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☆ Ford ends an era as the last Fiesta rolls off the production line
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The last Ford Fiesta is set to roll off the production line Friday, marking the end of an era that saw the vehicle become a mainstay of millions of drivers around the world. The Fiesta has been sold in more than 50 countries, with over 22 million vehicles produced since 1976, but Friday will see the last new one manufactured. In a nod to its importance, the automotive giant will hold on to the final two Fiestas, placing them in its heritage vehicle fleets in the U.K. and Germany. "At Ford in Europe, we are rapidly transitioning to an electric future," a Ford spokesperson said in a statement. "As part of this transition, production of the Fiesta in Cologne, Germany will be discontinued on 7 July 2023, and a new era at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center will begin," they added.

Organizations: Fiestas, Ford, Fiesta, Cologne Electric Vehicle Center Locations: Germany, Europe, Cologne

☆ Six Flags plans a summer 'strollerpalooza' to get families back to its parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Six Flags plans a "strollerpalooza" this summer to bring families back, The Wall Street Journal reported. Jeffrey Siebert of Six Flags Fiesta Texas said it had revamped designs and added kid-friendly rides. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Six Flags Fiesta Texas's president Jeffrey Siebert said the company was planning a "strollerpalooza" this summer, referring to plans to increase the numbers of families visiting its attractions. He also said he was trying to turn Six Flags customers from "the Kmart, Walmart to maybe the Target customers." Shares in Six Flags have fallen 62% over the past five years, leaving the company worth just over $2.2 billion.

Persons: Jeffrey Siebert of, —, Jeffrey Siebert, Siebert, Selim Bassoul Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Six Flags, Six, Kmart, Walmart Locations: Texas

☆ Cinco de Mayo: Frequently asked online questions about the holiday
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Brandon Griggs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

These are actual questions people asked on Google and other search engines about the Mexican holiday, which is a bigger deal in the US than it is in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo. Many Americans assume Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day. It’s not a federal holiday, although the day is celebrated in the Mexican state of Puebla with parades and fireworks. If your party game is strong, Cinco de Mayo could even be a state of mind.

☆ Napoli’s Serie A title win: From Maradona and financial bankruptcy to Scudetto
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Diego Maradona battles dribbles against Ruud Gullit of AC Milan in the Serie A in 1988. With Maradona’s arrival came a level of success Napoli had previously never seen, culminating in a 1987 title victory; the club’s first ever Scudetto. When Napoli won its first Serie A title in 1987, the Gentleman Ultra website notes: “In the city, mock funerals were held for Juventus. The dark yearsA year after the 1990 title success, the Napoli team began to unwind with players departing, leading to a drop in performances. Napoli fans celebrate the team's Serie A title victory on the streets of Naples.

☆ Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/3] Tristan Thomas, CEO of Packfleet, demonstrates charging an electric van made by Chinese brand Maxus at the fully-electric package delivery firm's headquarters in London, Britain, October 27, 2022. Packfleet grew tenfold in 2022 and CEO Tristan Thomas said most of the company's 53-vehicle fleet are Maxus vans. SAIC said it sold 18,000 mostly electric Maxus brand vehicles in Western Europe and Scandinavia last year, including buses and pickup trucks. Fleet manager Sean Clifton has 50 additional Ford vans and 20 Maxus vans on order, but will need more soon as Asda electrifies its 1,300 delivery vans. There is no difference in delays for conventional and electric vans at Renault, said commercial vehicle marketing director John Cleworth.

The company wants to axe up to 2,500 jobs in product development and up to 700 in administrative roles, with German locations most affected, IG Metall said. Ford last year announced a $2 billion investment to expand production at its Cologne plant to make an all-electric model for the mass market. It also has a partnership with Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to produce 1.2 million vehicles on the German carmaker's MEB electric platform over six years. That partnership remains in place, Ford and Volkswagen representatives said, though Ford's U.S. spokesperson added that Volkswagen's role in Ford's next generation of European electric vehicles was still to be determined. "We will not hold back from measures that could seriously impact the company, not just in Germany but Europe-wide."

☆ Ford plans 3,200 job cuts in Europe as it moves some work to the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Berlin Reuters —Ford plans to cut 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Germany’s IG Metall union said on Monday, vowing action that would disrupt the carmaker across the continent if the cuts go ahead. Ford (F) wants to axe 2,500 jobs in product development and a further 700 in administrative roles, with German locations most affected, IG Metall said. Ford of Europe produces, sells and services Ford brand vehicles in 50 markets, employing around 45,000 people at its own facilities and consolidated joint ventures, according to its website. “If negotiations between the works council and management in coming weeks do not ensure the future of workers, we will join the process. We will not hold back from measures that could seriously impact the company not just in Germany but Europe-wide,” IG Metall said.

