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The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. "We don't necessarily see that Iran has explicitly ordered them to take these kinds of attacks," Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters. Pressed on the issue, Ryder added: "We haven't seen a direct order, for example, from the Supreme Leader saying: 'Go out and do this.'" Ryder, however, said that the United States ultimately holds Iran responsible for such attacks by militant groups "by virtue of the fact that they are supported by Iran." The United States has also sent warships and fighter aircraft to the region to try to deter Iran and Iran-backed groups from widening the conflict.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Patrick Ryder, Ryder, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Asad, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Chizu Nomiyama, Howard Goller Organizations: Pentagon, REUTERS, Rights, United, Iran's, Reuters, Biden, Defense, Area Defense, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, United States, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Tehran, Islamic Republic, Iranian, Yemen

The defending World Series champion Astros were again felled by a subpar start from Framber Valdez and lackluster play at home. But the Rangers got some insurance from an RBI double by Garver with one out in the eighth off Abreu. Josh Sborz walked Alex Bregman to start the Houston eighth and struck out Alvarez before José Abreu singled with one out. Abreu singled on a grounder to right field before Tucker grounded into a force out that left him out at second and sent Alvarez to third. Heim, who had a career-high 18 home runs in the regular season, also homered off Valdez in Game 2 of this series.

Persons: — Nathan Eovaldi, Mitch Garver, Jonah Heim, Adolis García, Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Valdez, Bryan Abreu, García, Stanek, Yordan Alvarez, Garver, Heim, Mauricio Dubón, Abreu, It’s, Cliff Lee, They’d, José Leclerc, Jose Altuve, Josh Sborz, Alex Bregman, Alvarez, José Abreu, Leclerc, Kyle Tucker, Jon Singleton, Jeremy Peña, Houston’s, Tucker, Dubón, Altuve, Brantley, barehanded, Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Jung, Garcia, Bryan Abreu's, John McHale Jr, Rob Manfred, Evan Carter, Adolis Garcia, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Rangers, Astros, The Rangers, Houston, The Astros, Tampa, Eovaldi, Valdez, Major League Baseball Locations: Houston, García, Arlington, Washington, Valdez, Texas, Tampa Bay

☆ Jose Altuve Wins the Wildest Baseball Game of the Year, Of Course
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jared Diamond | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ARLINGTON, Texas—As the ninth inning of a wild American League Championship Series game progressed on Friday night, the players in the Houston Astros’ dugout could see the future. The events unfolding on the field conjured memories of the past. Game 5 of the ALCS at Globe Life Field had already featured an electric home run, a bench-clearing scuffle and three ejections—with a trip to the World Series at stake.

Organizations: American League, Houston Astros Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas

Fain acknowledged some union members want to vote on the offers the union bargainers have in hand. He urged UAW members not to give in to what he called "fear, uncertainty, doubt and division" sowed by the companies. More than 34,000 union members working at the three automakers are on strike since the walkouts began on Sept. 15. The demand included a 20% immediate increase, elimination of different pay scales among UAW workers and restoration of defined benefit pension plans. The GM offer "suggests we may be in the endgame," said University of California Berkeley labor professor Harley Shaiken.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Shawn Fain, Fain, General Motors GM.N, Harley Shaiken, Ford, We've, Stellantis, Ford hasn't, Shaiken, it's, Tesla, Bill Ford, Joseph White, Ben Klayman, Pratyush Thakur, Sayantani Ghosh, Sriraj Kalluvila, Peter Henderson, David Gregorio Our Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, UAW, General, Chrysler, GM, Ford, Bloomberg News, Detroit Three, of California, Ford's, Toyota, Anderson Economic, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, of California Berkeley, Kentucky, Arlington , Texas, Detroit, Bengaluru

