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Jeff Bezos' $500 million superyacht stuck after firm decides against dismantling historic Dutch bridge in Rotterdam.

Dutch shipbuilding firm Oceanco has reportedly shelved the plans following a public outcry.

Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht is stirring up major controversy, and people are threatening to ruin the Amazon founder’s brand new boat.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man, and he commissioned the world’s largest sailing yacht — so big that in order to get it out to sea, he’s offering to pay to take apart and reassemble a historic bridge that it needs to pass to get out of Rotterdam.

A brief update on bills in the state Legislature that are no longer with us today: HB 1904, which would require landlords to give renters six months' notices of rent increases of 7.5% or more, died at the cutoff. As did HB 1782 a.k.a. the "missing middle" housing legislation, which would have allowed greater density near bus and train lines. A moment of silence for both of these bills, please. Now read my colleague Rich...

There is no limit to how far capitalist governments will go to satisfy the indulgences of the super-rich, who have profited immensely from mass death during the pandemic.

Jeff Bezos wants to have a historic Dutch bridge dismantled so his new superyacht can sail through. Locals have a plan.

After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."

After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."

Local Dutch residents are campaigning to egg Jeff Bezos superyacht as it plans to cross through the port city of Rotterdam.