Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
A number of explosions could be heard and then the building started to fall, sending up massive plumes of dust into the air in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Crews were to begin clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest. Once there, they were hoping to get a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor survivors.
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Biden: U.S. coming back together, but pandemic is not yet finished
WASHINGTON After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party.
by By Zeke Miller / The Associated Press
Jul. 4 2021 @ 10:57pm
WASHINGTON After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party. Today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence: America is coming back together, Biden declared Sunday as he hosted more than 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House.
After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party. Today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence: America is coming back together, Biden declared Sunday as he hosted more than 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. Biden wanted all Americans to celebrate, too, after enduring 16 months of disruption in the pandemic and more than 605,000 deaths. The White House encouraged gatherings and fireworks displays all around the country to mark, as though ripped from a Hollywood script, the nation s independence from the virus.
President parties as virus declines
Plunging vaccination rate, variants thwart full success
ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press
WASHINGTON – After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party.
“This is a holiday weekend,” Biden declared on Friday as he parried journalists “negative” questions about the ongoing U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, “I m going to be celebrating it.”
Biden wants Americans to celebrate too, after enduring 16 months of disruption in the pandemic and more than 605,000 deaths. The White House encouraged gatherings and fireworks displays all around the country to mark as though ripped from a Hollywood script – the nation s “independence” from the virus.
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