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Amazing engineering and ‘bittersweet’ politics built the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, opened 100 years ago,, is lauded as an achievement for the U.S. But with the opportunity to unlock America’s economic power, came soaring costs, engineering problems and a steep death toll. Gwen Ifill talks to Orlando Pérez,…
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Triumph of 100-year-old Panama Canal came with dangerous costs
A century ago, the Panama Canal -- an enormous engineering feat that grew American commerce and transformed global trade -- was completed. But the waterway’s history is complicated, filled with its share of fatalities and political tensions. Gwen Ifill looks…
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News Wrap: Texas Jury Convicts Ex-House Majority Leader Delay
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A roundup of arts headlines.
A roundup of arts headlines.
A roundup of art headlines.
The number of people seeking unemployment insurance for the first time fell to its lowest point since September 2008, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
As the nation looks for more signs of economic recovery, there were mixed signals on Friday as reports showed consumer spending rose slightly last month thanks in part to an increase in auto sales but incomes remained flat.
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