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Washington PostD.C. Council Chairman Tries to Pull Crime Code Bill before Senate Vote
The Senate this week plans to vote on whether to block D.C.'s overhaul of its century-old criminal c...
March 7, 2023
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Washington PostJudy Heumann, Unyielding Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 75
Judy Heumann, who spent decades advocating for the inherent dignity of people with disabilities, cam...
March 7, 2023
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General NewsWorld Heritage Site Shirakawa-go to Accept New Residents
Residents of Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, are set to revise the community’s h...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressToblerone Drops Iconic Design Due to Rules on ‘Swissness’
GENEVA (AP) — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland's famed Matterhorn and the...
March 7, 2023
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TechnologyJapan’s New H3 Rocket Fails, JAXA Sends Self-Destruct Signal
The H3 rocket launched Tuesday ended in failure as JAXA sent a self-destruct signal. The Japan Aer...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressArchaeologists in Egypt Unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era Statue
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressParis: Notre Dame Cathedral Set to Reopen in December 2024
PARIS (AP) — The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its r...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressZelenskyy Vows Not to Retreat from Ukrainian City of Bakhmut
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Monday not to retreat from ...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressThe Way We Eat Could Add Nearly 1 Degree of Warming by 2100
Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of w...
March 7, 2023
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Associated PressKim’s Sister Warns N. Korea Ready to Act against US, South
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Tuesday t...
March 7, 2023
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Film & TVYuto Nakajima enjoys acting alone in new movie ‘#Manhole’
As the title suggests, “#Manhole” is a suspense film with a storyline that unfolds at the bottom of ...
March 7, 2023
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CompaniesNext-Generation Reactor under Development
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The development of “advanced light-water reactors,” considered to be a prototyp...
March 7, 2023
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CompaniesRole of Japan’s Beauty Goods Sales Staff Undergoing Change
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The role of beauty goods sales staff at department stores and other shops in Ja...
March 7, 2023
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General NewsPainting of Jesus by Artist Okayama Found at Japanese School
NAGASAKI — A painting of Jesus by Seikyo Okayama (1895-1977), has been discovered at a school where ...
March 7, 2023
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DeliciousShortage of Wooden Boxes Bites into Toyama’s Masuzushi Bento Sales
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other factors have slowed the import of lumber, resulting in a shor...
March 7, 2023