(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Saturday’s Major League Baseball games: Red Sox 6, Astros 3 The Boston Red Sox clinched their second consecutive American League East title with a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. Mitch Moreland had a pair of RBIs, Mookie Betts hit a solo home run, and Hanley
Month: September 2017
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor says efforts to restore cell service, gas and other basic needs to the island’s rural residents are progressing, even as many in those towns report feeling forgotten. “I recognize that right now, whether it’s the gas line or the ATM line, we’re limited,” Governor
(Reuters) – Monty Hall, one of the most popular game show hosts in American television history as he presided over a throng of outrageously costumed and nearly delirious contestants on “Let’s Make a Deal” for almost three decades, died on Saturday at age 96, his son said. Richard Hall said his father died at home
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Few people in Puerto Rico have suffered more from the devastation of Hurricane Maria than the elderly and the infirm. Isolated from their families due to phone blackouts, short of fuel and water and at the mercy of nationwide power cuts, the old and those in need of care have
On October 2 Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy, will visit Yerevan on the invitation of the Armenian foreign minister. Hahn will meet with Serzh Sargsyan. Johannes Hahn’s visit is interesting in the context of the Eastern Partnership Summit which will take place in Brussels end of November during which the signing of the EU-Armenia framework agreement is
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for failing to do enough to dig out from damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying criticism leveled at his government for the slow response was driven by politics. Ten days after the devastating storm wiped out power and communications systems,
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] co-founder Travis Kalanick said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move that publicly reignited a board battle over the role of the ousted former chief executive. Kalanick’s move on Friday sought to pre-empt a move by new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi to restructure the board
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City stayed ahead of age-old local rivals Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a deserved 1-0 win away to champions Chelsea. After Jose Mourinho’s United romped to a 4-0 victory over bottom club Crystal Palace, City had much the better of the late game at
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar Airways will back Meridiana to be Italy’s top airline, supplying it with wide and narrow bodied jets to help expand its network, the Middle East carrier’s chief executive said on Saturday. Qatar Airways announced on Thursday it had acquired a 49 percent stake in Meridiana’s new parent AQA Holding, with previous
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea, seeking to start a dialogue with Pyongyang as its advancing nuclear and missile programs stoke fears of an armed confrontation. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the disclosure about the communications during a trip to China and said
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for the slow pace of relief from the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying his government, which has come under fire for its response, was doing an “amazing job.” Trump took to Twitter early on Saturday to fire back at
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday. The disclosure came as Tillerson expressed hope for reducing tensions with North Korea, which is fast advancing toward its
(Reuters) – Sears Canada Inc (SRSCQ.PK) said late on Friday that it has asked a court to extend creditor protection that expires on Wednesday by another month so it can finish negotiating a deal that would keep the iconic brand running in Canada. The company, which in 2012 was spun off from U.S. retailer Sears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has shied away from ranking which cities should host Europe’s drugs regulator and banking authority after Brexit, saying the decision is up to the 27 member states which will remain. The EU executive said its assessment, published on Saturday, was wholly based on the information provided by governments in
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic squeeze aimed at persuading North Korea to retreat from its nuclear arms and missile programs. The United States sees China as critical to averting a military confrontation with Pyongyang, which
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