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TechnologyBarcode Celebrates 50th Birthday but Its Days Might Be Numbered
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The patch of irregular vertical lines that revolutionized checking out at the sup...
April 13, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Prioritize Understanding of Aid Recipient Countries’ Needs
As the international order is threatened by Russia’s aggressive actions, it is important for Japan t...
April 13, 2023
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Washington PostMedia Organizations Sue Justice Dept. for Jan. 6 Surveillance Footage
A group of nine news organizations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to compel the Justice D...
April 13, 2023
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Washington PostAlicia Shepard, Media Writer and Watergate Biographer, Dies at 69
Alicia C. Shepard, a writer and media observer who served as ombudsman of NPR, examined the lives of...
April 13, 2023
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Washington PostSchool Massacres Are No Longer Just An American Problem
ARACRUZ, Brazil - The 16-year-old waited until his father left the house before executing his plan. ...
April 13, 2023
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Washington PostWhat a Tiger at the National Zoo Can Tell Us about the Future of Wild Sex
When I met Nikita, the majestic, golden-eyed female Amur tiger at the National Zoo, she might have b...
April 13, 2023
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Associated PressPrince Harry Will Attend Father’s Coronation, Meghan Won’t
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry will attend his father’s coronation, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, en...
April 13, 2023
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Associated PressMusk Says Owning Twitter ‘Painful’ but Needed to Be Done
LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” b...
April 13, 2023
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Associated PressUS, Ukraine Say Many War Secrets Safe from Intel Leaks
LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” b...
April 13, 2023
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Associated PressExpelled Black Lawmaker Pearson to Return to Tennessee House
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee H...
April 13, 2023
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Associated PressUkraine’s Outrage Grows over Video Seeming to Show Beheading
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that purporte...
April 13, 2023
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CompaniesMegabank Groups Preparing to Use Interactive AI Tools
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese megabank groups are preparing to start full-scale use of interactive a...
April 13, 2023
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MusicJapanese Pianist Masaya Kamei Taking Giant Steps in the Music World
Masaya Kamei’s piano playing sparkles like light. The winner of the 2022 Long-Thibaud International ...
April 13, 2023
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EconomyJapan Feb. Machinery Orders Log 1st Fall in 3 Months
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in February fell 4.5% from th...
April 13, 2023
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Defense & SecurityN. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, its fi...
April 13, 2023