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ReutersTaiwan Independence a ‘Dead End’, China Says after New President Takes Office
BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan independence is a dead end, and no matter under what banner, secession...
May 20, 2024
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ReutersJapan Yields Hit Decade Highs as US Yields Rise, BOJ Tightening in Focus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Benchmark Japanese government bond yields climbed to the highest in more than a...
May 20, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Urges China to Allow Scrutiny of Disputed Shoal
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to intern...
May 20, 2024
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ReutersChina Commerce Ministry Says It Prohibits US Aeronautical Firm from Import, Export Activities
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Monday that it will prohibit some U.S. firm...
May 20, 2024
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ReutersRFK Jr. Supporters: from Trump Deserters to Ex-Democrats, They’re Hungry for Change
May 19 (Reuters) - Republicans paint independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr as a...
May 20, 2024
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ReutersWhite House’s Sullivan Briefs Netanyahu on Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan held constructive meet...
May 20, 2024
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Associated PressEd Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Goes to Space 60 Years Later
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed int...
May 20, 2024
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Associated PressDiddy Admits Beating Ex-Girlfriend Cassie, Says He’s Sorry, Calls His Actions ‘Inexcusable’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel h...
May 20, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Tells Morehouse Graduates That Scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas War Break His Heart, Too
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students...
May 20, 2024
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General News798 People Renew Guinness Record for Biggest Teppanyaki Cook-Out; Participants from Hokkaido Opt for Lamb
A total of 798 people in Tokyo on Sunday renewed the Guinness World Record for all participants t...
May 20, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan, South Korea in Talks to Resume Defense Exchanges; Aim to End Radar Directing Issue.
The Japanese and South Korean governments have started discussions to resume bilateral defense ex...
May 20, 2024
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Donald Keene’s LegacyRakugo Scholar Matthew Shores to Talk at Waseda University in Japanese about His Research; First in the Donald Keene Memorial Foundation Lecture Series
Matthew Shores, an American scholar of rakugo and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, wi...
May 20, 2024
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Washington PostSchool Apologizes after Seizing Lakota Student’s Feathered Graduation Cap
A viral video of staff confiscating a Native American student’s cap at a New Mexico high school’s...
May 20, 2024
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Washington PostWhat Science Tells Us about Biden, Trump and Evaluating An Aging Brain
The 2024 presidential election has turned into a crash course in gerontology.
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Associated PressJesus Is Their Savior, Trump Is Their Candidate. Ex-president’s Backers Say He Shares Faith, Values
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a th...
May 20, 2024