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Embassy builder sues State Department for $461 million

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“Embassy builder sues State Department for $461 million”

An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic. BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process. "And, on...

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