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The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged that Plains Pipeline, L.P., Plains All American GP, LLC, Plains Marketing, L.P. and Copperhead Pipeline and Construction, Inc. subjected employees to “severe or pervasive” harassment based on race, national origin and sex. It also alleged that the companies retaliated against the 16 men by firing them for complaining about the harassment or associating with co-workers who complained. The lawsuit, filed in September 2019, said that a Plains crew supervisor subjected the group of men to “frequent derogatory and unwelcome name calling....

Pique headed in Andres Iniesta’s perfect cross to give Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech no chance after he had made several fine saves to put his side within sight of an unlikely draw. Cech reacted well to deny Alvaro Morata and David Silva in the first half while Czech defender Roman Hubnik deflected Morata’s shot against his own post. Spain were given a fright when a stretching Hubnik forced a save from David de Gea and Cesc Fabregas made a goalline clearance to keep out Theodor Gebre Selassie’s header....

Pirates starter Chris Archer has been suspended five games and handed an undisclosed fine for inciting the brawl by throwing a pitch at Derek Dietrich, while Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig was issued a two-game suspension and given an undisclosed fine for throwing punches during the fracas. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Reds manager David Bell received a one-game suspension and a fine for his aggressive actions during the fight....

Dertoit announced the move on Monday after Van Gundy reportedly met with Pistons officials. Van Gundy’s title included the role of president of basketball operations, but he was said to be resistant to front-office changes following speculation team owner Tom Gores wanted a new structure that would impact his authority in personnel decisions. “We have decided that this change is necessary to take our basketball organisation to the next level,” said Gores....

Mosimane was accused of poaching players from other teams by City boss John Comitis early this year, as the Brazilians wanted to sign both Ngoma and Lebogang Manyama. That didn’t sit well with Mosimane who felt other coaches or team officials also speak to his contracted players. However, he is watching the situation with City very closely to see if they won’t be poaching any of the contracted players in the PSL, while remaining very cautious whenever he’s asked about his interest in players that are contracted to other teams....

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo swapped three-time reigning European champions Real Madrid for Juve in a sensational €112million deal. The 33-year-old – Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer – signed a four-year contract with the Serie A giants. Asked about new team-mate Ronaldo, Pjanic told Sky Sport Italia: “He’s a huge coup, a great player.” However, Pjanic’s future in Turin is far from certain as new Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri reportedly tries to lure the Bosnia-Herzegovina international to Stamford Bridge....

Rahul Chaudhari, known as the poster boy of the league, fell short of his Super 10 by just three points. From the Warriors army, Mohammad Nabibakhsh became the top scorer with seven points to his name. On the defensive front, Rinku Narwal and Sagar completed their respective High 5s. Rahul Chaudhari inaugurated the night for the Thalaivas and returned empty-handed. The subsequent raid saw Sukesh Hegde pick up the first point for the Warriors, with a running hand touch on Chaudhari....

Shadow of the Colossus’s Soundtrack Complements the Haunting Story All is not as it seems in Team Ico’s Shadow of the Colossus. What appears to be a straightforward adventure story—kill the beasts to save your beloved—is actually much more, and the game’s soundtrack reflects that. Composed by Kow Otani, known for the soundtracks for several Gamera films, the soundtrack to Shadow of the Colossus is a testament to how beautiful video game music can be....

Goalkeeper of the month: Simon Mignolet, Sunderland and Belgium The Belgian played three crucial fixtures for the Black Cats against high-scoring oppositions but managed to concede just three goals, contributing heavily towards his side’s survival in the Premier League. Mignolet will now have to play at the World Cup qualifiers with the national team. Two more crucial fixtures against Serbia and Scotland could allow him to prove his mettle as a quality goalkeeper....

The MCL will debut on 28 January and will be played till 13 February 2016. It will feature some of the biggest names in cricket over the past 20 years. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is in dispute with the MCL over the playing status of some participants. The ICC has “received notification from two Full Members that its current players have just been approached to play in the event, by requesting those players to seek NOC’s from their respective Board”....

Travelling away in Europe is always tough, particularly after a poor result in our opening game and Jose Mourinho will be keen to get things back on track before the media can jump on the anti-Mourinho high horse they have enjoyed sporadically in recent weeks. Given the information below we have selected this team as our suggestion for tonight’s game. Do you agree? Unavailable Players We know that Marco Van Ginkel is out for the season but there are two notable exclusions from the travelling party with Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne left in England....

As evidenced by the past success of DayZ, it is often the case that other players serve as more of a threat than the zombies that characterize the genre. With the recent release of open world zombie survival title H1Z1, it would have been a mistake for players to expect a warm and welcoming community. Rather than turning to a life of simple banditry though, some enterprising players have begun setting up impromptu fight clubs sans Brad Pitt....

Today, Greene’s company Bluehole, Inc announced that it will work with Microsoft to ensure quality is maintained as the console development of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds progresses at an accelerated pace. Vice President of Bluehole, Chang Han Kim claims that the partnership is in the best interest of gamers and developers alike: Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, claims to be a huge fan of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which makes the platform a good fit for Greene’s game to flourish....

Known as Tequila Sunrise, the new event changes the rules from what traditional PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players are used to. Taking place on the Miramar map, Tequila Sunrise is a four map squad only mode that has all weapon types disabled except for melee and shotgun weapons. Ammunition and level 3 bags, armor, and helmets also have a three times higher spawn rate than normal as well. Other unique modifiers for this event include the day and time set to sunrise, while care packages have been completely disabled....

Add that to the physics lexicon. Greene’s theatrical lectures–which include lots of metaphors, cool 3-D visuals and dry humor–routinely draw hundreds. The paperback of his book, a Pulitzer finalist, has been on The New York Times best-seller list since it debuted in February. And film and TV producers, knocked out by Greene’s talent for explaining the unexplainable, have come courting: he had a bit-part (playing himself) in this spring’s sci-fi flick “Frequency....

He told Sky Sports that the Gabonese striker is a potential Premier League superstar. He said that he has slipped under the radar in terms of strikers in the league and that he doesn’t get talked about enough. Aubameyang has hit a rich vein of form with the Gunners this season and his two goals against Spurs mean that he is the first player this season to reach double-digit figures in terms of goals and he is now the competition’s top-scorer for the current campaign....

The controversial former England captain was wearing a microphone when he slammed the umpire’s decision to turn down a caught behind appeal against Perth Scorchers batsman Sam Whiteman in the Jan. 24 Twenty20 tournament match. Match Referee David Talalla proposed a fine of A$5,000 ($3,824) for Pietersen after going through the umpires’ report. “That was a shocker, an absolute shocker,” Pietersen was heard saying while fielding during the Scorchers’ run chase....

China’s military began settling Xinjiang—home to about 8 million Uighurs, Turkic-speaking Muslims—in the 1950s, and in the ’80s, Beijing began integrating the Uighurs by relaxing migration and trade barriers. State-owned enterprises set up petroleum bases and pipelines. Coastal Han Chinese flowed in, opening factories and mom-and-pop shops. China built highways and rail links, promoted local tourism and subsidized many Uighurs’ housing and education. And the region boomed: from 2001 to 2006, average annual per capita income doubled, from about $950 to $1,900....