☆ GM makes new offer to UAW, sees movement in all key areas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. "We have made substantial movement in all key areas in an effort to reach a final agreement with the UAW and get our people back to work," the company said in a statement. The automaker said the new 23% general wage increase offer represents a 25% compounded wage rise over the life of the agreement, with 10% hike in the first year. The UAW had no immediate comment ahead of a planned Facebook address by its president, Shawn Fain, at 4 PM ET. The total economic losses from the UAW strike have reached $7.7 billion, according to the latest data from economic consultancy Anderson Economic Group, with the Detroit Three suffering losses of $3.45 billion.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Shawn Fain, Fain, Tesla, Bill Ford, Pratyush Thakur, Sriraj Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, UAW, Ford's, Motors, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Toyota, Ford, Anderson Economic, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Kentucky, Arlington , Texas, Bengaluru

☆ Major US Muslim group moves annual gala after threats at Virginia hotel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel (MAR.O) in Arlington, Virginia, which has hosted its gathering for more than 10 years, told the group it had received threats. "Anonymous callers have threatened to plant bombs in the hotel's parking garage, kill specific hotel staff in their homes, and storm the hotel in a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol if the events moved forward," CAIR said Thursday night. Marriott did not confirm specific threats. "Please join ZOA in calling Marriott to demand that they cancel this dangerous CAIR event," the ZOA said in an "action alert" on Thursday. On Thursday, the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a second advocacy group, said the Hilton hotel (HLT.N) in Houston had abruptly canceled its booking for an annual conference on Oct. 27-29.

Persons: Kim Potter, Daunte Wright, Marriott, Greg Abbott, Hilton's, Hilton, Abbott, Joe Biden, Doina Chiacu, Julia Harte, Doyinsola, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: National Guard, Minnesota, Islamic, Hennepin County Government Center, Islamic Relations, Marriott Crystal Gateway, U.S, Capitol, Crystal Gateway Marriott, Department, Hamas, Marriott, CAIR, Endowment, Middle East, Zionist Organization of America, U.S . Campaign, Palestinian Rights, Hilton, Texas, Thomson Locations: Hennepin County, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, ARLINGTON , Virginia, Virginia, Arlington , Virginia, United States, Gaza, Israel, Houston, Texas, Illinois, Washington, New York

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve thrives under pressure for the Houston Astros, able to stay calm in the biggest October moments even after another bench-clearing fracas against the Texas Rangers. “This dude is one of the baddest dudes I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some greats.”Baker wasn't in the dugout when Altuve hit his 26th career postseason homer, second in major league history behind Manny Ramirez (29). García, Abreu and Baker were all ejected. “The guy hits a three-run homer; the next time up he gets smoked,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. The 5-foot-6 Altuve, playing in his 101st postseason game for Houston, then pulled an 0-1 changeup over the left-field fence, just beyond the glove of a leaping Evan Carter.

Persons: — Jose Altuve, Altuve’s, Friday, “ He’s, ”, Dusty Baker, I’ve, ” Baker wasn't, Altuve, Manny Ramirez, Adolis García, Bryan Abreu, García, Martín Maldonado —, ” García, “, Abreu, Baker, James Hoye, Bruce Bochy, “ I’d, José Leclerc, Yainer Diaz, Jon Singleton, Evan Carter, You’ve, Alex Bregman, ” Altuve, Cy Young, Justin Verlander, Corey Seager, Carter, Nathaniel Lowe, Ryan Pressly, Pressly, Marcus Semien, Seager flied, Houston, El Bombi, José Abreu, Jordan Montgomery, Seager, Josh Sborz, Verlander, Lowe, Nathan Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Eovaldi, Valdez, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Astros, Rangers, ” Rangers, Houston, 101st, “, Lone Star State, AL West, Texas, Semien, Monday Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, ” Houston, Houston, Texas, Arlington, Verlander