☆ Georgia pounds TCU, 65-7, to repeat as CFB national champs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

3 TCU 65-7 Monday night to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff national championships. TCU (13-2), the first Cinderella team of the playoff era, never had a chance against the Georgia juggernaut. No team has ever scored more points in a national championship game, dating to the beginning of the BCS in 1998. Georgia vanquished the Tide to break a 41-year national title drought last season, avenging its only regular-season loss in the process. They were within a victory of the program’s first national title since 1938.

☆ Ted Cruz touted 'frogsby90' before Georgia stomped TCU by 58 points to win the national title
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Ted Cruz entered Monday night ecstatic about the TCU Horned Frogs' chances. #frogsby90," Cruz wrote on Twitter before the game. Led by Quarterback Stetson Bennett, a former walk-on player, Georgia stomped TCU 65-7. According to ESPN Stats and Info, the win is the largest margin of victory in a bowl game in college football history. Georgia enters next year with another chance at history: becoming the first team of the polling era to win three straight national titles.

☆ Happy New Year! In 2023 kick out Trump, Elon Musk, Kanye and Depp
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Lynn Stuart Parramore | Lynn Stuart Parramore Is A Cultural Historian Who Studies The Intersection Of Culture | Psychology | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Though in far different fields, men like Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Johnny Depp and Sam Bankman-Fried will forever be linked by this ignominious characteristic. Over the past 12 interminable months, America has witnessed the rantings of Hitler-loving Ye; Musk’s edgelord trolling on his new plaything, Twitter; Depp and his toxic TikTok fanboys; and Trump being Trump on any given day. While seemingly not vain like Ye or Depp or openly thuggish like Trump and Musk, he nonetheless exhibits traits that point to something sinister behind the “just-a-regular-dude” persona. Trump seems to be losing ground, and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee finally took down their “Kanye. Musk asked Twitter users whether he should step down as CEO, and they voted “yes.”Unfortunately, until we address roots causes, there will always be another blustering bully, another Trump, another Ye.

The 2022 College Football Playoff begins December 31 with four teams in the semifinal round. How to watch the College Football PlayoffYou can watch the College Football Playoff on ESPN. College Football Playoff scheduleGame Date and time Channel (#2) Michigan vs. (#3) Texas Christian University December 31, 4 p.m. Other college football bowl games are filled by teams that won their conferences and by invitation. Where is each College Football Playoff game being played?

"The World Cup is an immense joy that revives us after suffering economic crisis for so long," Victorica said. "But soon we will have to fall back into reality and face the situations that weigh us down every day." "The World Cup gives us hope and the desire to believe," said Osvaldo Hassan, a 62-year-old merchant in Buenos Aires. World Cup wins can give a small boost to a country's economy in the months following, an academic paper from Britain's University of Surrey found, helping raise exports. Reporting by Rodrigo Campos in New York and Belen Liotti in Buenos Aires; Writing by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Convicted Fyre Festival cofounder Billy McFarland says the Netflix and Hulu shows about his disastrous party were screened in his prison — but he was 'too scared' to watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Convicted Fyre Festival cofounder Billy McFarland was interviewed by British entrepreneur Steven Bartlett. McFarland said he still hadn't seen the Netflix and Hulu shows about his disastrous party. He told Bartlett he was still not ready to watch the documentaries. Fyre Festival was touted as a luxurious music fiesta in the Bahamas and was promoted by influencers and models such as Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid. He told Bartlett he'd chosen the latter.

☆ College Football Playoff will feature Georgia vs. Ohio State and Michigan vs. TCU
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Georgia Bulldogs will step up their pursuit of back-to-back national titles when they compete in the upcoming College Football Playoff. The Michigan Wolverines, Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes join the Bulldogs in the playoff, the selection committee announced on Sunday. 3 TCU (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This week, it was agreed that the College Football Playoff will expand from four to 12 teams starting with the 2024/25 season. The decision was made with the promise of “more excitement for fans, alumni, students and student-athletes,” according to Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff.

☆ Ford’s beloved little Fiesta is going away, at least for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN Business —The Ford Fiesta, a hugely popular little hatchback in much of the world, will soon no longer appear in Ford’s European dealerships. That factory will be turned over entirely to producing electric vehicles once the last Fiesta comes off the assembly line, which is expected to happen in June 2023. A Ford Fiesta in Ford's European design studio in 1975. It was the best-selling small car in all of Europe each year from 2011 to 2015, according to Ford. “My first ever car and what a car it was.”Besides the fuel-efficient base model, the Fiesta has been produced in performance variants like the Fiesta ST and Fiesta XR2.

