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Steffens leads U.S. women’s roster as the water polo team goes for a 4th straight gold
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson highlight the U.S. women's roster for the Paris Olympics as the water polo program goes for its fourth consecutive gold medal. The 13-player roster was announced Thursday at a Los Angeles restaurant. The U.S. men's roster will...
Stock market today: Wall Street wilts to trim its May gains as Dow drops 400 points
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank under the weight of higher yields in the bond market on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dipped 39.09 points, or 0.7%, to 5,266.95 and fell further from its record set last week. It trimmed its gain for May, which had been on track to be its best month...
Toyota shows 'an engine reborn' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
TOKYO (AP) — “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it...
Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
TOKYO (AP) — Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee after this year's Paris Olympics, according to reports in Japan. Toyota has a contract through the 2024 Paris Games, which was reported to be valued at $835...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China stocks down, after Wall St retreat
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, as investor sentiment in Tokyo was boosted by news of soaring Nvidia earnings. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 39,054.81. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sank 0.5% to 7,807.10. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2% to...
On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter Wednesday to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for answers about the case in which 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite positive tests for a banned drug. That letter came a day...
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street sets more records
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed in cautious trading on Wednesday, with most of the regions’ benchmarks climbing after U.S. stocks hit new record highs. U.S. futures rose while oil prices slipped. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 38,719.35 after Japan...
As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media
TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership. Police agents who were busy dealing with thousands of yakuza members just...
Kenyan runner Kwemoi banned 6 years for blood doping and stripped of Olympics, world champs results
MONACO (AP) — Kenyan 10,000-meter runner Rodgers Kwemoi was banned for six years on Friday for suspected blood doping 18 times and disqualified from Olympics and world championships races. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Kwemoi was stripped of seven years of...
FIFA wants global standard for punishing racist abuse and urges players to use crossed hands sign
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense, and designate a crossed hands gesture by victims to alert referees to abuse. Soccer's world body on Thursday detailed the tougher and more unified approach it wants to take to tackle...
