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DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will be able to continue operating flights at Dallas Love Field for another six years, under a settlement approved by the city council. The agreement, which passed without debate this week, appears to end a long court fight over gates at the city-owned airport near downtown Dallas that is dominated by Southwest Airlines. Delta has shared one of the airport’s 20 gates with Southwest since 2014, and currently uses it for up to five daily flights between Dallas and Atlanta. Southwest, which subleased the gate from United Airlines, has tried to remove rival Delta for several years. Southwest controls 17 other gates. Airlines have fought over Love Field because it is more convenient for many travelers than DFW Airport, 16 miles away, and because a law passed by Congress in 2006 capped Love Field at 20 gates. Dallas officials commissioned a study that suggested expanding Love Field, KXAS-TV in Dallas reported. People in nearby residential neighborhoods … [Read more...] about Delta wins right to stay at Dallas airport after lawsuit

There are only two days left in the first round of All-Star voting and two Astros – second baseman Jose Altuve and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez – are starting to look like locks to advance to phase two of the process, which begins next Tuesday and runs for three days. After the first round of voting, which ends at 1 p.m. Thursday, the top two vote-getters at each position - and top six outfielders - will advance to the second phase with fans choosing among the finalists at each position. Voting, which selects the starting position players in the All-Star Game, is ongoing at MLB.com . Altuve and Alvarez are the leading vote-getters at their positions. Alvarez has 1.37 million votes, which puts him more than 400,000 votes ahead of the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani and more than 850,000 votes ahead of the Blue Jays’ Danny Jansen, making Alvarez all but certain to advance to the next phase of voting. Altuve, who has 1.25 million votes, doesn’t have quite as safe of a lead. He’s more … [Read more...] about Astros’ Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez still on track to be All-Star voting finalists

The made in India Maruti Suzuki S-Presso has been crash tested by Global NCAP under its Safer Cars for Africa programme. The Suzuki S-Presso is exported from India to African markets, and is the one tested. It has scored three stars for adult occupant protection and two stars for child occupant protection. The Maruti Suzuki S-Presso had previously been crash tested by Global NCAP in November 2020. That was also a made-in-India car - but one that was on sale in India. At the time the car had scored zero stars for adult occupant protection and the same for child safety. The S-Presso back then adhered to then Indian legal requirements of just a driver-side airbag. The lack of basic passive safety equipment, as well as an unstable structure had led to its poor showing. Also Read: India-spec Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Gets Zero Stars In Global NCAP Crash Test The S-Presso crash tested by Global NCAP gets dual front airbag and seatbelts with pretensioners as standard across all … [Read more...] about Made-In-India Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Scores Three Stars In Global NCAP Test

A Texas mayor resigned after he was arrested and charged last week with soliciting a minor online. Pilot Point Mayor Matthew Mcllravy, 42, was elected in May and then arrested on June 21 following a five-month police investigation. During a city council meeting, acting interim mayor Chad Major told the public how Mcllravy submitted his resignation on Thursday, June 23. Mcllravy, who is a married father of two boys, is accused of trying to meet up and engage in sex with a girl he thought was 13, according to an arrest warrant pulled from the Dallas Morning News . "To the Pilot Point City Council and City Manager, I am resigning as mayor of Pilot Point effective immediately," Mcllravy wrote in his brief resignation letter that was read during the city council meeting. I’ve obtained the arrest affidavit for Pilot Point’s Mayor Matt McIlravy. It says he exchanged online messages from Feb through June with an undercover DPD officer who McIlravy thought was a 12yo girl. … [Read more...] about Texas mayor resigns after being charged with solicitation of a minor

