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Tennessee Volkswagen employees vote to join United Auto Workers union
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, boosting its nationwide effort to organize nonunion factories. The workers voted 2,628 to 985 for the UAW, Volkswagen said in a statement, giving the union its first victory in a quest ... Read More »
OHL Roundup: Mangone overtime hero as Spirit take 3-2 series lead over Greyhounds
Calem Mangone scored 7:53 into overtime to lift the Saginaw Spirit over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3-2 on Friday in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. Saginaw has a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series. Matyas Sapovaliv and Hunter Haight had goals in regulation time for Saginaw. Nolan Lalonde made 32 saves for the ... Read More »
The Heat are headed to Boston after ousting the Bulls 112-91 in East play-in finale
MIAMI (AP) – Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points and the Miami Heat grabbed the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, running away from the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday night. Kevin Love scored 16 ... Read More »
Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship as she chases 5th straight victory
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) – Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her one shot behind leaders Atthaya Thitikul and Jin Hee Im in the year’s first major. Korda began the day two ... Read More »
Coyotes’ move to Salt Lake City elicits opposing responses in 2 cities
PHOENIX (AP) – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sat next to the former Arizona Coyotes owner in a downtown Phoenix hotel meeting room, trying to put a positive spin on the funeral for a franchise. Later Friday, Bettman sat next to the new Coyotes owner in Salt Lake City to bask in the excitement of the ... Read More »
Bitcoin’s latest ‘halving’ has arrived. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) – The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut – effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin’s latest “halving” appeared to occur Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of bitcoin held steady at about $63,... Read More »
Collin Morikawa part of 4-way tie for the lead at Hilton Head. Scottie Scheffler lurks 3 shots back
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Collin Morikawa had another solid round Friday in the RBC Heritage with a 5-under 66 and appears to be getting back to the reliable form that made him a two-time major champion. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler’s form never seems to change. Even after an emotionally taxing victory at Augusta ... Read More »
MPs grill ‘incompetent’ health agency on fired National Microbiology Lab scientists
OTTAWA – Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab defended security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations from MPs of bureaucratic incompetence Friday. “We acted as expeditiously as we could, given the information that was available,” Public Health Agency of Canada head Heather Jeffrey said Friday. She testified at the House committee ... Read More »
Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations
NEW YORK (AP) – Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC were all on the air with reporters talking ... Read More »
WNBA moving date of its preseason game in Canada to avoid potential conflict with NHL playoffs
EDMONTON, Canada (AP) – The WNBA is moving its preseason game in Canada between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to May 4. The game was originally scheduled for May 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, but the NHL’s Oilers could potentially be hosting a Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the ... Read More »
U.S. FAA to probe baseball coach in cockpit during a flight from Denver to Toronto
LOS ANGELES – Authorities in the United States are investigating after a video surfaced on social media of a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft “at cruise altitude,” while bound for Toronto. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration says an investigation is underway but it will not ... Read More »