☆ Sheep take over Madrid's streets as they head for winter pastures
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraMADRID, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for winter grazing. Locals and tourists lined the route and watched as thousands of sheep walked through the city, the bells around their necks providing a noisy soundtrack. The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid's annual Fiesta de la Trashumancia, after the Spanish parliament recognised the traditional routes shepherds used to herd their livestock. Onlookers took pictures and videos on their phones, while some children held out tentative hands to stroke the sheep. "It was crazy that there were so many sheep, I've never seen anything like it.

☆ From vegan meatballs to ice cream sundaes, airlines are revamping in-flight menus
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

From vegan meatballs to ice cream sundaes, airlines are offering new options and old favorites to woo returning travelers. The pandemic drove airlines to record losses and had them looking to cut costs wherever possible, such as in-flight food. Chasing high-paying travelersBetter in-flight menus can boost a carrier's image and help it bring more high-paying travelers on board. A plethora of videos have been posted online by airline passengers reviewing meals, plating and service in detail. Veggie and veganEven before the pandemic, airlines were expanding options for travelers who prefer vegetarian and vegan meals.

☆ Noutățile Editurii Cartier pentru luna mai. Cu ce cărți îți poți îmbogăți biblioteca
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

La acest sfârșit de mai, editura Cartier a publicat o listă de cărți care vă pot fi curioase și cu siguranță, vă pot îmbogăți biblioteca proprie. În acest sens, Internat este una dintre cele mai impresionante și mai grăitoare cărți despre războiul din Donbas. Este despre frică și apatie, despre curaj și responsabilitate. Preț: 3.99 USD„Furia și refuzul sunt două materii esențiale, cu potențial explozibil, pe care Miruna Vlada le activează în acest volum. E un pumn și o mângâiere, așa cum puține cărți de poezie au reușit să fie, balada grunge pe care mamele noastre nu și-au putut-o permite.” (Alina Purcaru)Cărțile Cartier pot fi procurate online pe shop.cartier.md și în toate librăriile bune din România și Republica Moldova.

Persons: Philippe Muray, Élisabeth Lévy, Pretutindeni, Muray, Jean, Iuri Andruhovîci, Maria Hoșciuc, Iuri, Andruhovîci, Vladimir, William Burroughs, El, Liza Novikova, Volodimir, Jadan, Vladimir Beșleagă, Vasile Vasilache, Filimon, Vladimir Beşleagă, Andrei Țurcanu, Miruna, Miruna Vlada, Alina Purcaru Organizations: Cartier, Internat Locations: balaganul, Skovoroda, american, New Yorker, Donbas, basarabean, România, Republica Moldova

☆ CFR Cluj, din nou campioana României la fotbal. Clubul ardelean a cucerit al patrulea titlu consecutiv
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

CFR Cluj este din nou campioana României la fotbal. Clubul ardelean și-a asigurat al patrulea titlul consecutiv cu două etape înaintea de finalul actualei ediții a Ligii 1. CFR a învins-o în deplasare pe FC Botoșani cu scorul de 1-0 după autogolul lui Țiganașu din repriza secundă. Astfel, formația antrenată Edi Iordănescu a acumulat 51 de puncte, cu șase mai multe decât FCSB, astfel că nu mai poate pierde primul loc, indiferent de rezultatele din ultimele două etape rămase. CFR Cluj a obținut al șaptelea titlul de campioană și astfel a devenit cea mai titrată echipă din România, din afara Bucureștiului.

Persons: Iordănescu Organizations: CFR Cluj, CFR, FC Botoșani Locations: României, Botoșani, România, Bucureștiului

☆ VIDEO/ Mașinile subevaluate ale inspectorilor de integritate
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Borodin Victoria | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +18 min

Autoritatea Națională de Integritate (ANI), succesoarea Comisiei Naționale de Integritate, este singura instituție abilitată să verifice declarațiile de avere și interese personale ale funcționarilor. Aceasta a evitat să discute cu noi și ne-a spus că nu se numește Cristina Ciubotaru și că nici măcar nu poartă prenumele Cristina. Eu am contract de vânzare-cumpărare și prețul este de 8 mii de lei. 10 mii de lei în loc de 10 mii de euroÎn lista inspectorilor care declară automobile subevaluate se regăsește și Zinaida Guţu. Locuință și automobil de zero leiÎn lista inspectorilor cu automobile trecute în declarațiile de avere la valoarea de zero lei se regăsește și Alexandru Stavinschi.

