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Why has Japan not intervened yet to support yen?
The yen has been sliding to fresh 38-year lows day by day, with market participants on alert for Japanese authorities to step in again, as they did in March, to defend the currency. Read more
Uniqlo owner posts 31% jump in Q3 operating profit, raises forecast
Japan’s Fast Retailing, the owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, said on Thursday its third-quarter operating profit surged 31%, buoyed by strong sales at home. Read more
Teahupo‘o set to star as Paris Games takes surfing home to Tahiti
While most 2024 Olympians will be battling for glory in Paris, the world’s best surfers will be going for gold some 16,000km away on the island of Tahiti, where the spinning blue barrels of Teahupo’o might be the real star of the show. Read more
Team USA starts slowly, tops Canada in pre-Olympic opener
Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and Anthony Davis posted a double-double as Team USA topped Canada 86-72 on Wednesday in a men’s basketball exhibition in Las Vegas. Read more
Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling
Montana’s top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change. Read more
Sources: NBA finalizes TV deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon, but TNT could still match
The NBA and network executives finalized contracts that will make NBC and Amazon Prime Video new partners, while maintaining ABC/ESPN as the home of the NBA Finals, under agreements that will extend for 11 seasons and be worth $76 billion, according to executives with direct knowledge of the deals. Read more
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Boeing CEO called NTSB chair to apologize after MAX probe rules violation
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized and vowed the planemaker would follow government rules after the National Transportation Safety Board said the company provided non-public information speculating about possible causes on a 737 MAX mid-air emergency, the safety panel’s top official said today. Read more
Kalanianaole Highway in Hawaii Kai closed overnight to stabilize slopes
State officials are closing a stretch of Kalanianaole Highway in Hawaii KaiWednesday night for slope stabilization work. Read more
Alec Baldwin accused of breaking gun rules in ‘Rust’ trial
The 66-year-old Baldwin, on trial in Hollywood’s first on-set shooting fatality in three decades, took notes at the defense table and listened calmly to opening statements in his involuntary manslaughter trial. The trial is largely unprecedented in U.S. history, holding an actor criminally responsible for a gun death during filming. Read more
Former Hawaii teacher sentenced in child sex assault case
Bunag pleaded guilty in March to the state charges and was also sentenced in federal court in January to 17 1/2 years in prison for producing child pornography. Read more
Zelensky returns to the U.S. Capitol to bolster relationships
Zelensky, who is in Washington for this week’s NATO summit, was due to meet with leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and members of committees involved in defense, spending, diplomacy and national security. Read more
Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery
The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (160 km) from Houston, lashing Texas with heavy winds that knocked down power lines and damaged property. Read more
Police: Traffic accident turns into hatchet attack in Pahoa
A Puna man reported that after the traffic accident, Jones allegedly became violent and assaulted him with a hatchet while he was attempting to call the police. Read more
Costco Wholesale to hike annual membership fees
The hike will affect around 52 million members, a little over half of them being of the executive category, the membership-only retailer said. Read more
Canada takes step to acquire up to 12 submarines to guard Arctic
Canada updated its defense policy this year with a focus on protecting the Arctic and dealing with challenges from Russia and China. The procurement of submarines is a critical step in implementing that strategy, the defense ministry said in a statement. Read more
House panel subpoenas some Biden aides over his mental fitness
It subpoenaed first lady Jill Biden’s top aide Anthony Bernal, deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini, and senior adviser Ashley Williams. The development was reported earlier by Axios. Read more
Visitor, 23, dies after being pulled unresponsive at Kauai beach
Police said the man died Tuesday morning, and that an autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of his death. Foul play is not suspected. Read more
In ‘Rust’ trial, Alec Baldwin accused of breaking gun rules
The 66-year-old Baldwin, on trial in Hollywood’s first on-set shooting fatality in three decades, took notes at the defense table and listened calmly in his involuntary manslaughter trial. Read more
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