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Associated PressCIA Director Meets Venezuela’s Acting President in Caracas
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has traveled to Venezuela to meet with acting Presi...
January 17, 2026
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Jiji PressOsaka Governor, Mayor Ready for Elections over Metropolis Plan
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama on Friday te...
January 17, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Says He Wants to Keep Hassett in White House, Clouding Fed Chair Selection
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic ad...
January 17, 2026
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Jiji PressChina Seen Building New Structure in East China Sea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has confirmed moves by Chi...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostWashington National Opera Announces New Venues after Split with Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera on Friday announced new venues for its spring season and a spike of...
January 17, 2026
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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Japan’s ‘Rabbit Island’ May See Tourist Tax; Move Follows Increase in Litter, Abuse of Rabbits
TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — The Takehara municipal government in Hiroshima Prefecture may introduce a “...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostHere’s Who Is Likely to Profit from Trump’s Venezuela Takeover
Things have not gone exactly the way President Donald Trump suggested they would following the ou...
January 17, 2026
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General NewsHanshin Earthquake Memorials Draw Thousands of Mourners in Japan 31 Years After Disaster
KOBE — Memorial events were held in Kobe and elsewhere on Saturday as the nation marked 31 years ...
January 17, 2026
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ElectionsCDPJ Eyes Compromise on Security, Energy Policy with Komeito As New Party Launched
Seizing the opportunity to form a new party with Komeito, the Constitutional Democratic Party of ...
January 17, 2026
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General NewsJapanese Students Sit College Admissions Tests Across Nation; Almost 500,000 Examinees Registered
Students taking the Common Test for University Admissions wait for the examination to begin in a ...
January 17, 2026
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ArtMaison&Objet Kicks off Near Paris with Japanese Lighting Designers’ Installations on Display, Creating Rich Environment
PARIS — One of the world’s largest international interior design trade fairs, Maison&Objet, kicke...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostFamily of Man Shot by ICE in Minneapolis Disputes Key Aspects of DHS Account
The family of a man shot in the leg by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has disputed ke...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostWhite House and Governors Confront Electricity’s Rising Costs as Data Centers Expand
Amid voter anger over soaring electricity costs and the tech industry’s data centers driving them...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostOfficials Showed off a Robo-Bus in Washington, D.C. It Got Hit by a Tesla Driver.
The U.S. Department of Transportation brought an automated bus to Washington, D.C., this week to ...
January 17, 2026
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Washington PostWhat’s to Blame for Political Violence? Here’s What Americans Say.
A majority of Americans blame artificial intelligence-generated misinformation and political lead...
January 17, 2026