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Big Bend Border Wall Construction Begins Amid Opposition — 7hCBP says border wall panel installation is underway on Hudspeth County’s 47.3-mile Big Bend 1 project; Clara Benson says, "We will continue fighting to the end."

Chris Dalton It's good to see the panels finally going up on that 47-mile stretch in Hudspeth County.

Lawsuit Halts Border Wall at Texas Wildlife Refuge — 4dA segment of border wall near the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas remains incomplete after a lawsuit halted construction, underscoring how conservation areas and public lands intersect with security projects. The broader push to build a $46 billion border wall has faced multiple lawsuits and opposition across protected sites, with construction progressing at some sites while halted at others.

Big Bend Landowners Sue Over Trump Border Wall Plans — 4dOn Sept. 14, 2026, Big Bend landowners and Conserve Big Bend sued DHS in D.C. to stop wall plans, citing 3,096 FY2025 apprehensions and a 53-year low for the sector.

Tom Gallagher Landowners suing makes sense when crossings are already at historic lows in that sector.

LSAW Pipes Support Large-Scale Energy, Marine ProjectsBusiness — 2dLSAW pipes are favored for large-diameter pipelines because their welded longitudinal seam supports demanding project specs, with selection guided by design requirements and standards such as API 5L and ISO 3183. Heavy-wall LSAW pipes extend this utility into offshore engineering, where increased wall thickness provides structural strength and corrosion resistance for jacket foundations in offshore wind projects, with specifications driven by engineering design and project criteria.

Dana Whitfield The push into offshore wind with heavy-wall versions shows how well they handle the strength needs for jacket foundations.

Bessent Debt Buybacks Target Market Fever as Wall Street Reacts — Sep 8, 2026

Elena Vasquez Wall Street overreacting here feels predictable, though targeting market fever directly could prove more effective than past Treasury moves.

Wall Street Falls as Oil Rises and Rate-Hike Bets ClimbBusiness — Sep 8, 2026

Jared Kim Stocks falling on higher oil shows inflation isn't done yet despite what some claim.

Engineer Book Offers New Take on Biblical Red Sea Crossing — 2dJeffrey Donlin’s book A Highway in the Midst argues for a miraculous formation of dry ground during the Red Sea crossing, reinterpreting the Hebrew term Chomah to emphasize a defensive barrier rather than a vertical wall and challenging traditional readings of the Exodus. Drawing on engineering analysis and linguistic study, the work invites reevaluation of the miracle and its description.

Rachel Meyers An engineer breaking down the dry ground formation adds practical detail that makes the event feel less like pure legend.

Aldi Unveils $9.99 Library Ghost Halloween Art — 2dAldi is expanding its Halloween lineup with items like the Library Ghost wall art priced at $9.99 and other spooky decor such as LED floating witch hats and ceramic ghost bowls launching in late September, reflecting a broad limited-time push into seasonal offerings. Alongside decor, Aldi is promoting discount finds across fashion and food for Halloween, highlighting affordable, time-limited items across categories.

Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of blocking reporter union role — Sep 10, 2026A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) Inc, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, of deterring reporter Selina Cheng from taking a leadership role in the city’s press union, while acquitting it of unlawfully firing her. The ruling highlights ongoing concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong amid pressures on the media landscape and union activity.

Rachel Meyers The court rightly punished the interference with union duties, but acquitting on the firing leaves too many questions about how reporters are treated.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services aimed at Wall Street tasks — Sep 10, 2026OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT for Financial Services, a tailored enterprise product powered by GPT-6 Astra that combines its AI with data from vendors like LSEG, PitchBook, and Daloopa, developed with Morgan Stanley and Evercore as design partners to aid analysts, researchers, and presentation work for Wall Street. The offering emphasizes governance and compliance—role-based access, encryption, and exportable logs—while enabling firms to integrate their existing data subscriptions and extend coverage across multiple sources to improve retrieval, citation, and client-material generation.

Priya Raman This integration with LSEG and PitchBook data could finally cut down the time analysts spend hunting across separate platforms.

