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Proposal for White House Visitor Screening Center Advances

3 septembre 2026 à 18:05
A federal panel again paved the way for one of President Trump’s construction projects, even as it heard opposition to another proposal to fence in a park north of the White House.

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The entrance to the proposed screening center would be in Sherman Park, southeast of the White House.

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

31 août 2026 à 18:01
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.

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The order from the Supreme Court was the second time in less than two weeks that the court weighed in on the project.

Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

28 août 2026 à 18:33
Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

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More columns at the former Pfizer building had missing or insufficient reinforcement plates than was previously known.

Administration Lawyer Chosen to Lead Panel Considering Trump Construction Projects

26 août 2026 à 19:12
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.

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As the chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, Mark Paoletta will be tasked with vetting President Trump’s planned arch and other construction projects.

Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism

17 août 2026 à 15:30
The Trump administration has been carving a path through some of the beloved national park’s major natural attractions.

$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium

15 août 2026 à 15:36
A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.

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Gold bars found at the site where a 19th-century brewery had stood in Dendermonde, Belgium. The police do not know who put the gold there, or what its fate might be.

The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

13 août 2026 à 06:17
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

© Priyadarshini Ravichandran for The New York Times

The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

13 août 2026 à 00:12
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

© Priyadarshini Ravichandran for The New York Times

The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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