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Upbeat Japan coach Takeshi Okada insisted Friday making the semi-finals of the World Cup next year remained a realistic goal after they were drawn against the Netherlands, Cameroon and Denmark.
One veteran who plans to attend remembers the day 68 years ago when Japan attacked America Anthony Mancini remembers all too well when the torpedoes and bombs began to explode on Dec. 7, 1941. Hell had been unleashed in Japan's infamous assault on Pearl Harbor.
Chad Hedrick edged U.S. teammate Shani Davis to win the men’s 1,500 meters at a World Cup long-track speedskating event on Friday. Hedrick finished in 1 minute, 42.14 seconds with Davis was just 0.05 of a second behind. Denny Morrison of Canada took third in 1.42:74.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks posted the biggest weekly gain in seven months as concern eased that losses from Dubai World’s possible default will batter lenders and after the Bank of Japan stepped up its effort to fight deflation.
Mika Poutala of Finland has won the men's 500 meters at a World Cup long-track speedskating event. Poutala finished in 34.38 seconds on Friday at the meet in Calgary, Alberta. Jamie Gregg of Canada and Joji Kato of Japan were initially both timed in 34.45 seconds. The ISU originally awarded both men silver medals, but later determined that Kato actually finished 0.006 of a second ahead.
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National TV in parentheses Dec. 4 At Agde, France, Anselmo Moreno vs. Frederic Patrac, 12, for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title. At Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Tyrone Brunson vs. Carson Jones, 10, junior middleweights. Dec. 5 At Ludwigsburg, Germany, Marco Huck vs. Ola Afolabi, 12, for Huck's WBO cruiserweight title. At Newcastle, England, Amir Khan vs. Dmitiry Salita, 12, for Khan's WBA junior ...
(AP:WASHINGTON) Administration officials on Friday portrayed President Barack Obama's $8 billion high-speed train program as a jobs generator, announcing promises from European and Asian companies seeking rail contracts to employ U.S. workers.
FIRST ROUND Friday, June 11 At Johannesburg, Soccer City South Africa vs. Mexico, 10 a.m. At Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay vs. France, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Korea vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. At Johannesburg, Ellis Park Argentina vs. Nigeria, 10 a.m. At Rustenburg, South Africa England vs. United States, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 At Polokwane, South Africa ...
The big danger for Toyota isn't the cost of the massive U. S. recall to replace gas pedals, but instead shrinking income from the surging yen, a top executive said today.
Two weeks ago a lack of snow postponed the 18th Annual Amsoil Duluth National Snocross at Spirit Mountain and even now there's not enough snow for practicing. That's driving riders from all over the world to the only place in the Northland that has enough snow for the riders to train.
SEATTLE----On Thursday, December 10, 2009, Seattle will welcome the Japanese Mandarin and Pear Expo, an event to reintroduce the Northwest to the Japanese Mandarin “Aoshima” and the Japanese Tottori 20th Century Pear.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose the most since January against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners as the payrolls report encouraged traders to boost bets on Federal Reserve rate increases.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest rally in the U.S. dollar since January snuffed out an advance in commodities and limited gains in equities as an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate triggered bets the Federal Reserve will lift borrowing costs.
Galapagos Islands marine life in danger ... Ginger prices rise on flu fears ... Iron Curtain limited invasive species ... Lava beneath Hawaii forming new islands ... Health/Science news from UPI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA will take its Earth science research and educational programs before a world-wide audience Dec. 7-18 during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. NASA is one of several U.S. government agencies supporting the first-ever U.S. Center, an outreach initiative housed in Copenhagen's Bella ...
