All posts tagged "Texas"

  • A sign displays the price for E-10 gasoline for $1.99 at the OnCue convenience store and gas station, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul B. Southerland)
    Gas prices below $2 a gallon in Texas, Oklahoma

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gas has dropped below $2 a gallon at a handful of stations in Oklahoma and Texas this week, a level that a price-watching group says is the lowest in the nation and a...

    • Posted December 5, 2014
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  • Yang Hyeon-jong (Yonhap)
    Kia Tigers reject bid for posted pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Kia Tigers on Wednesday rejected a bid submitted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) club for their posted pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong, saying they weren’t happy with the amount of money...

    • Posted November 26, 2014
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  • Fighter jets fly overhead at an event at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, on Sept. 30, 2014, ahead of the 66th anniversary of the foundation of the country's military, which falls on Oct. 1. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea cancels contract with BAE to upgrade fighter jets, 190 jobs lost

    By Brian Han South Korea has decidedly cancelled its $1.3 billion contract with BAE Systems to upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighter jets. When BAE won the contract in 2012 through a public bid, it was unique...

    • Posted November 7, 2014
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    Former President Bush, K.J. Choi attend forum on North Korean human rights

    Former President George W. Bush attended a forum on North Korean human rights in Dallas Thursday. According to George W. Bush Presidential Center, five North Korean defectors presented witness accounts. Korean golfer K.J. Choi, a Texas resident,...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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  • Thousands of Toyota jobs to move to Texas from Torrance

    TORRANCE (CNS) – Toyota confirmed Monday that the company will move its North American headquarters to Plano, Texas, meaning a major loss of jobs in Torrance, where the mayor expressed sadness but said he hoped the city...

    • Posted April 29, 2014
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  • Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-Soo of Korea runs the bases after hitting a home run off Oakland Athletics' Dan Straily in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, April 21, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
    Choo hits HR, then undergoes MRI

    By Lee Kyutae The Texas Rangers’ $130 million outfielder Choo Shin-soo hit his second home run of the season Monday, then hurt himself later in the game. Choo will will undergo an MRI and miss Tuesday’s game....

    • Posted April 22, 2014
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  • Choo Shin-soo hit his first home run as a Texas Ranger against his former team on Thursday. (AP)
    Choo hits first HR as a Texas Ranger

    By Lee Kyutae Choo Shin-soo hit his first home run as a Texas Ranger. The 31-year-old Korean left-handed hitter smashed his first round-tripper of the year Thursday at home against the Seattle Mariners. It took 16 games...

    • Posted April 17, 2014
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