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ScienceFar out: NASA space telescope’s 1st cosmic view goes deep
Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Mon...
July 12, 2022
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Crime & CourtsNews in pictures: Nation shocked by Abe’s fatal shooting during campaign
Friday’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City sent shockwaves across the ...
July 12, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentElection won, Kishida sets sights on economic policies
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take the ruling coalition’s victory in the House of Councillors el...
July 12, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect may have targeted Abe since last autumn
NARA — The 41-year-old suspect in the fatal attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told poli...
July 12, 2022
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General NewsFlags fly at half-mast for Abe
The national flag at the Prime Minister’s Office was flown at half-mast Monday following the death o...
July 11, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMother of Abe shooting suspect went bankrupt, religious group confirms
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting former Prime Minis...
July 11, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 6,231 new cases
Tokyo logged 6,231 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Monday, 2.2 times more compared to the s...
July 11, 2022
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Associated PressYosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in ...
July 11, 2022
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Associated PressAverage US gasoline price falls 19 cents to $4.86 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the ...
July 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida vows to overcome ‘greatest postwar difficulties’
Calling the current situation of rising prices and national security issues one of the “greatest pos...
July 11, 2022
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ElectionsCDPJ suffers setback
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan did not fare well in Sunday’s election,...
July 11, 2022
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Washington PostBannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role
WASHINGTON - Two nights before supporters of President Donald Trump were set to march on the Capitol...
July 11, 2022
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ElectionsLDP member visits site where former Japan PM slain
Liberal Democratic Party members who won seats in Sunday’s House of Councillors election began carry...
July 11, 2022
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Washington PostTwitter plans to take its fight against Elon Musk to the courts
Twitter has retained a prominent New York law firm as it prepares to fight Elon Musk over his decisi...
July 11, 2022
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Biden says he’s weighing calls for public health emergency on abortion
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - President Joe Biden said Sunday that he is weighing whether to consider decla...
July 11, 2022