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Washington PostThis 1848 Painting Has Uncanny Insight into American Conspiracy Thinking
Even thinking about conspiracy theories can feel, well, conspiratorial. One would be a fool to de...
August 23, 2025
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Washington PostAs Trump Tightens Grip on D.C., Officers Say Their Chief Is Absent
D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith walked into the Seventh District station Tuesday night to take ...
August 23, 2025
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Washington PostOn Migration, Greece Takes a Trumpian Turn
AMYGDALEZA, Greece - Decrying an “invasion” of migrants - and praising the crackdown in the Unite...
August 23, 2025
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Travel SpotsKyushu: Full Steam Ahead for Luxury Train Serving Gourmet Meals, Operating between Hakata, Yufuin
YUFU, Oita — A resplendent gold-colored luxury train that serves gourmet meals to passengers as i...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressJudge Blocks Trump from Cutting Funding from 34 Cities and Counties over ‘Sanctuary’ Policies
A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver...
August 23, 2025
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Associated Press‘Stay out of Our City’: Chicago Officials Slam Trump’s Threat to Target City in Next Crime Crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of hi...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressFBI Searches Home and Office of Ex-Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Tr...
August 23, 2025
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ReutersWith No Ukraine Peace Deal, Trump Again Threatens Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON/KYIV, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sancti...
August 23, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Internment by the Soviet Union: Japanese Detainees’ Tragic Deaths Should Not Be Forgotten
To prevent the mistakes of war from being repeated, it is important to preserve the records and m...
August 23, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
CDPJ and JIP: Parties Do Not Look Ready To Take Responsibility in Governing
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party are each trying to dr...
August 23, 2025
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ReutersUS to Take 10% Equity Stake in Intel, in Trump’s Latest Corporate Move
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. would take a 10% st...
August 23, 2025
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BaseballYu Darvish, Bullpen Dazzle in 3-Hitter, and Padres Beat Dodgers 2-1 to Even NL West Race
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the San Diego Pa...
August 23, 2025
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Popular Haunted House Returns for This Summer Only, Providing Scares to Daimaru Visitors
KYOTO — A haunted house that once had Kyoto residents screaming has been brought back for a limit...
August 23, 2025
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General NewsNew Tsukiji Site’s Design Inspired by Traditional Japanese Fans, Signals Aim to Inherit Market’s Culture
Traditional Japanese folding fans will serve as the design inspiration for facilities in the rede...
August 23, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFake Police Uniforms Found at Cambodian Special Fraud Facility; 29 Japanese Nationals Arrested, Evidence Seized
Fake police uniforms were found at a facility in Poipet in northwestern Cambodia that were allege...
August 23, 2025