JetBlue: No second chances for rogue flight attendant Slater

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes there’s no going back. JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater — who captured America’s imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane’s emergency chute, beer in hand. BACKGROUND: Fed-up attendant curses out fliers, exits by emergency slide RESPONSE: Attendant strikes nerve with stressed workers Spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said Saturday that Slater is no longer employed by the airline. She said the airline won’t release further details out of respect for Slater’s privacy. Slater’s lawyer had said…

How to visit Napa Valley for not much money

NAPA, Calif. — No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred-dollar bottle of wine? They’ve got it. Thousand-a-night hotel suite? Right this way. But there are vine values to be found if you know where to look. Want to glide up a mountain by gondola? See avant-garde art in a garden setting? Sip sparkling wine on a verandah with a view? You can — and all for about what you’d pay for an appetizer at a temple of haute cuisine. Here are…

Earl makes landfall in Canada

Tropical Storm Earl made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island and causing minimal damage in New England, forecasters said. As of 4 p.m. ET, Earl’s center was in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and was moving northeast at 52 mph. The Canadian Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Newfoundland. A hurricane watch was in effect for Nova Scotia from Port Lhebert to Point Tupper. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Nova Scotia’s coast, Prince Edward Island and parts of New Brunswick. The center of the storm passed 105 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Mass., overnight. …

No. 16 LSU avoids late collapse against No. 18 North Carolina

ATLANTA — LSU showed Tobacco Road the Southeastern Conference version of the fast break in the first half of Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Saturday night at the Georgia Dome, but then had to hold on for dear life with something that resembled a four-corners, prevent defense. No.16 LSU led 30-10 at the half and somehow escaped with a 30-24 win only after tight end Zack Pianalto dropped a game-tying, 6-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the game in the end zone with outside linebacker Stefoin Francois all over him. GAME REPORT: LSU 30, North Carolina 24 PHOTO GALLERY: Images from the weekend in college football TOP 25 RECAP: How the ranked teams fared “If I make that…

Earl spins into Canada, leaving minimal damage

Tropical Storm Earl made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island and causing minimal damage in New England, forecasters said. As of 4 p.m. ET, Earl’s center was in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and was moving northeast at 52 mph. The Canadian Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Newfoundland. A hurricane watch was in effect for Nova Scotia from Port Lhebert to Point Tupper. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Nova Scotia’s coast, Prince Edward Island and parts of New Brunswick. The center of the storm passed 105 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Mass…

QB Dalton, No. 7 TCU get by No. 22 Oregon State in Dallas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The TCU Horned Frogs realize they likely will have to be perfect again in the regular season for the chance at a BCS do-over. The seventh-ranked Horned Frogs didn’t slip up in a difficult season-opening test, despite a less-than-perfect performance. Andy Dalton (FSY) ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score, making up for two interceptions and leading TCU to a 30-21 victory Saturday night over No. 22 Oregon State, which just missed making it to the Rose Bowl last season. “We just beat the (22nd-ranked) team that…

JetBlue: Flight attendant’s big exit was for good

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes there’s no going back. JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater — who captured America’s imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane’s emergency chute, beer in hand. Spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said Saturday that Slater is no longer employed by the airline. She said the airline won’t release further details out of respect for Slater’s privacy. Slater’s lawyer had said he loved flying and wanted to return to work, and Slater’s folk-hero status among tens of thousands …

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful N.Z. quake

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday also ripped a new 11-foot wide fault line in the earth’s surface, officials said Sunday. At least 500 buildings, including 90 downtown properties, have been designated as destroyed in the quake that struck at 4:35 a.m. near the South Island city of 400,000 people. But most other buildings sustained only minor damage. Only two serious injuries were reported from the quake as chimneys and walls of older buildings were reduced to rubble and crumbled to the ground. …

Sharapova blows past USA’s Capra at windy U.S. Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Sharapova knows the story all too well: An unknown American kid shows up at the U.S. Open, upsets a seeded player, gains some buzz and belief, then gets a shot at Sharapova in the third round. In 2009, that kid was Melanie Oudin, who beat Sharapova en route to the quarterfinals. In 2010, that kid was Beatrice Capra and, well, let’s just say that Sharapova fared a little better this time around. Overwhelmed by the stage, the circumstances, the 25 mph wind that knocked…

Celebrity chef Mario Batali bets on food and wine emporium

No need to head to Europe for a sumptuous home-cooked Italian meal, says celebrity chef and author Mario Batali. “We are bringing the Italian dream and American dream together,” Batali, the best-known backer of a new food concept called Eataly, told CNBC, from the floor of the mega-retail store in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. The 42,500-square-foot restaurant and grocery space also has a 4,500-square-foot open-air rooftop beer garden. Within that…

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