November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge in Detroit on Tuesday dismissed a portion of a criminal case against a Fiat Chrysler <FCHA.MI> senior manager who was charged as part of the government’s probe into cheating on diesel emissions tests by the automaker. Emanuele Palma was […]
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Storm Iota weakens in Central America, but flooding and death toll rise
People carry their belongings while heading to a shelter as Hurricane Iota approaches Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Wilmer Lopez November 18, 2020 By Wilmer Lopez PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Reuters) – Unleashing torrential floods even as it weakened, Storm Iota churned through Central America on Tuesday, causing swollen rivers […]
Fed’s Powell signals emergency credit programs should be extended
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, U.S., September 24, 2020. Drew Angerer/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo November 18, 2020 By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON […]
Daimler to develop next-generation engines with China’s Geely
FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo November 18, 2020 BERLIN (Reuters) – German car maker Daimler <DAIGn.DE> said on Tuesday it will cooperate with China’s Geely [GEELY.UL] to build next-generation combustion engines for use […]
Republican U.S. Senator Grassley, 87, tests positive for coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during the third day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 14, 2020. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS November 18, 2020 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. […]
Boxing: Alvarez to fight Smith for WBA super-middleweight title on December 19
FILE PHOTO: Nov 1, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Canelo Alvarez weighs in for his WBO light heavyweight boxing bout against Sergey Kovalev (not pictured) at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports November 18, 2020 (Reuters) – Mexican Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will fight Callum Smith at […]
Trump has fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director
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Utilities, Tesla, Uber create U.S. lobbying group for electric vehicle industry
FILE PHOTO: New Tesla electric vehicles are seen in a lot at Tesla’s primary vehicle factory after CEO Elon Musk announced he was defying local officials’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions by reopening the plant in Fremont, California, U.S. May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson […]
U.S. to drop charges against ex-Mexican defense minister
November 17, 2020 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to drop drugs charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos so that he may be investigated in Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Mexican attorney general’s office said on Monday. The arrest of Cienfuegos had […]
Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall
November 17, 2020 By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co is being sued over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors Co recalls nearly 70,000 EVs with batteries from the same maker, LG Chem Ltd. The owner of […]