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A crane has appeared at the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage. The debris has stymied the search for four missing workers and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city’s vital port. A crane that can lift 1,000 tons had been expected to arrive late Thursday. A second that can lift 400 tons should arrive Saturday. They will be used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the cargo ship that hit it.

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Georgia’s two-year legislative session has ended. Thursday was the last day for bills to pass both the House and Senate or die as this term ends. Lawmakers had to decide questions including whether to legalize sports betting and tighten rules on immigration. Some key proposals had already passed, including a plan to cut income taxes and a bill to loosen Georgia’s rules for permitting new health care facilities. Others failed, including a proposal to expand Medicaid health insurance. Also failing was an effort to overhaul Georgia’s tax incentives for movie and television production.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been granted $60 million in immediate federal aid but warns of a “very long road ahead” after the Baltimore bridge collapse. Moore says “the best minds in the world” are working on plans to clear the debris and move the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Massive barges carrying cranes are heading to Baltimore to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete from the blocked shipping channel. Officials say they’ll need to clear the wreckage before resuming the search for four workers who are still missing.