Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park gets $10.2 million for maintenance project
The Capital Development Board (CDB) on Friday announced more than $60 million in investments to address deferred maintenance projects for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR,) ...
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Hennepin Canal and Starved Rock State Park to receive millions for repairs
Two of the largest investments will go to Northern Illinois sites: Hennepin Canal Lock and Dam 33 located ... Starved Rock State Park, located in LaSalle County, will receive $33.8 million that ...
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Explore Akron's Canal Park
Welcome to Canal Park in downtown Akron, Ohio, where rubber isn’t merely a slab for a pitcher to toe. Akron RubberDucks (affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians since 1989) Established: 1989 as the ...
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Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal
José Raúl Mulino is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday when the two will visit the Panama Canal. NBC Universal, Inc. Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday ...
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Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher ...
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Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle
The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...
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Suez Canal Authority issues navigational maps for planned extension
CAIRO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued. Rabie's statement said ...
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Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees ...
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Lawmakers Back Trump's Push To Regain Control of the Panama Canal
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his Day 1 promise to seize control of the Panama Canal to counter China's alleged growing influence in the region. The president told reporters ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Panamanian president amid Trump's Panama Canal push
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.
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Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without ...