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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Monday night by the New York Yankees. The three-time MVP hasn’t played since May 31 because of a broken right rib. New York was off Monday and is scheduled to open a three-game series at home Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies. Judge traveled with the Yankees on their recent trip to the West Coast. He took […]

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau for Tuesday as Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass nearby, bringing damaging winds, mudslides, possible tornadoes, dangerous rip currents and as much as 16 inches (about 40 centimeters) of rain to some areas. The closures, which include community colleges and state and county offices, were put into effect for Kauai County, which was […]

By Enas Alashray CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Iran threatened the United States with “economic warfare” on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again. The six-month-old war has been marked by a cycle of pauses followed by periodic flare-ups, with the U.S. last reporting attacks on Iranian targets […]

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The yen surged on Tuesday, while Asian markets struggled for direction as a mixed batch of regional economic data and fresh Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf drove oil prices and bond yields higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fluctuated between gains and losses before edging up 0.2%, as the yen jumped as much as 0.6% to 153.51, its strongest level since February […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Australia’s Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor customer as demand surges for infrastructure to run advanced AI models. Here are the details: • The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering this year, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent years. […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Doubts over Elena Rybakina’s fitness lingered until the eve of the U.S. Open and the Kazakh said she was amazed by her progress from an ankle injury after reaching the quarter-finals on Monday to edge closer to the world number one ranking. The second seed arrived in New York without having played since retiring from her Cincinnati Open quarter-final against Iga […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Fourth seed Coco Gauff stayed on course for a third Grand Slam title after reaching the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-4 win over fellow American Iva Jovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. Gauff, who captured her first major title at Flushing Meadows in 2023, delivered a dominant display against 14th seed Jovic and will next face Russian […]

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen climbed to fresh seven-month highs against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike while the dollar was subdued ahead of CPI data this week. The yen strengthened to as much as 153.53 per dollar in morning trading, surpassing levels reached during Japan’s July […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, heightening worries over supply disruption. Brent crude futures climbed 34 cents, or 0.35%, to $97.34 a barrel by 0000 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.63 a barrel, up $1.15, or 1.26%.  Brent rose […]