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Political Cartoons
CARTOON OF THE DAY (December 6)
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December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
Social Security offices critical to disability benefits hit breaking point
The Disability Determination Division in Austin was at a breaking point. Inside its vast two-story w...
December 6, 2022
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Reuters
Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’
BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesd...
December 6, 2022
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Travel Spots
Geisha watch kabuki in masks for annual outing
Geiko and maiko in face masks pass the time in their sajiki box seats before the start of a kabuki s...
December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
A stranger called. He had photos of her family from the Holocaust era.
Blanche Fixler survived the Holocaust because her aunt sent her to an orphanage when she was 6 as th...
December 6, 2022
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Obituaries
Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit “Cheers” and ...
December 6, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
For extended use, building replacements must also be sped up
After a long period of stagnation, Japan’s policy regarding nuclear power is taking shape. In order ...
December 6, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Consider abolition if profits cannot be secured
It is unacceptable for public-private investment funds established with government money to keep aim...
December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
She fled Russian occupation by boat. Minutes later, she was shot.
KHERSON, Ukraine - For weeks, Dmytro Matiukha had urged his in-laws to leave their cottage on the ea...
December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
Grand jury condemns Virginia county school officials’ handling of sex assaults
A special grand jury has released a report condemning officials in a Virginia school district over f...
December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
Supreme Court seems to side with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed sympathetic Monday to an evangelical C...
December 6, 2022
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Associated Press
North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days
CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people braced Monday for days without electricity in a No...
December 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia claims Kyiv hit its air bases, fires more missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck two air bases deep inside Russian territory, the Kremli...
December 6, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Samurai Blue midfielder Ritsu Doan: “Sorry to the people of Japan”
Following Japan’s loss to Croatia on penalties in the round of 16 at the World Cup, Samurai Blue mid...
December 6, 2022
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Companies
JAL, major paper firm begin recycling paper cups
Japan Airlines Co. and Nippon Paper Industries Co. began a joint initiative Thursday to recycle pape...
December 6, 2022