U.S. has 230,000 bridges that need major repairs or replacement, new report says - The Washington Post

Bringing the nation's bridges up to par would cost an estimated $164 billion.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/us-has-230000-bridges-that-need-major-repairs-or-replacement-new-report-says/2020/04/13/499718c0-7db4-11ea-a3ee-13e1ae0a3571_story.html

Repair technicians tell all: Whirlpool, Maytag make the most reliable appliances - CNET

A new survey of appliance repair technicians offers insights on refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and dishwashers.
https://www.cnet.com/news/repair-technicians-tell-all-whirlpool-maytag-make-the-most-reliable-appliances/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b

US voting machines are failing. Here’s why. - YouTube

The greatest threat to American voting machines might not be hacking, but old age.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTCmkIxve0c

Republicans face a fresh fight over Obamacare: Repeal it or repair it? -- USA TODAY

Moderates want to bolster the Affordable Care Act, while conservatives want to take another shot at killing the 2010 health care law. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/02/republicans-face-fresh-fight-over-obamacare-repeal-fix/997008001/

America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair

After two weeks that saw evacuations near Oroville, Calif., and flooding in Elko County, Nev., America’s dams are showing their age. Nearly 2,000 state-regulated high-hazard dams in the United States were listed as being in need of repair in 2015, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials. A dam is considered “high hazard” based on the potential for the loss of life as a result of failure....
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/23/us/americas-aging-dams-are-in-need-of-repair.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20170224&nl=upshot&nl_art=3&nlid=78638145&ref=headline&te=1