Suryatapa Bhattacharya

Los Angeles

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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Investigation Into Ship Malfunction and Baltimore Bridge Collapse Could Take Years, Officials Say

Mar 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Jon Kamp |Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Sabrina Siddiqui

U.S. officials said it could take years to investigate why a giant cargo ship malfunctioned and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, as they rushed to reopen a vital shipping lane blocked by the collapsed bridge. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board leading the investigation, said late Wednesday that investigators had interviewed the captain, first mate, chief engineer and others of the containership Dali, a Singaporean vessel.
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Mar 16, 2024 | marketwatch.com | Esther Fung |Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Rachel Bachman |Karen Langley

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Dunkin’s Ben Affleck Super Bowl Merch Is Hot Now

Feb 16, 2024 | wsj.com | Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Victoria Albert

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Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $2,500 of Stanley Drinking Cups

Jan 23, 2024 | wsj.com | Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Victoria Albert

The Stanley cup craze has taken a criminal turn. A 23-year-old Sacramento, Calif., woman was arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $2,500 worth of Stanley cups from a retail store, local police said. The woman allegedly filled her shopping cart with Stanley Quenchers—the insulated cups that have thrown social-media into a frenzy in recent months—and left without paying. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Foiled Plot to Kill U.S. Sikh Is Linked to Murder of Canadian Activist

Dec 2, 2023 | wsj.com | Vipal Monga |Aruna Viswanatha |Tripti Lahiri |Suryatapa Bhattacharya

Hours after a Sikh community leader was assassinated by two masked men in the parking lot of his temple in Canada, a senior Indian security officer sent a drug trafficker he knew a video of the blood-covered victim slumped over in his truck. An hour later, he followed that up with the New York address of another Sikh activist he wanted killed. The trafficker got right on it, according to U.S. prosecutors.
El costo oculto de las huelgas de Hollywood

Nov 13, 2023 | axisnegocios.com | Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Sarah Krouse

13 de nov. (Dow Jones) -- El almacén para equipos de elevación y movimiento de Charley Gilleran en las afueras de Los Ángeles está mucho más silencioso de lo normal.
‘We Fell Off a Cliff’: Hollywood Strikes Push Small Businesses to the Brink

Oct 31, 2023 | wsj.com | Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Sarah Krouse

Charley Gilleran’s rigging-equipment warehouse on the outskirts of Los Angeles is a lot quieter than it used to be. A Hollywood production freeze caused by months of writer and actor strikes has meant the chain hoists, trusses and ramps used in movies like “Oppenheimer” and Zack Snyder’s coming “Rebel Moon” now sit largely unused. Gilleran and his partner have borrowed against their homes to keep their company afloat and are pursuing work on live events and commercials instead of film and TV.
Active Shooter in Lewiston, Maine, State’s Second Largest City, Police Say

Oct 25, 2023 | wsj.com | Jon Kamp |Suryatapa Bhattacharya

Police in Maine said late Thursday there is an active shooter in Lewiston, the state’s second-largest city, and asked people to shelter in place. Law-enforcement authorities are currently investigating at multiple locations, the Maine State Police said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
At Least 22 People Killed in Maine Shootings, Federal Law-Enforcement Official Says

Oct 25, 2023 | wsj.com | Zusha Elinson |Jon Kamp |Suryatapa Bhattacharya

Law-enforcement authorities said they were trying to locate Robert Card, 40 years old, who was their sole person of interest in the shooting as of late Wednesday. “Card is considered armed and dangerous,” said Mike Sauschuck, Maine’s public safety commissioner. The mass shootings took place at Schemengees, a restaurant, and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley, Lewiston Police said. The two locations are roughly 4 miles away from each other.
Idalia Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane as It Nears Florida

Aug 29, 2023 | wsj.com | Suryatapa Bhattacharya |Michael Wright

Florida was pummeled with rain and powerful wind gusts as Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 4 storm, with landfall expected in the coming hours.