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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt to Carefully Assess Timing of Trump-Ishiba Meeting; Officials Fear Receiving ‘Homework’ from President-elect
The government will carefully assess the timing for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to visit the Un...
December 18, 2024
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Technology‘Primitive’ Beers Draw Crowds at Belgian Brewery
BRUSSELS (AFP-Jiji) — Winding between copper vats and oak barrels, a cluster of early-morning vi...
December 18, 2024
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Japan In FocusJR Tourist Train Makes 1st Visits to Local Stations in Akita, Iwate; Performances Welcome Tourist Train to Stations
AKITA — Hinabi Hachimantai, a tourist train operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), ran on ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressPolice Chief Says Motive for Wisconsin School Shooting Was a ‘Combination of Factors’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded ot...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressNetanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy a Buffer Zone inside Syria for the Foreseeable Future
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressCongress Unveils Funding Deal with More Than $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressNuclear Bunker Sales Increase, despite Expert Warnings They Aren’t Going to Provide Protection
When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn't hold back. A grot...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressAt Least 25 Are Killed and Dozens Are Missing after an Overcrowded Boat Capsizes in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killi...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressA Couple Hundred North Korean Troops Killed, Wounded in Battles with Ukrainian Forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressNASA’s 2 Stuck Astronauts Face More Time in Space with Return Delayed until at Least Late March
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended aga...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressTrump’s Lawyers Allege Juror Misconduct in Latest Bid to Get His Hush Money Conviction Dismissed
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressSuspect Charged with Killing Unitedhealthcare’s CEO as an Act of Terrorism
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressTech Consultant Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Cash App Founder Bob Lee
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-deg...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressBiathlon Official Apologizes to Athletes Who Have Suffered Mistreatment
The secretary general of the International Biathlon Union apologized to any athlete who was mistr...
December 18, 2024
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Japan In FocusNon-Japanese Residents Ready to Respond to Disasters
YAMAGATA — An annual event to educate foreign residents about how to respond when a disaster stri...
December 18, 2024