MIAMI -- World number one Simona Halep tumbled out of the Miami Open on Saturday, falling 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska. The third-round defeat comes a week after Romania's Halep was toppled in the semi-finals at Indian Wells by Japan's Naomi Osaka, who went on to win the title in the California desert. With the first set in hand, the mercurial Halep was clearly frustrated when Radwanska dropped just four points in the opening four games of the second to seize a 4-0 lead. Halep reclaimed one break, but was broken again as Radwanska forced a third set, in which an early break put Halep up 2-0. The Romanian couldn't maintain the advantage, however, and her 44 unforced errors were too much to overcome as Radwanska won six of the last seven games to seal the victory. READ: Wozniacki complains of verbal abuse by Miami Open crowd Radwanska, the 2012 Miami champion, hadn't posted back-to-back match victories since January. She next faces former world number one Victoria … [Read more...] about News World number one Halep crashes out of Miami Open
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Crews remove 2 cars, 3 bodies from rubble of collapsed Miami bridge
By Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press Jennifer Kay Sat., March 17, 2018 MIAMI—Two vehicles containing three bodies were removed from the wreckage of a collapsed Miami bridge Saturday as authorities continued to remove debris in attempt to extract at least four cars still trapped since the span fell two days earlier. The recovery came after police used cameras to locate five bodies in the rubble of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University. Authorities were carefully trying to get to remaining victims. At least six people were killed when the structure fell onto a busy highway Thursday. “Right now we’re just chipping away,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez. Read more: Engineer left voice mail about cracks 2 days before Florida bridge collapsed, officials say Article Continued Below Six dead after pedestrian bridge collapses at Miami-area university Perez said DNA evidence, … [Read more...] about Crews remove 2 cars, 3 bodies from rubble of collapsed Miami bridge
The Miami bridge that collapsed and killed 6 people was built in a few hours and was supposed to be a ‘marvel’ of modern construction
caption Members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 16, 2018 in Miami, Florida. source Getty Images/Joe Raedle The pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Miami, Florida, on Thursday was installed using the Accelerated Bridge Construction method. The bridge was installed in just “a few hours” on Saturday, and officials immediately hailed it as a “construction marvel.” Local and federal officials are now investigating the cause of the collapse, but it could take days to find out what happened. At least six people are dead and recovery efforts are ongoing, though police said Friday they don’t expect to find survivors. The pedestrian bridge that … [Read more...] about The Miami bridge that collapsed and killed 6 people was built in a few hours and was supposed to be a ‘marvel’ of modern construction
Footbridge collapses in Miami, leaving ‘multiple victims’
MIAMI - A newly installed pedestrian bridge over a major road in Miami on a college campus collapsed Thursday, trapping at least eight cars below and leaving "multiple victims," local officials said. Police block a road near a newly installed pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Miami The walkway, which connected Florida International University to a student housing area, had only been installed less than a week before.Florida Senator Bill Nelson told Fox News the death toll stood at between six and 10, but officials in Miami-Dade County gave no formal tally. Emergency personnel were in "full search-and-rescue mode," said the county's deputy mayor, Maurice Kemp.Multiple vehicles swarmed the area, and television footage showed a crane being moved into position where the bridge lay in sections across Southwest Eighth Street."This is such a horrifying tragedy," said Senator Marco Rubio, who periodically teaches classes at FIU."The road under the collapsed bridge is heavily used by so many … [Read more...] about Footbridge collapses in Miami, leaving ‘multiple victims’
Facebook unveils local news accelerator for publishers
To help "metro newspapers" take their digital subscription business to a new level, Facebook has launched a local news accelerator for news publishers. The $3 million, three-month pilot programme titled "Journalism Project: Local News Subscriptions Accelerator" will begin in the US with 10-15 metro news organisations. "We are working with Tim Griggs, a former New York Times executive and leading digital media consultant, to helm the programme's curriculum focused on understanding digital audiences and building marketing plans for digital subscriber acquisition," Campbell Brown, Head of News Partnerships at Facebook, said in a blog post on Wednesday. Currently enrolled publishers include The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, The Seattle Times and The San Francisco Chronicle, among others. When it comes to the future of journalism, digital subscribers are critical to the long-term sustainability of the news business. "We know Facebook is one part of the strategy to … [Read more...] about Facebook unveils local news accelerator for publishers