Tigers ace Skubal gets start as Detroit faces Cleveland in Game 5 winner-gets-Yankees ALDS matchup

Tigers ace Skubal gets start as Detroit faces Cleveland in Game 5 winner-gets-Yankees ALDS matchup

CLEVELAND – Tarik Skubal’s itching to have another emotional October outburst that makes Tigers fans roar — even if it embarrasses his mom. Baseball’s premier pitcher all season, the heat-throwing Skubal — a lock to win the AL Cy Young Award — will start Game 5 for Detroit on Saturday in a fitting, winner-take-all finale … Read more

How unusual has it been?

How unusual has it been?

NASA/ISS Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which have devastated parts of the south-east United States – have bookended an exceptionally busy period of tropical storms. In less than two weeks, five hurricanes formed, which is not far off what the Atlantic would typically get in an entire year. The storms were powerful, gaining strength with … Read more

Meet Circles, the telco disruptor with the knack for a viral campaign

Meet Circles, the telco disruptor with the knack for a viral campaign

Circles is a tech start-up with an ambition to shake up the telecommunications industry – and an unconventional marketing strategy to match. Circles is a tech start-up with an ambition to shake up the telecommunications industry – and an unconventional marketing strategy to match. “For the longest time, the telco industry has been talking about the … Read more

Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies

Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to B climate suit against fossil fuel companies

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over their role in the region’s deadly 2021 heat- dome event. The lawsuit, filed last year, accuses the companies’ carbon emissions of being a cause of the heat-dome … Read more

MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton

MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton

Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no teams have reported Milton causing serious issues that might impact operations … Read more