Stephanie Johnson

Updated: 11:16 PM EDT August 18, 2024

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The clock is ticking for an old ocean liner that's looking for a new port city to call home.

Currently at a port in Philadelphia, the SS United States needs a new home after a federal judge ruled that it must leave by September 12. According to the Board of Directors for the SS United States Conservancy Warren Jones, the ruling comes after the landlord significantly increased the rent.

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