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The Dubai company that was to acquire rights to manage U.S. ports announces it will transfer the rights to a U.S. entity. The deal was soundly rejected by a House committee, and Republican congressional leaders told President Bush that the deal should be scrapped.

Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday. Questions continue about what's ahead.

Residents in Port Arthur, Texas, are thankful there was not more destruction in their town, which took a heavy blow from Hurricane Rita. With an intact seawall assuring that a catastrophe would be avoided, there was still considerable damage in the town.

Israeli forces block Lebanon's ports and put its international airport out of commission, while extending a search for two captured Israeli soldiers near the border. The conflict has sparked two days of heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.

In the latest sign of friction between President Bush and members of his party in Congress, a Republican-dominated committee votes to block the Dubai Ports World deal. The move by a House panel puts Congress on a collision course with the president, who has threatened a veto.

President Trump's new tariffs have ports and steel manufacturers in the West uneasy, as they rely on steel imports from the Pacific Rim.

A Dubai-owned company says it will drop its quest to take over operations at several U.S. ports. DP World, the firm involved, issued a statement saying it would "transfer fully" the planned operations to a "United States entity."

A Hezbollah rocket rips the facade off an apartment building in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa as violence continues in the region between Lebanon and Israel. Over the weekend, Hezbollah rockets landed deeper inside Israel than ever before. The death toll since fighting began Wednesday has climbed to more than 190 in Lebanon and 24 in Israel.

Gabby Petito was reported missing by her family in New Jersey after not returning with her fiancé and van from several months visiting west coast national parks.

Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota and Manatee counties are in an area with 37 other Florida counties now considered for a state of emergency due to Potential Tropical Cyclone 9.That designation was made as part of an executive order issued Monday by Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of the storm.Meanwhile, across the state, counties are making auxiliary plans for the any effects from passage of the potential storm.