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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pour water on requiem hill as they visit the island of Iwo Jima, which is now officially called Iwo To in Japan, on… © Japan Today

BioLab has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor following an investigation that found that improperly stored hazardous chemicals were the cause of a fire at its Conyers, Georgia, facility seven months ago. According to the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the company was cited as having four serious and two “other-than-serious” violations…

Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and world number two Rory McIlroy will take a swing at golf history in this week’s 89th Masters. The superstars are most fancied by oddsmakers when the year’s first major golf showdown starts Thursday at Augusta National. Monday’s opening practice round was halted for the day after just over 3…

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett announced on Sunday that over 50 countries have “reached out” to President Donald Trump asking to start negotiations following the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs that were announced last Wednesday. During a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Hassett announced, “I got a report from the USTR [United…

Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. After firing the puck into the net, Ovechkin turned and did a belly-flop slide down the ice like he had just won a pee-wee hockey game. The gap-toothed grin didn’t leave his face for hours. “We…

Tiger Woods was playing golf with Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley ahead of the Masters two years ago when Ridley mentioned the club’s soon-to-be-announced project to renovate a municipal course that for nearly a century had been an affordable haven for Augusta’s working-class and Black golfers. Woods was interested immediately, Ridley said, and that kicked…

Former Germany forward Jurgen Klinsmann said Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane should be considered among the favourites for the next Ballon d’Or. The 1990 World Cup winner said Kane should “absolutely be in the top three of the Ballon d’Or”, awarded each year to the best men’s footballer, but added that a run into the…

Daniil Medvedev navigated his way into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday, eventually seeing off former world number eight Karen Khachanov 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Former U.S. Open winner Medvedev fought through in just shy of three hours on Court Rainier III against Khachanov, after having been a set and a break…

King Charles III arrived in Rome on Monday for a state visit to Italy on his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment. Charles is traveling with Queen Camilla on the three-day visit, which includes the first address to the Italian Parliament of a British monarch, visits with the…

There is a stink rising over the United Kingdom’s second-largest city. Garbage has piled up for a month in Birmingham during a dispute between the city and its trash collectors. It is a sore sight for eyes and offensive to the nose. Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have…