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    Reuters

    US to cap rent raise for some affordable housing units, official says

    U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will soon announce a 10% cap on yearly rent increases for certain affordable housing units that are subsidized by the federal government, a senior administration official said on Friday. The step restricts rent increases by property owners if they are part of a tax credit program for low-income housing, the official added, confirming details reported by the Washington Post. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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    The Canadian Press

    What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse

    BALTIMORE — A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the span to collapse and presumably killing six construction workers. On Wednesday, a day after the early-morning crash, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship and planned to recover information from its electronics and paperwork while divers searched for the bodies of workers who were still missing. Here's what we know so far about the collapse: WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED? The operato

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    The Canadian Press

    As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four workers missing and presumed dead and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city's vital port. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the Francis Scott Key Bridge's collapse following a freighter collision an “economic catastrophe" and desc