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Associated PressGunbattle between Haitian Police and Gangs Paralyzes Area Near National Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti's capital...
April 2, 2024
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Associated PressFrance Presses China on Trade and Ukraine Ahead of Upcoming Xi Jinping Visit
BEIJING (AP) — The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine o...
April 2, 2024
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Associated PressInvaders from Underground Are Coming in Cicada-Geddon. It’s the Biggest Bug Emergence in Centuries
Trillions of evolution's bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their he...
April 2, 2024
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Associated PressA Rio Councilwoman’s Killing Was a Mystery. An Arrest Gave a Peek at Corruption Keeping It Unsolved
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco's 2018 assa...
April 2, 2024
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Associated PressRussian Security Agency Says Suspects Detained in the Caucasus Are Linked to Moscow Attack
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a "terrori...
April 2, 2024
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Associated PressFlorida Voters Will Decide Whether to Protect Abortion Rights and Legalize Pot in November
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state's vot...
April 2, 2024
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ReutersMicrosoft to Separate Teams and Office Globally amid Antitrust Scrutiny
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office ...
April 2, 2024
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CompaniesLine Operator to Disconnect Computer System from Naver
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—LY Corp., the operator of the Line messaging app, said Monday that it will com...
April 2, 2024
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CompaniesOpenAI to Launch 1st Asian Base in Tokyo
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—OpenAI, the developer of generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, will...
April 2, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Picks 16 Airports, Ports for Defense Use
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government on Monday picked 16 airports and ports in seven prefec...
April 2, 2024
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BaseballShota Imanaga Stars in Major League Debut as Cubs Beat Rockies 5-0 in Wrigley Field Opener; Seiya Suzuki Hits a Single
CHICAGO (AP) — For his warmup music ahead of his first major league start, Shota Imanaga picked T...
April 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Sets Up New Volcanic Research Headquarters to be ‘Command Post’ for Observation, Countermeasures
A new headquarters for promoting volcanic observation and research was established at the science...
April 2, 2024
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Asia-PacificN. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan
Seoul/Tokyo (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired what is believed to be an intermediate-range ballistic...
April 2, 2024
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General NewsM6.1 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Aomori, Iwate Prefectures Observe Lower 5 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted the Tohoku region at 4:24 a.m. Tuesday, ...
April 2, 2024
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General NewsLarger, Unconventional School Desks Support Proactive Learning in Japanese Schools; New Designs Help Students Use Tablets, Be More Active in Class
In response to a growing emphasis on proactive learning in the classroom, variations of school de...
April 2, 2024