☆ China says US Pentagon report on nuclear warheads distorts facts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. Pentagon report saying China will probably have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030 was filled with prejudice and distorts facts, and China had no intention of engaging in a nuclear arms race, its foreign ministry said on Friday. The Pentagon said in an annual report released on Thursday that China had more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal, as of May. The report added that China's Navy had more than 370 ships and submarines, up from the 340 ships last year. "As long as any country does not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against China, it will not be threatened by China's nuclear weapons," Mao said. In a report last November, it said China would likely have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Mao Ning, Mao, Joe Cash, Bernard Orr, Kim Coghill Organizations: Pentagon, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Pentagon, Navy, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Rights BEIJING, China, United States

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The streaky Texas Rangers are suddenly headed the wrong way again. The Rangers won the first two in Houston and matched the Astros' 7-0 start in the playoffs last year, when Houston won its second championship. That up-and-down stretch began with Houston sweeping Texas at Globe Life Field, hitting 16 homers while outscoring the Rangers 39-10. Texas played six of its first seven games on the road this postseason, winning twice in Tampa Bay, Baltimore and Houston. Houston has never rallied from a 2-0 deficit, and will have Justin Verlander on the mound for the final game of the series in Arlington.

Persons: Andrew Heaney, Corey Seager's, José Abreu's, Houston, Justin Verlander, It's, Jordan Montgomery, ___ Organizations: streaky Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Texas, Astros, Life, instate AL West, The Rangers, Houston, Rangers, Globe Life Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Houston, Tampa Bay , Baltimore, Arlington

That includes their 8-5 win in Game 3 of the first postseason series between the instate AL West rivals. Seager was MVP in both the NLCS and World Series. He hit five homers in that seven-game NLCS, two in the World Series and has two here this postseason. OPEN ROOFA game was played at Globe Life Field with the roof open for the first time in nearly five months. The roof was open for 13 of the 16 neutral-site postseason games in 2020, including three of the six World Series games.

Persons: — José Abreu, Alvarez's, Corey Seager's, Adolis García, hasn't, Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Chas McCormick, Dane Dunning, Martin Maldonado, Mauricio Dubón, Alex Bregman, Cody Bradford, Abreu, Ryne Stanek, Mitch Garver's, Altuve, Andrew Heaney, Bregman, Dunning, Seager, José Urquidy, Stanek, Marcus Semien’s, Abreu snagged Corey Seager’s, Jordan Baker, SEAGER DINGERS Seager, Jordan Montgomery, Cy Young, Justin Verlander, Urquidy, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Rangers, Tampa Bay, Life, Astros, Texas, Globe, instate AL West, The Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Houston, Texas, Baltimore, Tampa, UP, New York

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer was roughed up again by the Houston Astros, this time in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. Scherzer gave up three runs in the second on a wild pitch and Martín Maldonado’s two-run single, then allowed Jose Altuve's leadoff homer in the third. That’s the good news.”Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesScherzer was dealing with forearm tightness six weeks ago when he allowed seven runs — all on three homers — over three innings in the Astros’ 12-3 win. Scherzer has had second consecutive rough postseason start, allowing five runs and five hits with a walk, a hit batter and four strikeouts. Scherzer was acquired by Texas from a Mets in a deadline deal this summer.

Persons: — Max Scherzer, Cy Young, Scherzer, Jose Altuve's, Houston, Mauricio Dubón's, Jeremy Peña, Maldonado, Bruce Bochy, “, he’s, David Wells, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Astros, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Mets, Detroit, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankees Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Toronto, San Diego, Texas, Detroit , Washington, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Boston

The youthful playoff infusion is the continuation of one of the best regular seasons for rookie hitters in MLB history. Five rookies — Carter, Carroll, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Minnesota’s Royce Lewis and Edouard Julien — had OPS totals over 1.000, and Jung wasn’t far behind at .947. “I’d say adrenaline-wise, it’s probably felt about the same as the regular season, maybe a tiny bit more,” Carroll said. It's probably no coincidence that the Rangers started to struggle around the time he got hurt — the third baseman hit 23 homers during the regular season. Texas had a 73-49 record in games he played during the regular season and a 17-23 mark when he didn't.

