Oct 13, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros players celebrate in the ninth inning during game one of the 2017 ALCS playoff baseball series against the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports October 14, 2017 (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from Major […]
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Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week
A Tesla charging station is seen in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson October 14, 2017 (Reuters) – Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> fired about 400 employees this week, including associates, team leaders and supervisors, a former employee told Reuters on Friday. The dismissals […]
Figure skating: Gold pulls out of Grand Prix events, Olympic hopes dim
Jan 21, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Gracie Gold during the ladies free skate in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports October 14, 2017 (Reuters) – Figure skater Gracie Gold’s chances of making the United States Olympic team have diminished after she […]
General Motors reaches tentative deal with striking Canada workers
FILE PHOTO: A worker driving a GMC Terrain leaves the General Motors CAMI car assembly plant where the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox are built, in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Geoff Robins October 14, 2017 By Susan Taylor and Denny Thomas TORONTO (Reuters) – General Motors Co <GM.N> […]
Myanmar army opens probe amid reports of killings, abuse of Rohingya Muslims
Aerial view of a burned Rohingya village near Maungdaw, north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun October 14, 2017 By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has launched an internal probe into the conduct of soldiers during a counteroffensive that has sent […]
National Hockey League roundup
FILE PHOTO: Sep 18, 2017; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Minnesoda Wild forward Charlie Coyle (3) skates away from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tucker Poolman (3) during the first period at Bell MTS Centre. Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports October 14, 2017 (The Sports Xchange) – The Minnesota Wild’s victory over the […]
5 arrested in 1983 ‘racially motivated’ murder of 23-year-old black man in Georgia
Five people in Georgia have been arrested in connection with a “racially motivated” murder that occurred more than 30 years ago, authorities said. The victim, Timothy Coggins, was found dead in Sunnyside, Georgia, on Oct. 9, 1983, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Friday. Coggins’ body […]
Olympics: U.S. eager for Winter Games despite L.A. 2028 commitment
FILE PHOTO: December 16, 2014; Redwood City, CA, USA; USOC chairman Larry Probst addresses the media in a press conference following the USOC board of directors meeting at Hotel Sofitel San Francisco. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports – 8275360 October 14, 2017 By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic […]
Euro zone bailout fund may get monitoring powers next year
European Stability Mechanism Managing Director Klaus Regling talk to media after a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou October 14, 2017 By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) could get new powers to monitor […]
Dazed Californians brace for more ‘extreme fire behavior’ as death toll rises to 34
Firefighters are facing dry and windy conditions as they battle California’s deadliest wildfires that authorities say have killed at least 34 people, left hundreds missing and devastated entire neighborhoods in California. Intensified by strong winds and low humidity, the 17 wildfires as of today have charred more than 221,754 acres […]