The AirTrain to the airport, a pet project of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was killed after its projected cost spiraled.
The money, which was previously allocated in the infrastructure bill, will go to the Second Avenue Subway extension and new Hudson River train tunnels, two of the most long-awaited transit projects in the region.
Ukrainian forces continue to defend the eastern city, Bakhmut, against brutal Russian attacks that have knocked out basic utilities including gas and water.
Last year China’s economy grew 3 percent, one of its worst performances. Now leaders are expecting a revival, but it will rely partly on public spending.
An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses.
Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment.
Much of the initial work required to build the first ocean turbines that will deliver power to New Yorkers is being done elsewhere.
Torrential rains could have helped to replenish depleted aquifers, but some say state bureaucracy, designed to distribute water fairly, has stood in the way.
If it fails or misfires, then it will greatly limit the number of tools to fight climate change or a recession.
As the country’s leaders lay postwar plans, companies from around the world are jockeying for advantage in what could be a multibillion-dollar effort, although one loaded with risk.
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