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Uber on Tuesday said every vehicle on its global ride-hailing platform will be electric by 2040, and it vowed to contribute $800 million through 2025 to help drivers switch to battery-powered vehicles, including discounts for vehicles bought or leased from partner automakers. Uber, which as of early February said it had 5 million drivers worldwide, …
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General Motors has taken an 11 percent stake in electric-vehicle maker Nikola, through a multibillion-dollar partnership with the Tesla rival announced Tuesday. Under the deal, GM will get $2 billion in Nikola stock to engineer and manufacture the all-electric Badger pickup truck that the Phoenix-based startup first unveiled in February. Nikola will also get access …
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“Dancing with the Stars” is returning to the ballroom next week. However, the long-running ABC competition format, which premieres its 29th season on Monday, Sept. 14, will be dancing to a slightly different tune as a result of COVID-19. ABC alternative chief Rob Mills and showrunner Andrew Llinares tell Deadline how the BBC Studios-produced format, …
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Carl Icahn has been squabbling with a former protégé in negotiations to sell a truck-making giant — and investors fret that the tiff could land the deal in a ditch. The 84-year-old billionaire is squaring off against Mark Rachesky — a hard-charging financier who worked for him for six years in the 1990s — over …
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Kellan Lutz and wife Brittany Gonzales are expecting another baby after they suffered a pregnancy loss nearly seven months ago. “If you guys don’t know, we are pregnant again,” the 35-year-old “Twilight” actor announced in a video posted to Gonzales’ Instagram account over the weekend. Kellan Lutz and Brittany LutzGetty Images In the post, Lutz …
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Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend, confirmed Brock’s death on Sunday, but he said he couldn’t provide any …
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The cast of “The Princess Bride” will reunite virtually for a reading of the script of the 1987 classic, as a virtual fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn and Billy Crystal will participate, along with director Rob Reiner and Patton Oswalt moderating …
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Aaron’s porn party? In case 2020 wasn’t weird enough, Aaron Carter is set to make his first foray into porn, starring in a live adult cam show on Friday night. During the show, which will stream live on CamSoda, the 32-year-old “Aaron’s Party” singer will “eat bananas teasingly and peel some with his feet,” a …
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Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty sale is in full swing, which means for the next couple of weeks, you can save 50% off a selection of bestselling skincare and must-have makeup. What better reason to refresh your beauty collection? The biannual event began on Sunday, August 30, and runs through Saturday, September 19, and the …
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A federal judge on Friday ruled that two Massachusetts men can be legally extradited to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country in a box and on a private jet. US Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell in Boston rejected the arguments against extradition by US Army Special Forces veteran …
Uber on Tuesday said every vehicle on its global ride-hailing platform will be electric by 2040, and it vowed to contribute $800 million through 2025 to help drivers switch to battery-powered vehicles, including discounts for vehicles bought or leased from partner automakers. Uber, which as of early February said it had 5 million drivers worldwide, …
