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She was not an engineer. But she was instrumental to the construction of the great engineering feat.

The president has changed his mind about offering federal support for a critical underwater project between New York and New Jersey.

President Trump’s move to block funding for an infrastructure project that’s widely viewed as an urgent need is the latest twist in a yearslong saga.

The Obama administration had ranked the tunnel project as the United States’ No. 1 priority in transportation infrastructure, and had informally agreed to help pay for it.

The city wants people in parts of Brooklyn and Queens to delay showers, chores and even toilet flushing during rainstorms to keep sewers from overflowing.

New studies suggest the president’s plan would foster as little as $20 billion in new infrastructure spending. The Trump administration claims $1.5 trillion.

New taxes and fees on ride-hailing services have raised millions of dollars for transportation, infrastructure, and even public schools.

In year two, the Trump administration drifts back toward its campaign-season promises.

One reader calls the budget a “profligate spending spree.” Another says that explains why the president “filed for bankruptcy so many times.”

A lukewarm response by potential donors, including the United States, at a fund-raising conference threatens efforts to stabilize the war-torn country.

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