CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for
The yen fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended its negative interest rate policy in a monumental but highly anticipated decision, while the Australian dollar also slid after its central bank kept rates steady. The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, putting an end to years of its ultra-loose stance. The BOJ also said at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting that it will end its purchases of Japanese exchange-traded funds and reduce the amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) it will purchase.
Reported spotting of the Princess of Wales comes a week after her photo-editing scandal