After a year of sitting on the bench, John Wall is finally going to get back to playing basketball. The five-time All-Star guard reached an agreement with the Rockets on a buyout of the final year of his contract, and reportedly will sign a deal to join the Los Angeles Clippers. Wall was set to make $47.4 million from the Rockets, but reportedly agreed to accept about $40.9 million instead. Wall will make up that money by signing a deal with the Clippers for about $6.5 million, according to multiple reports . The Rockets acquired Wall and a first-round pick from the Washington Wizards in a trade for Russell Westbrook, who had a similarly overpriced contract, in 2020. Wall had a good first season in Houston, averaging 20.6 points and 6.9 assists in 40 games. However, the team and Wall agreed that it was best for him to sit out last season as the team developed its young guards Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., and explored trade scenarios involving Wall. Alas, Wall's … [Read more...] about John Wall accepts buyout from Rockets, will sign with Clippers

UPDATE: 4:05 P.M. CT At a Tuesday press conference Precinct 1 Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores raised the death toll of Monday's immigrant trailer-tractor tragedy to 51, according to a CNN report. As many as 34 of the 51 victims have potentially been identified, Clay-Flores told reporters. Due to the number of casualties the county medical examiner's office has requested help from offices in neighboring counties to aid in processing the deceased. In a Tuesday phone interview with CNN, Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio agent Craig Larrabee described Monday's deaths as "the worst human-smuggling event in the United States." "This sheds light on how dangerous human smuggling is," Larrabee told CNN. --- END OF UPDATE --- As many as 50 migrants were found dead or dying Monday evening near Lackland Air Force Base in southwest San Antonio after law enforcement received calls about a trailer-tractor parked on a stretch of road in the area. … [Read more...] about Officials raise death toll of San Antonio immigrant tractor-trailer tragedy to 51

Self-driving big rigs will be soon hauling Wayfair furniture down Interstate 45 through a new partnership of Waymo and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Beginning in July, the pilot will last over six weeks, marking the first in-depth transportation of home furnishings retail freight between J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via, the company’s “Class 8″ trucking unit. Class 8 units are considered “severe-duty,” which include big rigs, cement trucks and dump trucks. Autonomous specialists will be in the cab of each trip between Houston and Dallas to monitor trucking operations. Waymo is the California-based subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. “Real-time testing with customers like Wayfair is critical to making autonomous freight movement a viable solution in the future,” said Craig Harper, chief sustainability officer and executive vice president at J.B. Hunt in a statement. “Every supply chain is unique, so it’s important that customers can work alongside J.B. Hunt and Waymo to … [Read more...] about Self-driving trucks to deliver goods for Wayfair on Interstate 45

Unconventional food pairings are divisive—we all remember the infamous mac and cheese ice cream —but some can pleasantly surprise you by how weirdly they work together. For July 4th weekend, the good folks at Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana are trying to convince Houston diners to try pizza ... with Pop Rocks sprinkled on top. The novelty item is an Independence Day special called the Star Spangled Pizza, whose toppings include mozzarella and ricotta shaped like stars, chorizo and jalapeños. The Pop Rocks are optional, presented on the side in their packet, but as they say: Go big or go home. Pizaro's owner, Nicole Bean, came up with the oddball combination, a first-time offering for the restaurant, which has locations in Montrose and Memorial. "I wanted to create something unique for the Fourth of July," Bean said. "The first things that come to mind: sparklers, fireworks and those old-school poppers you throw on the ground." Bean says the Pizaro's team is always testing the … [Read more...] about This Houston restaurant wants you to try pizza with Pop Rocks for July 4th

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 In "Lost Illusions," an aspiring writer wends his way through a gantlet of sex workers en route to meet a second-rate publisher keeping shop in the red light district of the big city. But this isn't the story of some pulp novelist trying to get his foot in the door of 1970s Times Square. This is 19th-century Paris, as seen in this lively period piece based on Honoré de Balzac's serialized novel of 1837-1843. French director Xavier Giannoli ("Marguerite") honors the spirit of Balzac and the era but makes it clear that, if the 21st century seems like a cesspool of journalistic deceit, plus ça change, as they say in France. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The titular illusions belong to 20-year-old Lucien (Benjamin Voisin), a dashing yet naive poet who's having an affair with a married high-society woman (Cécile de France). Lucien hopes his writing talent will earn … [Read more...] about ‘Lost Illusions’ is Balzac for the 21st century