In 1972, Illinois used 246,000 cubic yards of coal fly ash beneath 7,500 feet of expressway; monitoring found no evidence of settlement, frost or capillary-rise problems
More than five decades ago, civil engineers in northern Illinois carried out a major engineering experiment by using 246,000 cubic yards of coal fly ash beneath 7,500 feet of a major expressway embankment. The pioneering project, completed in 1972 near…
TikTok to pay $400M settlement in US children’s privacy case
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws, the department announced on Friday. This…
Indian student fights for life after US traffic accident; underage driver crashes into own vehicle in Alabama
Indian student Sai Teja fights for life after serious traffic accident in Alabama. Sai Teja, a 27-year-old Indian student, has been fighting for his life after being seriously injured in a car accident in Montgomery, Alabama. Teja was reportedly…
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate agrees to provide $35 million in compensation to victims
Convicted sex offender dies in jail years after death Jeffrey EpsteinThe victims’ estates have agreed to pay up to $35 million in damages to resolve claims from victims who accused him of abuse or trafficking for more than two decades.The proposed…