Persons: Cristina Ciubotaru, Cristina, inspectoarea, Radion, Radion Buzu, Tatiana, Pistrui, Inspectoarea, Olga Vizitiu, Familia Vizitiu, Zinaida Guţu, Alfa Romeo, Zinaida, El, Guțu, Ion Crețu, Crețu, Maria Dastic, Popovici, Sergiu Popa, Cristina Prisăcari, Vladislav Gorceac, Gorceac, Titular, Alexandru Stavinschi, Ion Nicolaev, Sergiu Pleșca, Alina Munteanu, Rodion Rusnac, Alexandru, Serghei Pleșca, Virgiliu, Elena, Experta, Elena Prohnițchi Organizations: de, Autoritatea Națională, Autorității, Toyota, Dacia Logan, Nissan, Honda Civic, ZdG, Alfa, Mașina, Skoda Octavia, Mitsubishi, Skoda, Ford, Volvo, Seat, Audi, Ministerul Justiției Locations: Integritate, HR, abitație

☆ Выпил и угнал машину “для покатушек”: хулиган ответит по закону (ВИДЕО)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Ольга Донцова | ) aif.md time to read: 1 min

022-летний житель столицы был задержан за угон автомобиля. 2 мая в службу 112 поступила информация об угоне транспортного средства с улицы Сихаструлуй в Кодру. 28-летняя пострадавшая сообщила, что около 01:00 припарковала Ford Fiesta у церкви, а когда вышла на улицу – не смогла найти машину. Молодой человек признал свою вину и сообщил, что в момент совершения преступления был в состоянии алкогольного опьянения. Злоумышленнику грозит штраф от 29 000 до 67 500 леев или лишение свободы на срок от года до 3 лет.

Locations: Сихаструлуй, Кодру

☆ O femeie a venit la biserică în noaptea Învierii, iar când a ieșit nu și-a mai găsit mașina. Ce riscă hoțul (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

O femeie de 28 de ani a rămas fără automobil chiar în Noaptea de Înviere. Femeia a sunat la 112 și a anunțat că i-a fost furată mașina de marca Ford Fiesta în valoare de 100 de mii de ei. În urma măsurilor întreprinse de polițiști, automobilul a fost depistat abandonat pe o stradă din orașul Codru. La scurt timp a fost reținut și suspectul, care și-a recunoscut vina. Tânărul a comunicat că era în stare de ebrietate și că a furat automobilul pentru a se plimba.

Persons: Tânărul Organizations: Ford Fiesta Locations: Codru, Chișinău, Capitalei

☆ Угнал автомобиль, чтобы покататься по Кишиневу. Полиция задержала подозреваемого
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: 1 min

В Кишиневе задержали 22-летнего молодого человека по подозрению в угоне автомобиля. xПо данным полиции, инцидент произошел 2 мая около пяти часов утра в пригороде Кодру. Женщина рассказала прибывшим на место правоохранителям, что ее автомобиль марки Ford Fiesta угнали, пока она была в церкви. Правоохранители нашли угнанный автомобиль и задержали подозреваемого. Молодому человеку грозит штраф от 29 тыс.

Organizations: Ford Locations: Кишинев, Кодру

☆ Молодому человеку грозит до 3 лет тюрьмы за угон автомобиля
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

22-летний житель столицы находится под уголовным расследованием Инспектората полиции сектора Центр при Управлении полиции Кишинева по делу об угоне автомобиля. 2 мая в 05:00 Инспекторат полиции Центра получил уведомление от Службы 112, что с улицы Сихаструлуй в г. Кодру мун. Полиция немедленно начала уголовное расследование для установления обстоятельств дела и поиска автомобиля. В результате принятых мер машина была найдена брошенной на одной из улиц города Кодру, мун. За это преступление молодому человеку грозит штраф от 29 тысяч до 67 500 или лишение свободы от 1 до 3 лет.

Persons: Кодру Organizations: Ford Fiesta, Инспектората полиция, Центр, Управление полиция, Служба Locations: Кишинев, Инспекторат, Сихаструлуй, Кодру

☆ S-a îmbătat în noaptea de Paști și a furat o mașină din ușa bisericii pentru a se „plimba”; Ce riscă un tânăr din Chișinău
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdS-a îmbătat în noaptea de Paști și a furat o mașină din ușa bisericii pentru a se „plimba”; Ce riscă un tânăr din ChișinăuUn tânăr de 22 de ani, originar din Chișinău, a fost reținut, fiind suspectat de răpirea unui automobil. Inspectoratul de Poliție Centru a fost sesizat la 2 mai, prin intermediul serviciului unic 112, precum că de pe str. Chișinău, a fost răpit un automobil de marca Ford Fiesta. În urma investigațiilor, automobilul a fost găsit abandonat pe o stradă din or. Acesta și-a recunoscut vina, comunicând că era în stare de ebrietate când a comis infracțiunea și că a răpit automobilul doar pentru a se plimba.

Organizations: Ford Fiesta Locations: Chișinău

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