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Ship's data recorder reveals pilot called for tugboat help minutes before plowing into Baltimore bridge

The pilot of the cargo ship that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety officials say, citing new data from the freight's recorder. 
Four men with their backs turned wearing navy coloured jackets with the letters NTSB in yellow written, looking over at water

Two bodies pulled from river as Baltimore bridge collapse moves from recovery to 'salvage operation'

The bodies of two men, a 35-year-old and a 26-year-old, were recovered from a pick-up truck submerged under the mid-section of a collapsed Baltimore bridge.
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An image of a very large cargo ship with a collapsed bridge sitting over its stern. Some parts of the bridge are submerged.

US lottery entrant takes home $1.7 billion jackpot after three month winnless streak

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million. 
An electronic billboard advertises the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots in Iowa. 

Thailand set to become first country to legalise marriage rights for people of any gender in South-East Asia

MPs in Thailand voted overwhelmingly in favour the marriage equality bill, but did not approve inclusion of the word "parent" in addition to "father and mother" in the law.
A rainbow flag is held up by hundreds of people at a pride street parade

Data recorder of ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge recovered, crew set to be interviewed

Investigators have recovered the data as part of an ongoing probe into the incident, with efforts underway to determine if dirty fuel played a part in the ship's power loss.
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A view of the bow of the Dali cargo vessel that crashed into a bridge. Wreckage is strewn across the ship.

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