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Associated PressFeds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning away Pregnant Patients
As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake R...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressAll Welcome: Advocates Fight to Ensure Citizens not Fluent in English Have Equal Access to Elections
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shoppin...
September 14, 2024
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General NewsTomioka Silk Mill, World Cultural Heritage Site, Faces Repair Cost Problem Due to Decline in Visitors
MAEBASHI — Ten years after its registration on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, the Tomio...
September 14, 2024
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MusicOver 7,000 Children Attend Concert Dedicated to Seiji Ozawa; Performance Closes 2024 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, The First Since Ozawa’s Death
MATSUMOTO, Nagano — More than 7,000 children attended the Concert for Children, the final program...
September 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsNHK Subsidiary Producer Held for Drunkenly Hitting Station Staffer; Initially Fled Scene But has Now Admitted to Charges
An official with an NHK program production subsidiary was arrested at Shibuya Station on Friday o...
September 14, 2024
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Travel SpotsLarge Fountain Reaching 150 Meters to be Built in Tokyo Bay; Fountain to Have Cherry Tree Motif
One of the largest fountains in the world will be built by the Tokyo metropolitan government at O...
September 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Kishida to Make Final Overseas Visit to U.S. as PM on Sept. 21; Will Visit United Nations, Attend Quad Leaders Summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to travel to the United States on September. 21, in wha...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressBiden is Taking on Cheap Products from China. It could Mean Higher Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is cracking down on cheap products sold out of China, ...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressFerguson Activist Raised in the Black Church Showed Pastors How to Aid Young Protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of M...
September 14, 2024
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September 14, 2024
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General NewsBlistering Late-Summer Heat Lingers Across Japan; High Pressure Expected to Continue Driving Up Temperatures Until Thursday
People cool off in a mist sprayer amid the lingering summer heat in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. ...
September 14, 2024
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Japan In FocusOita: 18th-Century Buddhist Priest Honored for Digging Lasting Tunnel; Locals Organize Drum Performance, Walk on Mt. Kyoshuho
NAKATSU, Oita — The 250th anniversary of the death of 18th-century Buddhist priest Zenkai was obs...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressHarris Supported the Green New Deal. Now, She’s Promoting Domestic Oil Drilling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala H...
September 14, 2024
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Associated PressChina is Raising Its Retirement Age, Now among the Youngest in the World’s Major Economies
BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now ...
September 14, 2024
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Local Realistic Kappa Character Promoting Town for 10 Years; Ghoulish Curiosity Attracts People
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo — The town government in Hyogo Prefecture has been using a kappa — an aquatic fol...
September 14, 2024