Persons: Johan Rojas, Corbin Carroll, Evan Carter, Josh Jung, — Carter, Carroll, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson, Minnesota’s Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien —, Jung wasn’t, Randy Arozarena, Jeremy Peña, —, Peña, Rojas, Ronald Acuña Jr, Rob Thomson, “, he’s, ” Arizona's Carroll, hasn't, it’s, ” Carroll, I’ve, ” They'll, they're, there's Jung, Carter, Jung, It's, Bruce Bochy, They’re, Corey Seager, Jung's, ” Seager, it's, — Henderson, Lewis, Julien, ” Rojas, Stephen Hawkins, ___ Organizations: Citizens Bank, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, MLB, Phillies, NL, Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rangers, AL, ” Rangers, Houston Astros Locations: Texas, Arlington , Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve homered, Cristian Javier worked into the sixth inning of another solid postseason start and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Wednesday night, closing to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series. Javier set a franchise record for the defending champion Astros by extending his postseason scoreless streak to 20 1/3 innings. He threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings six days later, on Sept. 12 at Toronto, before going on the injured list because of the shoulder strain. LOT OF ZEROESJavier's 20 1/3 innings passed Joe Niekro's 18 innings for the longest scoreless streak in Astros history, for starters or relievers. It is the second-longest MLB scoreless streak for a starter in his first postseason starts, behind Christy Mathewson's 28 innings from 1905-11.

Persons: — Jose Altuve, Cristian Javier, Cy Young, Max Scherzer, Javier, Josh Jung, El, ” Javier, Ryan Pressly, Martín Maldonado, Yordan Alvarez, Jung, Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Mauricio Dubón, Scherzer, Jonah Heim's mitt, Maldonado, José Abreu, Bruce Bochy, Evan Carter's, Hector Neris, Michael Brantley, Leody Taveras, Joe Niekro's, Christy Mathewson's, David Wells, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Texas, Astros, Rangers, instate AL West, Minnesota, AL, Life, The Rangers, Mets, NL, Star, MLB, Detroit, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Yankees Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Arizona, Houston, New York, San Diego, Toronto, Detroit , Washington, Cincinnati, Boston

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer has pitched only once since a miserable night in early September that saw the Houston Astros complete an overwhelming three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers. The Rangers acquired the 39-year-old right-hander from New York in a deadline deal in hopes of starts just like this. Scherzer was dealing with forearm tightness six weeks ago when he allowed seven runs — all on three homers — over three innings in the Astros' 12-3 win. This time, the Astros need to win at least two of three games to extend the series and get back home. “The way we look at it, we were one hit in each game away from winning those games.

Persons: — Max Scherzer, Cy Young, ” Scherzer, “, That’s, Scherzer, Bruce Bochy, “ He's, ” Bochy, Justin Verlander, ” Cristian Javier, Martín Maldonado, Javier, Dusty Baker, we’re, ” Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Rangers, Astros, Detroit, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, The Rangers, Houston, Texas, AL, Minnesota, MLB, Kansas City, Royals, San Francisco, AL West, Life, Labor, Yankees, ” Astros Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, ” Texas, Detroit , Washington, New York, Toronto, Texas, Arlington

HOUSTON (AP) — Jonah Heim homered, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat Framber Valdez and Houston Astros 5-4 on Monday for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. They swept the Rays in the Wild Card Series and the Orioles in the Division Series, and then posted a 2-0 win at Houston in the ALCS opener. The Astros, who went 39-42 at home in the regular season, continued to struggle at Minute Maid Park. Valdez bobbled a chopper hit by Grossman for an error that allowed him to reach first and Semien to score. Alex Bregman also connected for the Astros, who went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.

