Wall Street closes up on revival supported by inflation data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended in positive territory for the week. Read more
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Flotilla on Seine, rain and Celine Dion mark start of Olympics
France’s three-time Olympic gold medallists Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner then lit the Olympic cauldron, suspended on a hot-air balloon, before Canada’s Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf’s “Hymn to Love,” in her first public performance in years, drawing huge cheers from the crowd. Read more
Trump touts warm ties to Israel’s Netanyahu, blasts Harris
Netanyahu met Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race, a day after talks with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running against Trump in the Nov. 5 U.S. election. Read more
How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works
Here are some key details on the surfing competition and what to watch for. Read more
How JD Vance’s Ohio hometown defied his expectations
Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” tried to explain the mindset of white Appalachian voters at a time when many Americans were baffled by the popularity of Donald Trump. Read more
Fed seen on track for September rate cut
Fed policymakers have said they want to be confident inflation is headed sustainably back to that goal before they cut rates. Read more
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Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island
The blaze was sparked by lightning on July 17, and wind gusts up to 60 mph drove the flames across brush, timberland and ranches, killing hundreds of cattle. The fire was only 20% contained today, officials said. Read more
Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ pleads not guilty to U.S. charges
Court records showed that Zambada today waived his right to appear personally in court and directed that a not guilty plea be entered on his behalf. Read more
Cooling U.S. inflation bolsters September rate cut hopes
The report from the Commerce Department today also showed consumer spending slowed a bit last month. Read more
Prosecutor: Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully
The vehicle spread flames that caused what is being called the Park Fire, which exploded overnight from about 1,400 acres on Wednesday near Chico, California, to about 125,000 acres on Thursday afternoon in northern California. Read more
Attacks on French railways cause chaos before Olympic ceremony
The coordinated sabotage took place as France mounted a massive security operation involving tens of thousands of police and soldiers to safeguard the capital for the sporting extravaganza. Read more
Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Harris as Democrats’ best bet
The Obamas’ endorsement came five days after President Joe Biden, 81, dropped his reelection bid in the face of mounting opposition within his own party. Read more
Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus cars, Nikkei reports
Japan’s Toyota Motor plans to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka and supply its batteries to a factory that makes luxury Lexus brand cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. Read more
North Korea’s economy surged in 2023 after years of contraction, South estimates
North Korea’s economy grew sharply in 2023 after shrinking for three straight years as trade with China increased after COVID-19 pandemic border controls were eased, according to estimates by South Korea’s central bank. Read more
Olympic surfers score with ‘awesome’ floating athlete’s village
Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday, but might have trumped their Paris-based peers with their accommodation in a freighter-cum-cruise ship serving as a floating athletes’ village. Read more
Canada women’s soccer head coach suspended amid drone scandal
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) removed head coach Bev Priestman today following her suspension by Canada Soccer over a drone spying scandal that has thrust the 2020 Olympic gold medalists into an unsavory global spotlight. Read more
Harris presses Netanyahu over humanitarian crisis in Gaza
“Israel has a right to defend itself. And how it does so matters,” Harris told reporters after the meeting. She said she raised her serious concerns about the scale of human suffering in Gaza. Read more
China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool
A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from Saturday. Read more
How Macron’s ‘crazy’ Olympics ceremony along the Seine came about
When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the then-head of Paris police, he was dead-set against it. Read more
Harris condemns flag burning, protesters call it distraction
“I condemn the burning of the American flag,” Harris said in a statement. “It should never be desecrated in that way.” Read more
Ex-Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
The pair face charges for their roles in the bungled police response to the shooting during which officers waited for more than an hour outside a classroom where the gunman was holed up with children, including those who made lengthy calls to 911 emergency services, saying they were in the room with the gunman and surrounded by bodies. Read more
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