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Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota's climb as a global automaker, dies at 93 08/12/2026 04:02am • TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died. He was 93. Company spokeswoman Shino Yamada confirmed Wednesday that Okuda had died but said the date and cause of his death were not immediately availabl Diamondbacks square off against the Rockies in series rubber match 08/12/2026 04:01am • Colorado Rockies (47-73, fifth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (64-57, second in the NL West) Phoenix; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (4-6, 5.71 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (8-9, 4.88 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 80 strikeouts) LINE: Di Cardinals and Phillies meet in series rubber match 08/12/2026 04:01am • Philadelphia Phillies (64-57, second in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (60-60, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (10-3, 2.69 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 132 strikeouts); Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (8-4, 3.45 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 99 strikeouts) LI Cubs meet the Nationals with 1-0 series lead 08/12/2026 04:01am • Chicago Cubs (70-50, second in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (59-62, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: David Peterson (6-7, 5.35 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Nationals: Jackson Kent (0-0) LINE: Cubs -166, Nationals +141; over/under is Brewers look to stop road losing streak, play the Padres 08/12/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (74-46, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (64-57, third in the NL West) San Diego; Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Dustin May (6-7, 4.30 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Padres: Robbie Ray (10-7, 3.24 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 109 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers - Braves and Mets play, winner takes 3-game series 08/12/2026 04:01am • New York Mets (53-68, fifth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (72-48, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zach Thornton (3-2, 2.52 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Braves: Tyler Mahle (3-9, 4.83 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -160, Mets +136 Twins and Orioles square off in series rubber match 08/12/2026 04:01am • Baltimore Orioles (58-62, fourth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (59-62, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (4-11, 3.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (5-8, 5.23 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 73 strikeouts) LIN Australia launch 20-test year in Top End against depleted Bangladesh 08/12/2026 03:44am • Test cricket returns to Australia’s tropical Top End for the first time since 2003 when the hosts face Bangladesh in a two-match series starting Thursday. The series opener at Marrara Stadium in Darwin marks Bangladesh’s first test tour Down Under in over two decades and kicks off a 12-month per David Crowley wins Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin 08/12/2026 03:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — David Crowley wins Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin. See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 08/12/2026 03:07am • Aug. 5 - 11, 2026 AP Mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. Hungary’s Parliament taps András Baka as president as part of Orbán-era purge 08/12/2026 03:01am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice András Baka as president on Tuesday as the country's new government dismantles power structures left behind by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Lawmakers with the governing Tisza party elected Baka in a s Tropical Storm Chan-hom weakens and departs Japan after causing power outages and injuries 08/12/2026 02:56am • TOKYO (AP) — Business in the greater Tokyo area was almost back to normal Wednesday after a tropical storm weakened to a depression and left Japan, with transportation operating normally and power restored to most homes. Before becoming a depression, Tropical Strom Chan-hom made landfall in south Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks 08/12/2026 02:45am • BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) — After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next. Drought conditions had forced Mohamed and her family to leave Saakoow, a town in the Mid India’s small steelmakers could save money and cut emissions with switch to renewable power 08/12/2026 02:39am • BENGALURU, India (AP) — Smaller steel companies responsible for nearly 40% of India’s crude steel production could cut their electricity bills by about a third while sharply reducing carbon emissions by switching to renewable energy, according to a report released Wednesday. The report, “Power Blake Snell fans 10 in 6 innings in return for the Dodgers after a 3-month elbow injury layoff 08/12/2026 02:27am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 10 batters in six innings in his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined for three months with loose bodies in his left elbow. He struck out the side on 13 pitches in the first inning for the first time as a Dodger. The Dodger