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Morning brief: Cleanup begins at Baltimore bridge collapse site, and more

Morning brief: Cleanup begins at Baltimore bridge collapse site, and more

Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.

A cleanup started on Thursday (Mar 28) at the site of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge which collapsed on Tuesday morning after being hit by a massive cargo ship, killing six people. The clean-up was initiated after efforts to find dead bodies of people who went missing were stopped.

The Syrian Army said early Friday that Israel some insurgent groups launched airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding several people and damaging military structure. The exact number of casualties was not yet known.

In other news from around the world, the son of jailed Indian gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has said that poison was added to his father's food which led to his sudden death. Ansari reportedly fell unconscious in a district jail in Uttar Pradesh and was rushed to a hospital where he died of cardiac arrest.

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Dangerous cleanup begins as search efforts halt

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Thousands of relief workers with huge crane ships moved towards Baltimore in the United States on Thursday (Mar 28) to carry out a massive cleanup, which was deemed as 'highly dangerous' and 'unprecedented' by some experts.

Israel, insurgent groups launch airstrikes near Aleppo, causing casualties: Syrian army

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The Syrian Army said early Friday (Mar 29) that Israel as well as some insurgent groups launched airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding several people and damaging military structure. The army didn’t reveal the exact number of casualties.

Mukhtar Ansari's son alleges father administered 'slow poison' through food

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Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari on Thursday (Mar 28) claimed that poison was added to his father's food which led to his sudden death and said that they would move the court.

Former US presidents Obama and Clinton join Biden in New York to attract eyeballs and funds

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It was a star-studded Democratic gala Thursday night (Mar 28), where US President Joe Biden and two of his predecessors attended an event that helped them rake in $25 million for the presidential campaign.

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