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Baltimore bridge collapse puts the highly specialized role of ship's pilot under the spotlight

apnews.com The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore's port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize…

These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete

businessinsider.com The battleship USS Wisconsin fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch guns at an Iraqi shore target during 1991's Operation Desert Storm. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Touting…

I was a teenager

newsweek.com Michelle sat on my couch last Saturday morning, holding my newborn as my toddler, syrupy from the waffles we all ate for breakfast, climbed up her legs. My toddler calls her…

Column: Courts finally move to end right-wing judge shopping, but the damage may already be done

latimes.com Some lawsuits are won by smart lawyers and some on the facts. But nothing spells success as much as the ability to pick your own judge. That’s the lesson taught by…

A Numbers Game: Who Would The Judicial Conference’s New Policy Help And Who Would It Hurt?

reason.com I have now had some time to digest the Judicial Conference's policy. So much of what was reported about the policy was not accurate. The Washington Post headline sums things…

A crackdown on this key judicial loophole has three Republicans telling on themselves

msnbc.com On Tuesday, the little-known Judicial Conference of the United States — the policymaking arm of the federal judiciary — made some unusual headlines by announcing a new…

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