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General NewsHeavy Snow Falls in Northern Japan; Record Low Temperatures Observed Nationwide
Heavy snow fell along the mountainous areas of northern Japan’s Sea of Japan side on Wednesday mo...
January 21, 2026
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ReutersNvidia CEO Huang Plans to Visit China as He Seeks to Reopen Market, Bloomberg Reports
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Nvidia NVDA.O CEO Jensen Huang plans to travel to China in late January as he ...
January 21, 2026
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Crime & CourtsMan in His 20s Arrested over Alleged Murder of Nail Artist in Mito, Ibaraki Pref.
A man in his 20s was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering a 31-year-old female nail artis...
January 21, 2026
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Washington PostLindsey Halligan out as U.S. Attorney Following Pressure from Judges
Lindsey Halligan, a Trump administration lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s offic...
January 21, 2026
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Washington PostTrump Administration Admits DOGE Accessed Personal Social Security Data
The Trump administration has acknowledged for the first time in a court filing that members of th...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressIsrael’s Settler Movement Takes Victory Lap as a Sparse Outpost Becomes a Settlement within a Month
YATZIV SETTLEMENT, West Bank (AP) — Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the s...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressThe US Is on the Verge of Losing Its Measles Elimination Status. Here’s Why That Matters
It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authoriti...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Puts Next Steps on Gaza Ceasefire Plan at Risk by Antagonizing Europe over Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump closed out 2025 with his plan to end the Israel-Hamas wa...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressJustice Department Subpoenas Walz and Others in Immigration Enforcement Obstruction Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials...
January 21, 2026
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SumoSumo Scene / What’s in a Sumo Name? The Reason Why the New Year Tournament Is Called the January Tournament
The New Year Grand Sumo Tournament that is now being held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo is en...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressUS Forces Seize Seventh Sanctioned Tanker Linked to Venezuela in Trump’s Effort to Control Its Oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected...
January 21, 2026
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ReutersIsrael Demolishes Buildings in UN Palestinian Agency’s East Jerusalem Compound
JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Israel demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee ag...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressA Look at Trump’s Board of Peace and Who Has Been Invited
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Board of Peace led by U.S. President Donald Trump was originally envisioned ...
January 21, 2026
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Associated PressBaby Dies from Cold in Gaza as Leaders Meet to Discuss Trump’s Board of Peace
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian baby died from hypothermia on Tuesday in the Gaza ...
January 21, 2026
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Jiji PressGovt Asks Prefectures to Secure Hotels as Shelters
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government has asked prefectures to lead efforts to secure hotels as she...
January 21, 2026