Sept. 25--Caterpillar announced it's slashing thousands more people from a workforce already down 31,000 employees since mid-2012. Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman said the mining industry's downturn is partly to blame. But cuts upon cuts also suggest that Cat isn't so great at digging out of a hole.
Lights at Levi's Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers' new home, apparently are so bright that NBC Bay Area reports pilots are complaining it imperils landings in nearby San Jose. Fortunately, at Soldier Field, home of the Bears, no one's seen anything too bright this season.
California researchers have found that people are more convincing liars when they feel the need to urinate. Good to know, executives at Volkswagen might have said.
First VW had a smoking problem. Now its people may be driven to drink.
Vince Vaughn sold for $1.4 million a River North town home he bought for $1.43 million in 2005. It still was a better investment than the time spent watching almost anything he starred in since 2005.
President Xi Jinping of China told a Seattle audience his crackdown on corruption "has nothing to do with a power struggle" and made an allusion to political sabotage in Netflix's "House of Cards." One imagines Kevin Spacey turning to the camera, suggesting Xi "borrowed" someone's Netflix password.
A judge has ruled invalid long-held copyright claims to the song "Happy Birthday to You." Anyone remember the words?
Rob Manfred, Major League Baseball's commissioner, said in an interview that he favors expanding to 32 ballclubs. Fans in Montreal would love to see the return of pro baseball. So would fans on Chicago's South Side.
Patriot Ethan Allen was captured by the British 240 years ago Friday. Sentenced to death, Allen ultimately was freed in a prisoner swap. A furniture company appropriated his name in the 1930s, so some customers may associate his name with getting the chair although he avoided execution himself.
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