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Famed California winery destroyed as fast-moving fires take over wine country – CNN
The private family-owned winery, established in 1979, is located along the popular Silverado Trail, an area that came under mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday as the Glass Fire grew from a relatively small 20-acre vegetation fire to burn 11,000 acres. Photos show flames completely taking over the stone chateau as firefighters worked to contain them Sunday night. Chateau Boswell, located in in S...
Uber wins long-running lawsuit over operating in London – The Washington Post
LONDON — Uber won a long-running legal battle on Monday that will allow it to continue operating in London, a major victory for the ride-hailing app that has repeatedly clashed with the city’s transport authorities and its traditional cabdrivers. A judge on Monday said that Uber had overcome “historical failings” and was now a “fit and proper” operator in what is one of its biggest markets o...
Brad Parscale, Former Trump 2020 campaign manager, hospitalized after threatening to harm himself, police say – CBS News
Brad Parscale, who served as President Trump’s 2020 campaign manager until July, was taken to a mental health facility Sunday night after barricading himself in his home with weapons and threatening to harm himself, police said. Parscale was detained without injury and transported to a local hospital. Fort Lauderdale police said they responded to a call of an armed man attempting suicide aro...
Amanda Seyfried Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Thomas Sadoski – E! NEWS
Amanda Seyfried Gushes Over Life as a New Mom Mamma Mia! Baby No. 2 has arrived. On Sept. 28, Amanda Seyfried shared some big news with her fans and followers. As it turns out, the A-list actress quietly gave birth to her second child with husband Thomas Sadoski. “We are so happy to join with @warchildusa to be the first to announce that our board members @mingey and @thomas_sadoski welcom...
Rumour: Your PS4 Saves May Not Work on Upgraded PS5 Games – Push Square
Backwards compatibility should be fine by Liam Croft 2 hours ago Well, this isn’t what we wanted to hear. As Yakuza: Like a Dragon confirms that PlayStation 4 save data will not be carried over into the upgraded PlayStation 5 version, Gene Park of The Washington Post has said that this may be the case for many other current-gen titles you’ll be able to get a free upgrade for. He says h...
County awards $20 million to family of man who died after being handcuffed and shot in Maryland police car – CNN
(CNN)Prince George’s County, Maryland, has reached a settlement with the family of William Howard Green, who was handcuffed in a police cruiser when an officer allegedly fatally shot him, the county announced Monday. “Prince George’s County has reached a settlement agreement with the Green family for $20 million,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said at a news conference...
Veteran MLS goalkeeper Evan Bush stays in Canada with trade to Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps have moved to solve their ongoing goalkeeper woes, acquiring veteran netminder Evan Bush from Montreal after he appeared in 176 regular-season games with the Impact since 2011. The Whitecaps on Monday addressed their injury ravaged goalkeeper position by acquiring Evan Bush from the Impact for a 2021 third-round pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. (Graham Hughes/Can...
CDC study on COVID-19 in kids bolsters case for elementary school reopening – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON — Children under the age of 12 are much less likely than teenagers to contract the coronavirus, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published on Monday. The study adds nuance to prior findings that the risk of contracting and dying of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, increases with age. The reasons for the correlation are not yet entire...
Bubble won’t return for full 2020-21 NHL season, likely to begin after Dec. 1
The NHL and Players’ Association will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the many possibilities of what next season could look like, but there’s no desire to stage it entirely within quarantined bubbles. “Certainly not for a season,” says NHLPA executive director Don Fehr. Lightning forward Barclay Goodrow, not pictured, says the 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble fee...
Los Angeles Lakers heavy favorites to win NBA Finals, but Miami Heat drawing early action – ESPN
2:22 PM ET David PurdumESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Sportsbooks have installed the Los Angeles Lakers as considerable favorites to beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. The early betting action, though, has been on the underdogs, and the odds are on the move. The Lakers are -400 favorites at William Hill U.S. sportsbooks, with the He...
Serena Williams steps up in tiebreaker of opening straight-sets win in Paris
Serena Williams went from a 72-minute struggle of a first set that required a tiebreaker to resolve in her first-round match at the French Open to a lopsided second set in which she did not drop a game. Sixth seed Serena Williams raised her level in Monday’s tiebreaker and did not look back from there, defeating fellow American and 102nd-ranked Kristie Ahn 7-6(2) 6-0 in the first round of th...
Trump reels from taxes bombshell as he gets set for crunch debate with Biden – The Guardian
Donald Trump heads into the first US presidential debate against Joe Biden on Tuesday night trailing in opinion polls and now reeling from dramatic newspaper revelations detailing his chronic financial losses and years of tax avoidance. Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he ran for and won election, the New York Times reported. In 2017, he paid only $750 again. And he p...