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ReutersUS Says Latest Rafah Deaths Won’t Change Israel Policy, Military Aid
REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzPeople demonstrate during a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the White Hous...
May 29, 2024
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Associated PressProsecutor Says Trump Tried ‘To Hoodwink Voters’ While Defense Attacks Key Witness in Last Arguments
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy "to hoodwink voters" in 2016, a prosecutor t...
May 29, 2024
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Japan In FocusMiss Sansa Dancers Chosen for 2024 Festival
MORIOKA — Dancers for this year’s “Miss Sansa Odori” have been decided. The final judging of the ...
May 29, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Ewiniar Expected to Approach Minami-Daito Island May 29 Evening; Wind Speed at 35 Meters Per Second
The strong Typhoon Ewiniar is expected to make its closest approach to Minami-Daito Island, Okina...
May 29, 2024
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General NewsRecord-Breaking Heavy Rain Hits Shikoku, Kyushu Regions; 89 Locations Marked Largest Rainfall in May
Record-breaking rainfall was logged in 89 locations nationwide on Tuesday, with western Japan hit pa...
May 29, 2024
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General NewsMayor Says City of Nagasaki ‘Used Everything at Our Discretion’ to Issue Certificate of Residence to Male Couple
The Omura municipal government in Nagasaki Prefecture this month issued a certificate of residenc...
May 29, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Sheds Early Gains amid Rising JGB Yields (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average shed early gains to end lower on Wednesday as inve...
May 29, 2024
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Associated PressRecovery of Brazil’s Spix’s Macaw, Popularized in Animated ‘Rio’ Films, Threatened by Climate Change
CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix's macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Nort...
May 29, 2024
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Associated PressOpenAI Forms Safety Committee as It Starts Training Latest Artificial Intelligence Model
OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model...
May 29, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (May 29)
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May 29, 2024
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Travel SpotsSamurai Horse Riders Compete at Traditional Festival in Fukushima Pref.; Festival Moved Up 2 Months Due to Heat
MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima — Hundreds of mounted riders dressed as samurai galloped across fields and...
May 29, 2024
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Associated PressPope Apologizes after Being Quoted Using Vulgar Term about Gay Men in Talk about Ban on Gay Priests
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and deroga...
May 29, 2024
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Associated PressTransitional Council in Haiti Selects New Prime Minister for a Country under Siege by Gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prim...
May 29, 2024
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ObituariesAlbert Ruddy, Oscar-winning Producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ Dies at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for...
May 29, 2024
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Walking Along the Nikko Cedar Avenue Like a Traveler in the Edo Period
Nikko Suginamiki Kaido (Nikko Cedar Avenue) is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as th...
May 29, 2024