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Associated PressFBI Seized Phones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams in Escalation of Fundraising Investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents quietly seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams ear...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressThousands who were Sheltering at Gaza City’s Hospitals Flee as Israel-Hamas War Closes in
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at G...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressEven Picasso had to Practice, Practice: Sketchbooks on Display Show Whimsy, Humor, Determination
NEW YORK (AP) — He was a giant of 20th-century art, but that doesn’t mean Pablo Picasso needed a big...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressBiden and Xi will Meet Wednesday for Talks on Trade, Taiwan and Fraught US-China Relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in Califo...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressMitch McConnell, Standing apart in a Changing GOP, Digs in on His Decades-long Push against Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell often tells the story of a letter that his father, a foot soldier ...
November 11, 2023
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ObituariesJunko Ohashi, singer of ‘Silhouette Romance,’ dies at 73
Singer Junko Ohashi, known for her many hit songs including “Silhouette Romance” and “Tasogare My Lo...
November 11, 2023
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Japan In FocusKagawa: Breeder Opens Cafe Specializing in Hairless Cats
TAKAMATSU — A cat cafe specializing in hairless cats opened in September in Takamatsu. Sphynx Cat C...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressJudge Declines for Now to Push back Trump’s Classified Documents Trial but Postpones other Deadlines
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified d...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressInternet Collapses in War-torn Yemen over ‘Maintenance’ Involving Undersea Line
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Fri...
November 11, 2023
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Associated PressBlinken Says ‘Far too Many’ Palestinians have Died as Israel Wages Relentless War on Hamas
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians...
November 11, 2023
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General NewsEarthquake Hits Kagoshima Prefecture Saturday Morning
A magnitude 5.0 quake jolted Kagoshima Prefecture and nearby prefectures at around 5:50 a.m. on Satu...
November 11, 2023
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Political PulseIncreasing Uncertainty Makes Decisions on EV Strategy Difficult
Many analysts have noted that the Japanese auto industry, despite being highly competitive internati...
November 11, 2023
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ScienceBaleen Whale Fossils Found in Akita Prefecture May Link to Modern Whales
NOSHIRO, Akita — Fossilized bones from a baleen whale found in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, may backup...
November 11, 2023
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Defense & SecurityGovt to Draft Tougher Measures on GSDF Vehicle Resale by Year-End
The government plans to disclose the results of its investigation into the alleged resale of retired...
November 11, 2023
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TechnologyAutonomous Driving Could Get ¥2.7 Billion Boost from Japanese Govt
The government is considering earmarking ¥2.7 billion in its fiscal 2023 supplementary budget to sup...
November 10, 2023