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The Erie Canal built New York. But it came with a cost.

Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...
Yahoo

Opinion: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives

A container ship passing through the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal in 2023. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) “The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his ...

‘It became a movement': Film focuses on Haitians efforts to build Ouanaminthe canal

Documentary focuses on efforts to build Ouanaminthe canal in Haiti ...
The Republic

Cambodia breaks ground on China-funded canal and says it will be built ‘no matter the cost’

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

China likely to bid on building new Panama Canal ports

China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, ...
AOL

Opinion: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives

“The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his second inaugural address, on Jan. 20, as he cited his foreign policy initiatives. The Gulf of Mexico would be ...