, gathered Sunday afternoon outside the closed St. Adalbert Catholic Church in Pilsen to honor their patron saint on his feast day. The celebration began with a Litany to St. Adalbert, the church’s and Poland’s shared patron saint. The group offered petitions first in Polish, then Spanish, then…
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Pema Studio designs Forte House as “a dense and closed fortress”
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Architecture practice Pema Studio drew on the idea of a protected fortress when creating the Forte House, a blocky, white-rendered home that replaces a neglected existing structure in Santo Tirso, Portugal. The dwelling is set back from a retained facade and sits within existing stone perimeter walls on the site, creating an exterior space around…
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Peru has closed down Machu Picchu as political unrest continues
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Machu Picchu and its Inca trail hike have closed down as Peruvian authorities attempt to clamp down on anti-government protests. The decision to close down the attraction came as around 418 people—148 tourists and 270 nationals—had to be rescued from the citadel because damage to parts of railways caused by recent protests left them stranded.…