Can a Floating Robot Save a Polluted Canal?
Pity the Gowanus Canal. A forgotten relic of Brooklyn's industrial past, the garbage-choked waterway is now home to a putrid stew of toxic waste. Full story
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Royal celebrations in the Netherlands this week put the country and the capital Amsterdam on front pages and television screens around the world with an orange splash. Full story
Egypt unrest raises re-routing risk after Suez toll rise
LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) - When it raises tolls in May, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority will know that fuel costs rule out alternative routes, but some in the shipping industry say the calculation could reach a tipping point if the risk of delays from unrest increases. Full story
Releasing the tape: Not the first time Prouty was ‘incredibly brave or incredibly stupid’
Prouty was prepared to face the fallout from the tape because he'd taken a huge risk once before--and was proud of it. Full story
As Suez cities burn, canal shipping sails on, for now
ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY (Reuters) - Egypt's army stepped forward on Tuesday from its new place in the shadows of the fledgling democracy and pledged to defend the state after a week of bloody street violence in cities along the Suez Canal. Full story
Dead dolphin removed from toxic New York City canal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The carcass of a dolphin that died after becoming mired in a notoriously toxic New York City canal has been removed and will be sent for a necropsy, a marine research group said on Saturday. Full story
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In La., failing canal spurs evacuations
A Louisiana official says they are working to relieve pressure on a lock in danger of failing and flooding homes near a canal in St. Tammany Parish. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
New levee system faces first big test
Isaac will put New Orleans’ new $15 billon levee system to test for the first time since its post-Katrina upgrade. However, there’s one major problem – the levee is only eight fee, well below the expected 12 foot storm surge.
Dismembered bodies found in Detroit canal
The dismembered bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in the Detroit River and in a nearby canal. WDIV's Shawn Ley reports.
Kids rescue toddler swept away in canal
Four California kids save a toddler after she was swept away in canal. KSEE's Jobin Panicker reports.
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People attend a show at the Canal television studio set on the Croisette in Cannes May 17, 2013. A man has been arrested on Friday on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival after shooting twice with a gun near the plateau of Grand Journal de Canal , local media reported. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
