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and the pioneering hawaii—born sumo wrestling champion akebono has died at the age of 5a.h school before breaking into the traditionaljapanese sport of sumo, where he won 11 grand tournament titles during his career. in 1993, he became the first foreign—born grand champion, or yokozuna, and became a japanese citizen in 1996. the united states ambassador to japan called akebono "a giant in the world of sumo, a proud hawaiian and a bridge between the united states and japan." and that's all the sport for now. head over to the bbc sport website, thunderstorms pending at augusta. this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was pushing her
and the pioneering hawaii—born sumo wrestling champion akebono has died at the age of 5a.h school before breaking into the traditionaljapanese sport of sumo, where he won 11 grand tournament titles during his career. in 1993, he became the first foreign—born grand champion, or yokozuna, and became a japanese citizen in 1996. the united states ambassador to japan called akebono "a giant in the world of sumo, a proud hawaiian and a bridge between the united states and japan." and...
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the united states ambassador to japan called akebono "a giant in the world of sumo, a proud hawaiiantates and japan." and that's all the sport for now. on the subway is remote. but public perception tells a different story. in response, authorities have stepped up security measures in recent weeks, deploying 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer anic 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as — 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as gun — 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as gun shots _ 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as gun shots are - sheer panic as gun shots are fired on a new york city subway carriage. and desperate writers are able to flee they can find car. this was one of a series of random frightening incidents that have gone viral in recent months. here the musician ian forrest was playing in herald square, when this happened. a second attack against him and less than a year. i attack against him and less than a ear. , ,., ~ attack against him and less than a ear, , , ., " ., attack against him and less than a ear, , ,.,
the united states ambassador to japan called akebono "a giant in the world of sumo, a proud hawaiiantates and japan." and that's all the sport for now. on the subway is remote. but public perception tells a different story. in response, authorities have stepped up security measures in recent weeks, deploying 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer anic 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as — 1000 army reservists. the moment of sheer panic as gun — 1000 army...
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sumo legend taro akebono has died of heart failure at the age of 5a.statement. he won eleven championships and was the first foreigner to obtain the sports highest rank. obtain the sport's highest rank. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. super mario brothers wonder won best family game, but it was baldur�*s gate 3 ? based on dungeons and dragons — that triumphed, with five wins including best game. marc cieslak was there. this is what it's all about — a bafta golden mask. tonight's winners will be taking home a slightly smaller version of one of these, but these are water proof that the industry is more than an economic force, and the uk has always played a giant role in games development. —— these awards. in a recent bafta poll, lara croft, made famous by the tomb raider games, was voted most iconic video game character of all time. i caught up with the co—founder of the company behind lara, sir ian livingston, to talk about her legacy in the state of the industry. of co
sumo legend taro akebono has died of heart failure at the age of 5a.statement. he won eleven championships and was the first foreigner to obtain the sports highest rank. obtain the sport's highest rank. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. super mario brothers wonder won best family game, but it was baldur�*s gate 3 ? based on dungeons and dragons — that triumphed, with five wins including best game. marc...
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akebono died of heart failure while recieving care in tokyo, where he lived for much of his life.ears old. still to come, right wing republicans blocked preauthorization of controversial foreign surveillance legislation. also, a look at efforts to develop climate friendly shipping vessels, and his celebrity chefs controversial trademarking of chili crunch raises questions of food origins and culture. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: o.j. simpson, whose murder trial captivated the country died of cancer. the case dominated headlines during the 1990's and was a prime example of people's fascination with celebrity and crime. but the trial was about much more than that, highlighting major fissures in america and one whose legacy is still discussed some decades later. william brangham has more. william: he was a football hall of famer -- one of the greatest running backs of his generation -- who suffered a precipitous fall from grace. o.j. simpson's legacy wo
akebono died of heart failure while recieving care in tokyo, where he lived for much of his life.ears old. still to come, right wing republicans blocked preauthorization of controversial foreign surveillance legislation. also, a look at efforts to develop climate friendly shipping vessels, and his celebrity chefs controversial trademarking of chili crunch raises questions of food origins and culture. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west,...
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failure at 54 years old in japan is considered to be a trailblazer for foreign born sumo wrestlers akebono oh became the first non-japanese yoko zona assume o'brien champion highest rank in the sport. >> john, i was a legend new developments now in a gambling scandal that is rocking majorly baseball annuitized reports, the former interpreter for superstar shohei ohtani is >> in talks to plead guilty after accusations surface that he stole more than $4.5 million from ohtani to gamble. seen a national correspondent, nick watt is in los angeles. nick, what's the latest on these possible plea deal >> well, we're getting some clarity on this story. john, and any width of scandal is moving away from shohei ohtani. this is a bizarre story about three or four weeks ago federal investigators looking into a bookmaker in orange county, california, noticed ohtani's name on money transfer first. now, ohtani's interpreter came out and said that ohtani had lent him the interpreter money to pay off his gambling debts. shohei ohtani's people came out and said, no way this money was stolen. so now the new y
failure at 54 years old in japan is considered to be a trailblazer for foreign born sumo wrestlers akebono oh became the first non-japanese yoko zona assume o'brien champion highest rank in the sport. >> john, i was a legend new developments now in a gambling scandal that is rocking majorly baseball annuitized reports, the former interpreter for superstar shohei ohtani is >> in talks to plead guilty after accusations surface that he stole more than $4.5 million from ohtani to...
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akebono taro died of heart failure. he was 54 years old. he was the first foreign born wrestler to reach the level of yokozuna, or grand champion, in japan. he grew up in hawaii, moved to tokyo in the late 80s. he won his first grand championship in 1993. japanese prime minister fumio kishida has addressed us lawmakers at the capitol. >> he was urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the asia pacific and deep skepticism in congress about us involvement abroad. kishida is in washington this week visiting president biden as the white house completes hosting each leader at the quad. it's an informal partnership between the us, japan, australia and india that is seen as important to countering china's growing military strength after yesterday's sell off on wall street, following a hotter than expected consumer price index report. >> inflation at the wholesale level is released today along with the unemployment report. edward lawrence reports this is another sign that price pressures within the econom
akebono taro died of heart failure. he was 54 years old. he was the first foreign born wrestler to reach the level of yokozuna, or grand champion, in japan. he grew up in hawaii, moved to tokyo in the late 80s. he won his first grand championship in 1993. japanese prime minister fumio kishida has addressed us lawmakers at the capitol. >> he was urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the asia pacific and deep skepticism in congress about us...