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Climate ChangeU.S. States Reach Agreement to Save Dwindling Colorado River
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Western U.S. states said May 22 they had reached an agreement to cut the am...
June 2, 2023
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Asia-PacificN. Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Said to Suffer from Insomnia, Weigh over 140 Kg
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apparently has more weight to throw around, as South Korea’...
June 2, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialThe Allure of AI Must not Make Us Forget Its Risks
Various concerns surround generative artificial intelligence, which makes texts and images that appe...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsHarvest Season Arrives for Japanese Plums in Gunma
A worker picks Japanese plums from a tree in the Misato Plum Grove of Takasaki on Thursday at the st...
June 2, 2023
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ObituariesRyutaro Kamioka, Former Japanese TV Personality, Dies at 81
Former television personality Ryutaro Kamioka died from lung cancer and interstitial pneumonia on M...
June 2, 2023
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Washington PostNew AI Tool Searches Genetic Haystacks to Find Disease-Causing Variants
Scientists have developed a way to sift through millions of differences in a person’s genetic bluepr...
June 2, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Lax Budget Decision-Making Process Has been Uncovered
Amid a debate over the expansion of NHK’s internet operations, a violation of regulations related to...
June 2, 2023
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Washington PostCrewed Boeing Spaceflight for NASA Delayed Again in Another Setback
Boeing’s first flight with astronauts on its Starliner spacecraft is going to be delayed yet again, ...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsNHK Chief Apologizes for Spending Plan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nobuo Inaba, president of NHK, on Thursday apologized for an improper spending ...
June 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRomanian Nationals Arrested in Japan over Stealing ¥1.68 mil.
KOBE — Police have arrested three Romanian nationals on suspicion of pickpocketing in five prefectur...
June 2, 2023
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Washington PostPentagon Discloses It’s Paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet in Ukraine
The Pentagon disclosed on Thursday that it has signed a contract to provide SpaceX’s Starlink satell...
June 2, 2023
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Washington PostHow House Democrats Went from Angry at Biden to Rallying around the White House
A week ago, House Democrats were furious at what they saw as an abdication of the political battle i...
June 2, 2023
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Manga & AnimeReal-World Shibuya Inspired Mamoru Hosoda’s Anime Film
The human world and the world of beasts aren’t suppose to intersect, but that’s not the case in the ...
June 2, 2023
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Associated PressJust Days to Spare, U.S. Senate Gives Final Approval to Debt Ceiling Deal, Sending it to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt...
June 2, 2023
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Washington PostAs Missiles Exploded over Kyiv, They Raced for a Shelter. It Was Locked.
KYIV, Ukraine – When the air raid alarm blared across Ukraine’s capital at 2:49 a.m. Thursday, Yaros...
June 2, 2023