The Berlin Wall FallsGood News — FROM 1989One bureaucratic slip, one open gate — and by midnight strangers were dancing on the wall that had divided families for 28 years.

Wall Street Journal Issues Statement After One of Its Reporters Was Arrested in RussiaReporting — Mar 30, 2023The Wall Street Journal released a statement after one of its reporters was arrested in Russia on the accusation of espionage. “The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the…

Woman Shocked to Find Wall 'Bleeding' with No Apparent Damage to PipesReporting — Sep 25, 2022A California woman who went the route of social media to complain about her walls appearing to be “bleeding” says she has finally come up with the answer. “Can anyone help explain to me tell me why my wall is bleeding?”…

Caitlyn Jenner: ‘I Am All for the Wall’ at US-Mexico BorderReporting — May 6, 2021Caitlyn Jenner supports the construction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Asked if she would “continue building the border wall,” Jenner, a former Olympic decathlete and reality TV star, replied, “I am all for the…

Trump Signs ‘Foolproof’ Border Wall During Trip to ArizonaReporting — Jun 23, 2020President Donald Trump is celebrating the construction of 200 miles of border wall along the Mexican border. During a trip to Arizona on Tuesday, Trump signed his name on a plaque on the wall. “It’s really foolproof,”…

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republican Reintroduces Bill To Finish Border Wall Construction — Jan 23, 2025Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will reintroduce legislation Thursday to secure the southern border. The bill, known as the WALL Act, would appropriate $25 billion to complete the construction of a border wall at…

Kamala Harris Used To Think Border Wall Was ‘Un-American.’ Now She Supports It. — Aug 27, 2024Vice President Kamala Harris has reversed her position on spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build a wall along the southern border, Axios reported Tuesday. Harris is now in favor of building a wall after being…

Border Wall Supplies Waste Away as Biden Admin Pays to Not Build the WallReporting — Oct 11, 2021Massive amounts of border wall supplies continue to waste away along the nation’s southern border after the Biden administration has canceled contracts with construction companies selected to build it. Fox News…

Video of Afghan Baby Being Handed To US Troops Over Wall Goes ViralReporting — Aug 20, 2021A video showing an Afghan baby being handed to U.S. troops over a razor-wired wall went viral, adding to the already disturbing images of the situation in Afghanistan. The baby was lifted over the wall into Kabul…

Ilhan Omar Blasts Biden Over Reports His Admin May Resume Border Wall ConstructionReporting — Apr 7, 2021After initially bringing a halt to the construction of the southern border wall, President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly might continue construction to fill “gaps in the wall.” The Washington Times reported that…

Photos: Contractor Who Was Building Trump's Wall Officially Builds 1st Section of Border Wall for TexasOpinion — Dec 19, 2021Even though the Biden administration halted construction of the border wall in January, Texas decided to take matters into its own hands. Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin shared photos of the project in a Twitter…

Commentary: Poll: As Biden's Border Crisis Looms, Half of Voters Support Border WallOpinion — May 28, 2021Public support for the U.S.-Mexico wall appears to be growing amid the snowballing border catastrophe. About 50 percent of Americans support the border wall, while 46 percent oppose it, according to a Fox News poll of…

Val Demings Previously Criticized ‘Walls That Still Separate Us’ Despite Living in Gated Community: ReportReporting — Oct 11, 2022sRep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) previously voiced her opposition to walls while living behind one in a gated community, according to a report. In 2018 Demings tweeted, “As of today, the Berlin Wall has been gone for as long…

Mexico church festival fireworks blast kills 10, injures 64, cause unclear — Sep 6, 2026A fireworks explosion at a church festival in Temascalcingo, Mexico State, collapsed a wall and left at least 10 dead and about 60–64 injured, with two priests among the injured, as authorities opened an investigation. Reports note the blast struck during a patron saint celebration and damaged nearby buildings, prompting emergency responders to rush to the scene.

Maya Lindstrom Wonder how the wall collapsed too - seems like there were structural issues on top of the fireworks danger. Hope the investigation finds real answers.