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Harris gets backing from more than 100 venture capitalists
Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn founder, investor Chris Sacca, Katie Stanton of Moxxie, Eva Ho of Fika Ventures and Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures, were among those who signed the letter and pledged to vote for Harris in the Nov. 5 election. Read more
Japan spent $36.8B in July intervention, data says
The Ministry of Finance figures confirmed the suspicions of traders and analysts following sharp yen spikes over July 11 and 12 that money market estimates had suggested was worth 5.71 trillion yen. Read more
Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was removed, in his government’s latest run-in with the firm over blocked content. Read more
Delta CEO: CrowdStrike outage cost airline ‘half a billion dollars’
The meltdown suffered by Delta Air Lines following the CrowdStrike technology outage cost the company “half a billion dollars,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a televised interview Wednesday, vowing to pursue claims against the security firm and Microsoft. Read more
Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed an Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman today, the television station said. Read more
Toyota posts 17% increase in Q1 profit but shares tumble
Toyota Motor posted a 17% increase in first-quarter profit on Thursday, as cost-cutting and a weaker yen helped offset lower sales and a decline in production at home. Read more
China’s Pan says unaffected by doping storm after ‘perfect’ world record
China’s Pan Zhanle hailed a perfect world record swim that delivered the Olympic 100 metres freestyle gold on Wednesday and said he was unaffected by a doping storm that had engulfed his swim team in Paris. Read more
France’s Marchand makes history with golden double
France’s Paris Games poster boy Leon Marchand went where no swimmer has gone before by winning the 200 metres breaststroke and butterfly golds on the same night – and both in Olympic record times – at his home Olympics today. Read more
Olympic surfing in Tahiti likely to resume Thursday after storm delays
Competition was cancelled at the Olympic surfing venue of Teahupo’o in Tahiti today, with conditions still super challenging after a storm swept though the region, forcing the event to go on hold. Read more
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A new Japanese star is born: Oka looks to emulate Uchimura’s success
The spotlight at the men’s gymnastics events at the Paris Games was always going to shine brightest on Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto, but it was Shinnosuke Oka who triumphed in the all around, emerging from the shadow of his more decorated countryman. Read more
Maui firefighters battling brush fire in Kihei
The fire, estimated at 15 to 20 acres, started on vacant land south of Ohukai Road and mauka of Piilani Highway, according to county officials. Read more
Rocky’s monk seal pup, ‘Ili‘ili, settling into new beach home
The Hawaiian monk seal pup born to Rocky at Sand Island was relocated today to a remote beach on Oahu, according to federal wildlife officials. Read more
New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District proposal received
The original Aloha Stadium opened in 1975 and hosted its last event inside the facility in 2021. It still hosts a swap meet, concerts and other events in the facility’s parking lot. Read more
Oahu urged to conserve water, prepare for rolling outages tonight
The risk of rolling power outages on Oahu this evening due to reduced generation has been lowered, but Hawaiian Electric is still asking customers to conserve electricity to avoid shortages tonight. Read more
Woman, 33, allegedly drove at another woman in Waipahu
The incident occurred at about 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a police bulletin. Read more
Accused Sept. 11 plotters agree to plead guilty at Guantánamo Bay
A senior Pentagon official approved the deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, according to Defense Department officials with knowledge of the agreement. Read more
There are tough Olympic jobs in Tahiti — surf forecasting is one
As director of forecasting at Surfline.com, which partners with the Olympic surfing organizers, the American has to tell them what conditions will be like, days in advance and down to the last minute, to advise of the best times to run competition. Read more
Zelensky says Ukraine does not want China as a mediator
Zelensky, speaking to French media outlets, also said that while Ukraine insisted on restoring its 1991 post-Soviet borders it would consider opening talks with Russia before all of Moscow’s troops were withdrawn if the conditions were right. Read more
Study: Heavy metal in most chocolates may not pose health risk
Some consumer groups and independent test agencies have previously reported heavy metal contamination in cocoa products such as dark chocolate, with possible causes being the type of soil where cocoa is grown and industrial processing. Read more
Competition called off in Tahiti as weather forces surfing pause
Tahiti’s Teahupo’o delivered some of the best conditions ever seen for a competition for the men’s round three on Monday before strong winds ripped through the lineup and continued into Tuesday. Read more
U.S. airlines jump on the premium-seat bandwagon
Some airlines known for low-fare models like Southwest, Spirit and Frontier are even shifting away from their traditional business models to woo them. Read more
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