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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks toward records after weak economic data boosts rate-cut hopes
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking toward more records Wednesday after weak reports on the economy kept the door open for possible cuts to interest rates later this year. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher and on track to set an all-time high for a second straight day and for...
Summer Olympians will get their support systems back in Paris after Tokyo's COVID bans
Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. Not just zero spectators and eerily quiet stadiums, which were bad enough. Worse, perhaps? There were no...
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to new records. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% in morning trading to 40,425.27. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.3% to...
Simone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here's who else made the USA Women's Gymnastics team
Simone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three years after she memorably pulled out of multiple finals to protect her mental health and safety — a decision that came with a backlash that still litters her social media feed —...
Simone Biles headlines a U.S. women's gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized her mental health and safety over glory, a decision that inspired some and...
It's not as world-famous as ramen or sushi. But the humble onigiri is soul food in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings and typically wrapped in seaweed....
Mask-wearing shot put standout Raven Saunders earns spot to Paris Olympics with 2nd place finish
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Raven Saunders wore a gold nose ring and had gold grills covering their upper and lower teeth. They even painted their nails gold for the occasion. Sensing a theme? Saunders, the shot put standout who wears a mask at competitions and identifies...
Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley may be close to achieving longtime athletic dream
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christie Raleigh Crossley was watching a documentary recently in which basketball star Sue Bird mentioned how every time she was selected to Team USA for the Olympics, she felt like a kid again. When the scene was over, Raleigh Crossley paused her TV and cried....
Japan protests sex assault cases involving US military on Okinawa and their delayed disclosure
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which were only recently made public. In one case, an Air Force member is accused of...
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% in early trading to 39,711.93. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to...
