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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTwo of the six construction workers presumed dead after a massive container ship collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have now been identified.Miguel Luna and Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval were named by family members as being among the workers on the bridge who went missing after the structure collapsed into the river below.The missing men are “hard-working, humble men,” according to a fellow employee of Brawner Builders, which had hired construction workers to refill potholes…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Rob Page will remain as Wales Football manager despite the failure to qualify for Euro 2024.Wales agonisingly missed out on a place in Germany this summer as Poland won a play-off final 5-4 on penalties at Cardiff City Stadium following a goalless 120 minutes on Tuesday night.The defeat left question marks over Page’s future, but those doubts have been quickly removed by Football Association of Wales president Steve Williams.Williams told BBC Wales: “The FAW can confirm Rob…

Soax is a Business Reporter client.Companies are in an arms race with websites and social media platforms to extract the data their business needs to beat the competition.The most successful brands rely on multiple sources of data to inform their strategies and decision-making processes. They do this by relying on web scrapers to automatically track multiple vectors of information, including:• Brand mentions• Competitor mentions• Product pricing• Audience demographicsThis information is then pooled into wide-reaching market research, which is only ever as good as the data it contains. Some sources of this data (primarily websites and social media platforms) employ blockers that restrict the ability…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Walt Disney World, sparked by criticism of the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, has ended after nearly two years.On Wednesday morning, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved a settlement between Allies of Ron DeSantis and Disney. The litigation first began when Disney criticised the 2022 “Don’t Say Gay” law, which banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.The Florida governor, who had championed the…

Emma Hayes says ‘time is right’ to move on from Chelsea after 12 yearsChelsea are a game away from returning to the Women’s Champions League final four as Emma Hayes’s side take a three-goal lead into their quarter-final second-leg against Ajax at Stamford Bridge tonight. The English champions put on a clincial display in Amsterdam last week, with Sjoeke Nusken scoring twice to silence the home crowd as Chelsea claimed an impressive 3-0 win. Chelsea are bidding to win the Women’s Champions League for the first time, in what would be a dream end to Hayes’s hugely successful time at…

HS1 is a Business Reporter client.After years of disrupted travel caused by the pandemic, demand for rail travel is on the rise. Trips to Europe account for most journeys taken by Brits, and many travellers want an alternative to short-haul flights.Rail offers many advantages, and this trend is borne out by recent figures from the Railway Industry Association, which predicts that rail passenger numbers could double by 2050.The environmental impact of the aviation industry is well documented, and sustainable journeys are increasingly a priority for many holidaymakers and business travellers alike.In response, governments and the private sector can play an important…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe Singapore-flagged Dali container ship has shut down the Port of Baltimore indefinitely after it collapsed the 1.6 mile long Francis Scott Key bridge on the east US coast.Around a dozen cargo ships were estimated to be stuck inside the port unable to leave as the bridge spans the only route in and out of the harbor where it is located. Another 30 small small cargo ships, tug boats and pleasure craft were also in the…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Former England captain Steph Houghton is to retire from football at the end of the season. The Manchester City defender won 121 England caps and captained the Lionesses at the 2015 and 2019 World Cups, where they reached the semi-finals. Houghton, who turns 36 in May, has not played for her country since 2021. Having also played for Sunderlands, Leeds Carnegie and Arsenal, she became City’s record appearance holder having moved to Manchester in 2014. Manchester City…

Guidant Global is a Business Reporter client.Employers consistently emphasise the significance of “talent”, whether it be articulated in the polished pages of an annual report, discussed during company gatherings or exchanged in casual conversations after business hours.They promise long-term support and opportunity, to ensure they get the best out of both current and new employees.The reality, however, can be somewhat different.Many businesses still take a reactive and tactical approach to their workforce management, hiring and firing to meet immediate, short-term needs rather than thinking strategically about the future.When the economy heats up, they frantically look to recruit but when it…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USBrendan Paul, the man arrested at a Florida airport earlier this week and who had been accused of being Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “drug mule,” is a former Syracuse University men’s basketball player. Federal agents raided Combs’s LA mansion on the same day Mr Paul was apprehended at Opa Locka Airport airport in Miami before he could board a private jet.Mr Paul was recently named in a lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones, a music producer, who alleged…