Persons: — Jonah Heim, Nathan Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Adolis García, Mitch Garver, Nathaniel Lowe, José Leclerc, Yordan Alvarez, Eovaldi, Alvarez, Aroldis Chapman, Leclerc, José Abreu, Michael Brantley, Chas McCormick, Jeremy Peña flied, Yainer Diaz, Jose Altuve flied, Corey Seager, Valdez, Robbie Grossman, Grossman, Seager, García, Garver, Heim, Lowe, Alex Bregman, Brantley, McCormick, Peña, Josh Jung, Diaz, Altuve, Bregman, Max Scherzer, Cy Young, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Valdez, Rangers, Astros, Houston, The Rangers, Rays, Orioles, Minnesota, Max, Texas, Astros haven’t Locations: Texas, Arlington, Valdez, Semien

Now the Rangers get another chance at the Astros when they meet for the first time in the playoffs in a Texas-sized showdown with a trip to the World Series on the line starting Sunday night in Houston. The Astros completed the regular season matchup against the Rangers with a three-game sweep at the beginning of September. But despite the lopsided results this season, both teams say they’ll start with a clean slate for the American League Championship Series. As manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2002, he lost the World Series to the Anaheim Angels. “In California we were in the World Series, two teams, us and the Angels, battling for bragging rights in California,” he said.

Persons: — Houston, Justin Verlander, Josh Jung, Adolis, Nathaniel Lowe, Evan Carter wasn’t, “, Evan, ” Lowe, Dusty Baker, ”, I’ve, Robbie Grossman, Jordan Montgomery, Verlander, Cy Young, Louis, Houston’s Framber Valdez, Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Bruce Bochy, Scherzer, “ Max, ” Bochy, “ He’s, we’ll, Chris Young, Bryan Abreu, Abreu, hasn’t, Ryan Pressly, Jim Ross, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Turner, Stephen Hawkins, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Rangers, Astros, The Astros, Houston, American League, AL West, Lone Star, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels, Angels, Mets, Minnesota, Montgomery, Orioles, Detroit, Dodgers, Arlington, Houston Mayor Locations: Texas, Houston, “, California, ”, Montgomery, St, Washington

[1/4] A United Auto Workers (UAW) union member wears a pin while picketing outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 12, 2023. ET (1400 GMT) with fallout still raining down from his surprise decision on Wednesday to strike Ford Motor's (F.N) Kentucky truck plant, the automaker's largest and most profitable operation worldwide. Last Friday, Fain said if needed, the UAW would strike the GM assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, that builds the Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Suburban and other large, high-priced SUVs. GM's Flint, Michigan, heavy-duty truck assembly plant is another potential strike target. It is in discussions with GM about the parameters of a deal to include battery plant workers under a master labor agreement.

Persons: Luke Sharrett, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Kumar Galhotra, Todd Dunn, who've, Dunn, Galhotra, David Shepardson, Joe White, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, REUTERS, Rights, Detroit Three, Reuters, Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, GM, Ford Bronco, EV, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ford's Kentucky, Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, F.N, Kentucky, Louisville, Arlington , Texas, Flint , Michigan, Ford's Michigan, Washington, Detroit

☆ On Amazon, eBay, and Shopify, AI is the new third-party seller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Did AI help in the process of convincing you to spend? We do know for sure that getting a leg up on the competition is getting easier for e-commerce platform sellers through the latest AI. Amazon, for example, recently rolled out a generative AI tool to help sellers write more robust and effective product descriptions. Here's what sellers need to know about using AI to sell more effectively. Customers will find more complete product information, as the new technology will help sellers provide richer information with less effort," the company stated.

Persons: Al Drago, Chris Jones, Greg Mercer, Mercer, Sellers Organizations: Amazon Devices, Amazon.com Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, Amazon Prime, New York Times, Meta, Business, Scout Locations: Arlington , Virginia

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason, with a Lone Star State showdown for a spot in the World Series. Bochy won three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants and Baker finally got his first championship last season. Houston has dominated the AL West since the Rangers won the division in 2016, their last winning season before this year. The Astros had clinched the season series even before their obliterating three-game sweep with 16 homers and 39 runs in Arlington from Sept. 4-6. Their first World Series came as National League champions in 2005.

