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This morning on Fox & Friends, Olympic tennis champs Mike and Bob Bryan, stopped by to play ping pong with the FDNY and the F&F hosts before they head to the US Open in a few days – all for charity. They also showed off their Olympic Gold Medals – joking that they were playing the FDNY for the medals.

The twins exposed their secret ping pong skills – and those of other tennis champs, noting, “We have been playing ping-pong since we were little guys. There’s a lot of ping pong tables around the tour, in lounges. Читать дальше...

The U.S. Open wildcards were announced this week and veterans James Blake and Lleyton Hewitt made the list. Some think the USTA should allow other players the opportunity to play instead of giving has beens free passes at Flushing Meadows. Let us know your thoughts!

China vehicle production by vehicle type and manufacturer for July 2012.

China vehicle production totaled 1,437,168 units for July 2012. 

A roundup of this week’s news involving automotive suppliers.

In an exclusive interview with WardsAuto, ACEA Secretary General Ivan Hodac discusses the impact on European auto makers of a potential trade agreement with Japan and upcoming stringent CO2 emissions targets.

After Australian Casey Dellacqua made her way into her first WTA semifinal of the year, she answered our questions inspired by her Twitter page. Can you guess her favorite Hanson brother?

The announcement later today in northeastern Ohio comes amid a furious and expensive battle for Democrat Sherrod Brown’s seat in the U.S. Senate.

Auto makers already under pressure to meet EC emissions targets fear an FTA with Japan would be of no more benefit to them than the year-old pact with South Korea.

In the IIHS small-overlap frontal-crash test, 25% of a vehicle’s front end hits a rigid barrier at 40 mph to simulate a collision with another vehicle or object, such as a tree or pole.

The researchers believe biotech companies are genetically engineering different algae species to grow rapidly, because mass quantities of the tiny species would be needed to produce adequate fuel supplies.

Jacob Hildebrand is an Environmental Engineer who enjoys Triathlons and endurance sports in his spare time!