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Crime & Courts
Police launch investigation after firecrackers go off at Ise shrine before Kishida’s visit
Firecrackers concealed in a bush went off at Ise Jingu about 40 minutes before Prime Minister Fumio ...
January 7, 2023
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General News
Bomb threat causes Jetstar flight to make emergency landing at Chubu Airport
A bomb threat forced a Jetstar passenger plane to make an emergency landing at Chubu Airport on Satu...
January 7, 2023
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Companies
Japan Post to release stamps with QR codes to access music
Japan Post Co. plans to launch stamps with QR codes that can be scanned to access music on a popular...
January 7, 2023
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General News
Unification Church submits 12 cardboard boxes of responses to govt’s second set of questions
The education ministry has received 12 cardboard boxes of materials from the Unification Church, in ...
January 7, 2023
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Political Cartoons
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January 7, 2023
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Baseball
Ohtani among stars rostered for 2023 WBC duties
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama on Friday announced the names of 12 of the 30 players who will...
January 7, 2023
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Washington Post
Bachelor’s degree dreams get farther out of reach for one group of students
WARWICK, R.I. – Anne-Marie Jean-Louis is just getting started toward her bachelor’s degree in biolog...
January 7, 2023
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Reuters
Kevin McCarthy elected Republican U.S. House speaker, but at a cost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representa...
January 7, 2023
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Associated Press
CES 2023: Startups aim to reduce global food waste
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes pok...
January 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Kremlin-ordered truce is uncertain amid mutual mistrust
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An uneasy quiet settled over Kyiv on Friday despite air-raid sirens that blared...
January 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Prince Harry’s book exposes grief, war, drugs, family rifts
LONDON (AP) — Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal — many facets of Prince Ha...
January 7, 2023
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Associated Press
US to send $3.75B in military aid to Ukraine, its neighbors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send $3.75 billion in military weapons and other aid to Ukraine and ...
January 7, 2023
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Reuters
U.S. jobs report breathes life into Fed’s ‘soft landing’
NEW ORLEANS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A jump in the workforce and easing wage growth suggests the U....
January 7, 2023
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Companies
US approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that’s...
January 7, 2023
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Associated Press
Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during...
January 7, 2023