Structural News

• Devastated mother-of-four whose home collapsed into a sinkhole fears she'll lose everything
  
  The sinkhole opened up in a road in Abbey Hey, Greater Manchester on Wednesday night. Engineers found structural damage and evacuated a number of homes before two collapsed on Thursday
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Joe Biden's business allies discuss ways to pay for infrastructure plan, including a carbon tax
  
  Joe Biden's business allies have been discussing ways to pay for the president's eventual infrastructure proposal.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• How to get more electric cars on the road
  
  Researchers reveal the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• The Biden Administration, Global Covid Recovery & Organizing A $2 Trillion Infrastructure Strategy?
  
  Think about it: the biggest challenge in global leadership is also the most urgent, leading the massive global recovery from Covid. ...
  Forbes.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Researchers ID potential target for anti-viral drugs to battle COVID
  
  Researchers have published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II motif. ...
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Shell (RDS.A) Announces Commissioning of First U.S. LNG ATB
  
  Shell's (RDS.A) subsidiary Shell Trading and partner Q-LNG unveils the commissioning of Q-LNG 400 to deliver LNG to LNG-fuelled vessels and marine distribution infrastructure in the United States.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Comtech (CMTL) Unit Wins $2.9M NG911 Deal From Toronto Police
  
  Comtech's (CMTL) arm secures $2.9 million deal for the deployment of Next Generation 911 services to the Toronto Police for an enhanced public safety infrastructure.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Covid vaccine 'being delivered with increasing urgency' in Wales
  
  Vaughan Gething said the challenge in Wales was "having enough infrastructure" to deliver the vaccine.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• EDF ignites stock market spark with plan for Pod Point float
  
  EDF, the French state-backed energy giant, is drawing up secret plans for a stock market flotation of one of Britain's biggest providers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure amid soaring demand from motorists.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 16 Jan 2021.
• Bayern Munich: DFB Pokal Defeat To Holstein Kiel Highlights Tactical Problems
  
  On Wednesday Bayern Munich was eliminated by Holstein Kiel in the second round of the DFB Pokal. A result that highlighted many of Bayern's current structural problems.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• Infrastructure, clean energy ETFs to benefit from Biden administration's plans, says Global X
  
  Jay Jacobs of Global X ETFs flags the groups he's expecting to outperform as the Biden administration takes office.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• Amazon warns its employees to 'be vigilant' following threats to blow up its data centers
  
  Vice President of Infrastructure at AWS Chris Vondehaar emailed staff Saturday. Parler went offline on Monday after Amazon booted the platform off its web hosting service.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• Krebs says Trump "has to resign" in wake of Capitol attack
  
  Chris Krebs, the former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, says Wednesday's Capitol assault may have been hindered because of "some negative learning" from summer protests.
  CBS News.  Sunday, 10 Jan 2021.
• EQT fund joins race for FirstGroup’s £2.5bn US wing
  
  An infrastructure fund run by one of Scandinavia’s most powerful private equity firms has joined the race for the £2.5bn US operations of FirstGroup, the London-listed transport operator.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 7 Jan 2021.
• Bill de Blasio says mission is to 'redistribute wealth' in NYC school system
  
  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a news conference Friday said he sees the redistribution of wealth as an important factor toward ending structural racism in education.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 19 Dec 2020.

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