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Washington Post
Comedy meets history at President Lincoln’s Cottage in D.C.
WASHINGTON - A couple of hours before comedy night at President Lincoln's Cottage, I learned from Ca...
December 21, 2022
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Science
France to make condoms free for young adults 18-25
FONTAINE-LE-COMTE, France (AFP-Jiji) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Dec. 8 that condoms wou...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Musk says he will find new Twitter CEO but keep control of key divisions
Elon Musk said he would step down from the CEO role at Twitter - just as soon as he finds someone el...
December 21, 2022
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Technology
Mysteries of universe in focus for S. African mega telescope
CARNARVON, South Africa (Reuters) — South African officials and scientists on Dec. 5 celebrated a mi...
December 21, 2022
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Science
U.K. medics laud world-1st treatment for resistant leukemia
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Doctors in Britain have hailed a pioneering treatment for an aggressive form of ...
December 21, 2022
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General News
Visually impaired group creates pictureless gourmet guide
A unique gourmet booklet for Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, titled “Unpictured Gourmet Guide,” was released by...
December 21, 2022
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Science
Mayan gifted neighbors a spider monkey
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Seventeen hundred years ago, a female spider monkey was presented as a treas...
December 21, 2022
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Manga & Anime
Manga publisher to give up to ¥2 mil. to debuting mangaka
Shogakukan Inc. will offer manga artists who debut in its weekly magazines up to ¥2 million per seri...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
Capt. Sir Tom Moore’s family is doing what they can to fill his shoes
It's been nearly two years since Capt. Sir Tom Moore died, but his daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, st...
December 21, 2022
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Washington Post
China’s low covid death count is being criticized as implausible
China's improbably low coronavirus death toll has become an object of ridicule and anger for many wi...
December 21, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Millions jam Buenos Aires streets to celebrate World Cup win
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A parade to celebrate the Argentine World Cup champions was abruptly ...
December 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home ...
December 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Violent California earthquake damages homes, disrupts power
RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked the Northern California coast early Tuesday, jo...
December 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC, after tour of war’s front
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednes...
December 21, 2022
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Associated Press
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attend...
December 21, 2022