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Associated PressAnnual US Inflation Falls to 3-year Low, Clearing the Way for the Fed to Begin Cutting Rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in J...
August 15, 2024
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Associated PressStonehenge’s ‘Altar Stone’ Originally Came from Scotland and Not Wales, New Research Shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers ar...
August 15, 2024
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Associated PressUkraine Says It Has Taken More Ground and Prisoners during Its Advance into Russia Border Region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border advance into Russia...
August 15, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsKishida Meets with Japan’s Paris Olympics Medalists
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday met with 66 Japanese medalists in th...
August 15, 2024
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Associated PressHideki Matsuyama’s Caddie Returns Home to Japan after Passport Stolen after Olympics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is starting the PGA Tour's lucrative postseason without hi...
August 15, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Economy Rebounds in Q2 on Consumption Uptick, Backs Case for More Rate Hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded by a faster-than-expected annualized 3.1% in April-Jun...
August 15, 2024
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Associated PressWHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in...
August 15, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Visually Impaired Man Still Feels the Loss of Friend in WWII; 79 Years On, Hopes for “Society of Mutual help”
KYOTO — Isao Shirahata, a visually impaired man who trained to distinguish the sounds of fighter ...
August 15, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Earthquake-hit Areas Mark First Bon Period Since Disaster; Many Graves Still in Disrepair
Areas hit by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on Tuesday observed their first Bon holiday period sin...
August 14, 2024
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General NewsWith Typhoon Ampil Approaching Japan, Tokaido Shinkansen to Suspend Service between Tokyo and Nagoya on Friday
The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train will suspend its service between Tokyo and Nagoya for the ent...
August 14, 2024
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General NewsWith Typhoon Ampil Approaching Japan, Large Vessels Advised to Vacate Tokyo Bay
With Typhoon Ampil approaching central Japan, the Japan Coast Guard issued an advisory on Wednesd...
August 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Yields to LDP Criticism Over Dismal Polls; Japan’s Prime Minister Forgoes Bid for More Time in Power
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yielded to criticism in the Liberal Democratic Party over his respon...
August 14, 2024
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General NewsAthletes at Paris Olympics Subject to Rampant Online Abuse; IOC Sought to Ease Harm But Could Not Prevent Posts
Athletes at the Paris Olympics were subjected to insults and harsh criticism on social media duri...
August 14, 2024
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Washington PostWhy Newsrooms Haven’t Published Leaked Trump Campaign Documents
An alleged Iranian hacking operation that the Donald Trump campaign says leaked internal document...
August 14, 2024
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Washington PostJamaican Officials Needed Help. They Turned to Kamala Harris’s Dad.
Courtesy of Kamala HarrisDonald Harris with Kamala in April 1965. At the time, he was on his way to ...
August 14, 2024