Persons: “, ”, Bruce Bochy, Nolan Ryan, Houston's Dusty Baker, Bochy, Baker, Bruce, Mitch Garver, didn’t, Alex Bregman, we’ll, Yordan Alvarez, Bregman, Marcus Semien, Martin Maldonado, Adolis García, Nathaniel Lowe, Houston, ” Bochy, I'm Organizations: Lone Star State, Houston, Astros, Texas Rangers, AL, Rangers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Bochy's Giants, Baker's Cincinnati Reds, AL West, Tampa, ” Rangers, Seattle, Minnesota, National League, NL, NL Central, MLB Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Houston, California, Tampa Bay, ” Texas, North Texas, Baltimore, Arlington, Semien

A newly remodeled Ford F250 Super Duty truck is displayed at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 30, 2016. UAW President Shawn Fain on Wednesday ordered a strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck factory after Ford negotiators did not present a richer contract proposal. About 4,600 Ford workers could be idled because their jobs depend on production of Super Duty pickups and large Lincoln and Ford SUVs at Kentucky Truck, said Ford manufacturing vice president Bryce Currie. Already, 13,000 workers at Ford suppliers have been furloughed because of earlier UAW walkouts at two Ford assembly plants, Ford supply chain chief Liz Door said. Fain and other UAW officials called a meeting with Ford at on Wednesday evening and demanded a new offer, which Ford did not have, a Ford official said.

Persons: Bryan Woolston, Kumar Galhotra, Ford, Galhotra, Shawn Fain, Here’s, Fain, Stellantis, Bryce Currie, Liz Door, Chris McNally, Karine Jean, Pierre, Sam Fiorani, Glen Hauenstein, Wednesday's Ford, walkouts, Joe White, Abhirup Roy, David Shepardson, Priyamvada, Peter Henderson, Ben Klayman, Nick Zieminski, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Ford, Super, Louisville Ford, REUTERS, Rights DETROIT, United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford's Kentucky, Chrysler, Detroit, Kentucky, General Motors, Lincoln, White, AutoForecast Solutions, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Delta Air Lines, Delta, Detroit Three, GM, Stellantis, Thomson Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, WASHINGTON, Stellantis, Lincoln, Kentucky, Arlington , Texas, Flint , Michigan, Sterling Heights, Warren , Michigan, Detroit, Wells, Its Kentucky, San Francisco, Washington, Bengaluru

The UAW said that 8,700 union members at Ford's Kentucky truck plant went on strike after the union said the No. [1/4]United Auto Workers (UAW) members strike outside of Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 11, 2023. Even with Wednesday's walkout, only about 22% of the 150,000 UAW workers at the Detroit Three automakers are on strike. The walkout in Kentucky will put stress on Ford UAW members beyond the sprawling factory near Louisville. Workers at a dozen other Ford plants that supply engines, transmissions and other components to the plant could be furloughed.

Persons: Shawn Fain's, Fain, Ford, leadership's, UAW bargainers, Harley Shaiken, Shaiken, Wednesday's Ford, walkouts, David Shepardson, Joe White, Abhirup Roy, Heekyong Yang, Peter Henderson, Sayantani Ghosh, Jamie Freed Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three automakers, UAW, Ford, Duty, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition, Kentucky, Detroit, Motors, Chrysler, Plant, Handout, Detroit Three, Ford UAW, Workers, University of California, GM, Stellantis, BlueOval SK, South Korea's SK, Thomson Locations: Ford's Kentucky, U.S, Kentucky, Arlington , Texas, Stellantis, Sterling Heights, Warren , Michigan, Detroit, Ford's, Louisville , Kentucky, Louisville, Berkeley, South, Tennessee, Washington, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Seoul

A newly remodeled Ford F250 Super Duty truck is displayed at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 30, 2016. Analysts at Wells Fargo estimated that Ford will lose about $150 million per week in core profit from the Kentucky plant strike. Even with 8,700 workers at Ford's Kentucky Truck plant now on strike, less than a quarter of the 150,000 UAW workers at the Detroit Three automakers are now on strike. Ford warned on Wednesday that workers at a dozen other factories could be sent home because of the truck plant walkout. Its Kentucky truck plant, the company's most profitable operation, generates $25 billion in annual sales, about a sixth of Ford's global automotive revenue.

