Straight To It: Tesla’s trillion, Nor’easter, Princess Mako and the World Series


Gwen’s stories for Tuesday, October 26 include:

  • Hertz announced it will purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles to add to its rental car fleet, driving Tesla’s market value over $1 trillion.
  • Flooding and heavy rain hit the east coast with the arrival of a Nor’easter. Thousands lost power from New Jersey to Maine.
  • Princess Mako, the niece of Japan’s emperor, married her college sweetheart. Because he is considered a ‘commoner’, she was forced to give up her royal title.
  • The Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the first game of the 2021 World Series.

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