Minnesota Twins Defeated By Houston Astros In Game 1 Of AL Wild Card Series

The Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Tuesday to open their AL playoff series.  Framber Valdez, who made 10 regular-season starts for the Astros, pitched five scoreless innings in relief of Zack Greinke for the victory. Valdez allowed his only two hits with one out in the ninth, but Willians Astudillo grounded into a …

President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden Face Off At First Presidential Debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will campaign in three U.S. states today, after the two faced-off last night at the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, leading up to the November election.   Trump, 74, will spend the day in Minnesota with a fundraiser in the afternoon before a rally in Duluth. …

Disney To Lay Off 28,000 At Parks In Florida And California Due To Pandemic

On Tuesday, Disney announced that it is laying off about 28,000 employees in the United States due to a loss of business related to the coronavirus pandemic. The company announced the layoffs across its parks, experiences and products segments in a letter to employees. Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experience and Products, said 67% …

Titans And Vikings Close Their Facilities After Positive COVID-19 Tests

On Tuesday, the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings both suspended team activities after a number of positive COVID-19 tests following their Sunday game in the third week of the NFL’s 2020 season. The Titans played at Minnesota on Sunday, and had three players and five team personnel test positive for the virus. The Vikings have …

The View’s Meghan McCain Welcomes Baby Girl Named Liberty Sage

The View’s Meghan McCain and her husband, Ben Domenech welcomed the birth of their first baby, a girl named Liberty Sage McCain Domenech. A tweet from the official Twitter account of “The View” confirmed the news. McCain has been working remotely for “The View” from home for the final months of her pregnancy, as doctors advised she …

‘Saved By The Bell” Reboot To Premiere In November

The “Saved by the Bell” reboot has an official premiere date at Peacock. The streaming service said the reimagined version of the hit show will hit the air on November 25. In a description of the new series, “when California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, he …

Tampa Bay Lightening Defeat Dallas Stars In Game 6 To Win Stanley Cup

The Tampa Bay Lightning won their first Stanley Cup since 2004 with a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the series on Monday night. It is the Lightning’s second Cup in franchise history. Tampa Bay defeated the Stars in a postseason that featured two Canadian ‘bubble’ sites due to the coronavirus …

House Democrats Unveil New $2.2T Proposal For COVID-19 Aid Bill

House Democrats unveiled a scaled-back $2.2 trillion aid on COVID-19 relief, even though there was no progress in continuing negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The latest proposal would revive a $600-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and send a second round of $1,200 direct payments to most individuals. It would scale …

Microsoft 365 Outage Affects Multiple Services

Late on Monday, Microsoft Corp confirmed that a recent change it introduced likely caused a major outage, affecting users’ access to multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook.com and Microsoft Teams. The developer of Windows and Office software said it did not “observe an increase in successful connections” even after it rolled back the change to …

LA Clippers Part Ways With Head Coach Doc Rivers After Seven Seasons

Doc Rivers has stepped down as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after seven seasons. The Clippers had a 49-23 record in the regular season, but blew a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets.  Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said in a statement, “Doc has been a terrific coach …