Persons: Bryan Woolston, Shawn Fain, Here’s, Fain, Stellantis, Chris McNally, Ford's, Flint, Sam Fiorani, Wells, Colin Langan, Ford, Fiorani, leadership's, Wednesday's Ford, walkouts, Joe White, Abhirup Roy, David Shepardson, Priyamvada, Peter Henderson, Jamie Freed Organizations: Ford, Super, Louisville Ford, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford's, Stellantis NV, General Motors, Chrysler, Lincoln, Detroit, AutoForecast Solutions, Detroit Three, Kentucky, GM, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, Stellantis, Kentucky, Arlington , Texas, Sterling Heights, Warren , Michigan, Detroit, Wells, Its Kentucky, San Francisco, Washington, Bengaluru

CAAT will assure that workers get defined benefits in retirement, CAAT and Unifor said. Separately, the UAW and companies have not agreed on the complex issues raised by new electric-vehicle battery plants owned by joint ventures. Under U.S. labor law, the UAW would have to organize the battery joint ventures, which are separate entities from the automakers. So far, Ford and Stellantis have not matched GM's proposal on battery plants. Three of four battery plants Ford plans will be operated as joint ventures with South Korean battery maker SK On.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Ford, Stellantis, Olivia Mitchell, Mitchell, ”, Dana Muir, CAAT, Unifor, Shawn Fain, Joe White, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Ford Motor, Chrysler, UAW, Detroit's Big, GM, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Companies, University of Michigan, CANADA, Canada, Ford, Unifor, Canadian, CAAT, U.S, SK, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Ontario, Arlington , Texas, Fain's, Kokomo , Indiana, United States, Korean, Detroit

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Bochy was home the past three Octobers, doing a little fishing and hitting a few golf balls after stepping away from a 25-year managerial career that included three World Series championships. Bochy is back in the dugout for the postseason in his first season with the Texas Rangers, whose general manager is one of his former pitchers who lured him out of his brief retirement. “I'm having the time of my life,” said the 68-year-old Bochy, who is going to his first American League Championship Series. Political Cartoons View All 1207 Images“You look at a man like Boch that's done it all in this game, that's been there, done that,” outfielder-designated hitter Robbie Grossman said. “He was a great manager in 2006 when I played for him, but the game has changed immensely since then,” Rangers GM Chris Young said.

Persons: — Bruce Bochy, Bochy, “ I'm, ”, that's, Robbie Grossman, “, He's, Dusty Baker, Chris Young, he's, Mitch Garver, —, Cy Young, Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, hasn't, “ It's, it's, ” Bochy, Josh Jung, ” Jung, Jonah Heim, There's, Young, I'm Organizations: Texas Rangers, American, Rangers, League, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, AL West, ” Rangers, Baltimore, Seattle, Nashville Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Tampa, Baltimore, North Texas, East Coast, Bochy

☆ Volunteers reinforce gravediggers at main Israeli military cemetery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Volunteers helped gravediggers at Israel's main military cemetery on Wednesday as burials began for soldiers slain in the assault on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip. Using shovels and a mechanical digger, they scooped out earth to prepare plots for the soldiers' final resting place at Mount Herzl National Cemetery. Ori Kirzon, a 29-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew, said he came to Mount Herzl at 6:30 a.m. with other volunteers to lend a hand. It is sometimes likened to the U.S. Arlington National Cemetery. At a tree-lined section of Mount Herzl, dozens of silent mourners watched a funeral unfold.

Persons: gravediggers, Ori Kirzon, Mount Herzl, God, Ronen, Theodor Herzl, Herzl, Dan Williams, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Volunteers, Mount Herzl National, Reuters, Mount Herzl Military, REUTERS, U.S . Arlington National Cemetery, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, israel, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem

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