TOKYO — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour. And that’s just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography. Confused? Welcome to the party. If … Read more
TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and was accused of being responsible for failing to prevent the disaster as top management, has died, with his trials still pending. He was 84. Tsunehisa Katsumata died on Oct. 21, TEPCO … Read more
Game 1 — Yankees 5, Dodgers 3 Game 2 — Yankees 10, Dodgers 3 Game 3 — Dodgers 9, Yankees 8 Game 4 — Dodgers 3, Yankees 2 Game 5 — Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 Game 6 — Dodgers 8, Yankees 6 Game 7 — Yankees 5, Dodgers 2 Two of the most memorable plays … Read more
See evidence of drone strikes in Kherson authenticated by BBC Verify – some are too graphic to show Just before noon one day Serhiy Dobrovolsky, a hardware trader, returned to his home in Kherson in southern Ukraine. He stepped into his yard, lit a cigarette and chatted with his next-door neighbour. Suddenly, they heard the … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, which reported third-quarter adjusted profit and revenue that missed expectations, weighed down by disappointing sales of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro, why … Read more
NEW YORK — It had felt so close, yet remained so difficult to cement. For more than a decade, the Dodgers had aimed for more than just regular-season success. More than just repeated trips to the postseason. More than just a lone, COVID-bubble championship in a pandemic-shortened 2020 season. This, as president of baseball operations Andrew … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Three big numbers on the way in the next three days in a final economic report card for the Biden-Harris administration before the election. CNBC’s Steve Liesman joins ‘Squawk Box’ with a preview of what to expect. 04:50 Wed, Oct 30 20248:24 … Read more
CHICAGO — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins. As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, opponents are using parental rights and anti-transgender messages to try to undermine support for the ballot proposals. The … Read more
NEW YORK — The silent, somber Bronx suddenly was bathed in joyous dancing blue, a screaming scrum leaping and bouncing and hugging into history. The Dodgers did it. They really did it. The hallowed New York Yankees stood frozen in their dugout, stripped of their aura and bludgeoned at their essence, painfully demolished pinstripe by pinstripe. … Read more
‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer looks at todays slate of earnings reports. Source link