Pedestrian bridge collapses in Florida killing six
Engineers and university officials met hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed in southern Florida on Thursday, killing six people, but concluded a crack in the structure was not a safety concern, Florida International University said on Saturday.
The private contractor responsible for the bridge design "concluded there were no safety concerns and the crack did not compromise the structural integrity of the bridge," the university said in a statement.
Putin wins with a landslide victory
Russian President Vladimir has won re-election with a landslide victory and has secured another 6 year term in charge of the world’s largest country.
With only 50% of the vote counted Mr Putin had received 75% of the vote, the Russian Central Election Commission said.
Addressing a rally in Moscow after the early results were declared, Mr Putin said voters had "recognised the achievements of the last few years". The main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the race.
Various Artists: Infinite Twist
- Pocketmoth have caught me really off guard. The nascent, Brisbane-based, electronic music label is promising to put out all sorts of interesting music from across Australia and, as their first gambit, have thrown together a little compilation, with a big-sounding name, Infinite Twist.
Flowertruck: Mostly Sunny
- “It’s Friday night and I feel like dying” was the rather ironic introduction we got to the debut album of Sydney band Flowertruck when they released the delightfully dramatic track Dying To Hear early last year. I call this line, and much of the fear and uncertainty that is expressed in that single, “ironic” because Flowertruck are so earnestly charming and it is near-impossible to listen to them without smiling.
11am Zedlines
Your 11AM Zedlines with Christie and Boddhi
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