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RugbyRugby World Cup: South Africa and Japan Win Openers. Heartbreak for Fiji against Wales
PARIS (AP) — Wales struggled to hold off fast-finishing Fiji to win 32-26 in the latest instalment o...
September 11, 2023
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Associated PressMoroccans Sleep in the Streets for 3rd Night Following an Earthquake that Took More Than 2,100 Lives
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight nig...
September 11, 2023
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MarketsJapan’s 10-Year Govt Bond Yield Hits New 9-Year High
Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to 0.695 pct at po...
September 11, 2023
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ArtU.S. Artist Recasts COVID-19 Acrylic Panels as Art
BEPPU, Oita — Celebrated contemporary American sculptor Tom Fruin is set to debut a new work Sept. 2...
September 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese PM Fumio Kishida Receives Backing from Leaders on Treated Water Release; Dutch PM ‘Fully Supports’ Japan’s Efforts
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida explained the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima...
September 11, 2023
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RugbyBrave Blossoms Beat Chile in Rugby World Cup Opener in France
Japan defeated Chile 42-12 in its Pool D opener at the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse, France, on Sunda...
September 10, 2023
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DeliciousCraft Cola Developed Using Peaches Grown in Wakayama
WAKAYAMA — A new craft cola using specialty peaches from Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, has been dev...
September 10, 2023
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Crime & Courts2-Year-Old Boy Dies after Being Left in Car for 9½ Hours in Okayama; Grandmother ‘Forgot to Take Him to Daycare’
OKAYAMA — A 2-year-old boy was found limp in a car in a hospital parking lot on Saturday in Tsuyama,...
September 10, 2023
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Washington PostBlack History is ‘being Attacked.’ These Parents Found Alternatives.
After Florida banned an AP African American history class earlier this year, Akil King scrambled to ...
September 10, 2023
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Washington PostWhat divides political parties? More than ever, it’s race and ethnicity.
In a polarized United States, what divides Democrats and Republicans the most isn't gender or educat...
September 10, 2023
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BaseballOrix’s Yamamoto Fires NPB’s 100th No-Hitter; 1st in Back-to-Back Years in 2-League Era
Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto fired a milestone no-hitter at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday...
September 10, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan Says Swarms of Tourists Defiling Sacred Mt. Fuji
FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi (Reuters) — On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive a...
September 10, 2023
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Associated PressFrom Leaf Crisps to Pudding, India’s ‘Super Food’ Millet Finds its Way onto the G20 Dinner Menu
When the leaders of the Group of 20 arrived in host country India, they were feted by a classic Indi...
September 10, 2023
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Associated PressArtificial Intelligence Technology behind ChatGPT was Built in Iowa — with a Lot of Water
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be ...
September 10, 2023
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Associated PressPowerful Quake in Morocco Kills More Than 2,000 People and Damages Historic Buildings in Marrakech
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from the...
September 10, 2023