Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 Thursday night to gain a berth into ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles & Naomi Osaka Help Remix What It Means To Be A Strong Black Woman
Biles and Osaka made decisions that were best for them and not their careers, something Black women have struggled to do for decades. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Logs Record Number of COVID-19 Cases As Infections Surge Amid Olympics
Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. Tokyo has been under a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports record high of over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases as Olympics near end
The Olympics host city of Tokyo reported over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, its highest daily increase since the pandemic began. At the Games, the U.S. women's soccer team beat Australia in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics’ lasting lesson: Sometimes, it’s better to let go than push through
The roar from the Tokyo Olympics didn’t fill National Stadium when a world record fell, nor will it rattle around Saitama Super Arena when the basketball gold medal games are contested over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends emergency measures as Tokyo fears cases doubling in a fortnight
Japan extended its emergency measures over most of its population, as coronavirus infections rose nationwide to what its prime minister called “an unprecedented level”. Yoshihide Suga declared eight ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: curfew and music ban on two Greek islands; Japan experts urge nationwide state of emergency
Zakynthos island and Chania on Crete hit by measures aimed at cutting Covid spread; advisers to government in Tokyo say surge requires harsher measures ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball-U.S. set as Japan’s date for gold-medal game with 7-2 win over S. Korea
The United States will face Japan in baseball's first Olympic gold-medal game in 13 years after defeating defending champions South Korea 7-2 with a barrage of sixth-inning singles on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
5G business success insights from China, Korea, and Japan (Analyst Angle)
G continues to progress while both infrastructure and device ecosystems have matured, creating economies of scale. ( read original story ...)
SEC Chief Gary Gensler Braces for Clash With Crypto Traders
Gary Gensler wants to regulate digital assets to the same extent as stocks, bonds and commodity-related trading instruments. ( read original story ...)
Uruguayan Senator Bill To Allow Crypto for Payments
The bill seeks to regulate crypto assets and make them "recognized and accepted by the Law and applicable in any legal business." ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood is positioning itself as a crypto powerhouse: Tastytrade founder
Tastytrade founder and co-CEO Tom Sosnoff joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Robinhood's announcement that shareholders have filed to sell more than 90 million shares. The former Thinkorswim CEO also gives ... ( read original story ...)
Senators move to exempt bitcoin, crypto miners from proposed U.S. tax rules
Supporters of the crypto industry in the U.S. Senate filed an amendment to the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which would impose new tax-reporting rules on crypto brokers, to make clear that miners ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya settles for silver after losing final to world champion Uguev
There were expectations that the 23-year Dahiya would become India's youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Sapporo hopes Tokyo Olympics will boost 2030 bid
The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo's punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race walking events, giving it an opportunity to promote its bid to host ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mayor sparks outrage by biting Olympian’s gold medal amid Covid fears
"I forgot my position as Nagoya mayor and acted in an extremely inappropriate way,' Takashi Kawamura said in a televised apology. ( read original story ...)