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ReutersIn Supreme Court shadow, Biden urges voters to protect abortion rights
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday appealed to voters to protect abortion rights by backing candida...
May 4, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida arrives in Italy for meeting with pope, Draghi
ROME — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Italy on Tuesday morning following visits to Vietnam ...
May 4, 2022
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ObituariesNorman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-p...
May 4, 2022
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Social SeriesOkinawa 50 years since return: Issues hindering self-reliance 3 / Remote islands suffer infrastructure disadvantages
Since reverting to Japan on May 15, 1972, Okinawa Prefecture has become a major tourist destination....
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressRussia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the las...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressOklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion ban on Tue...
May 4, 2022
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MuseumsExhibition marks 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return
An exhibition honoring the half-century since Okinawa Prefecture was returned to Japanese sovereignt...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressRich trio back on Earth after charter trip to ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station wit...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersU.N: Sand crisis looms as world population surges
GENEVA (Reuters) — A U.N. report on April 26 called for urgent action to avert a “sand crisis,” incl...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersScientists breed Florida coral species in step toward reef restoration
Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes to r...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersLatest crew welcomed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) — Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Ag...
May 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChinese aircraft carrier, other vessels pass through Okinawa islands
Eight Chinese naval vessels, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning and missile destroyers, passed ...
May 4, 2022
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General NewsSurvey: 60％ in favor of constitutional revision
Sixty percent of people are in favor of constitutional amendment, according to a recent Yomiuri Shim...
May 3, 2022
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Coronavirus
New offspring of Ba.2 subvariant detected in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A new offspring of the Ba.2 subvariant of the omicron coronavirus has been disc...
May 3, 2022
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Associated PressGreyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but h...
May 3, 2022