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BaseballOhtani reaches 400 MLB strikeouts, Angels beat Astros in 12
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Duffy’s bloop single in the 12th inning drove in Taylor Ward with the wi...
September 4, 2022
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General NewsSumo video game supports ‘100-year lifespans’
SAITAMA — On the third Wednesday of every month, elderly people enjoy playing a competitive sumo-the...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostFor residents of Jackson, Miss., a water crisis is nothing new
JACKSON, Miss. – What stood out this week was the calm. The streets were quiet, and residents queued...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostUnderstanding this summer’s extreme divide in rain and drought
Like an unhinged seesaw, this summer’s rainfall has teetered between too much and too little across ...
September 4, 2022
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Washington PostIn Uvalde, a 9-year-old anxiously prepares to return to school
UVALDE, Texas – Whenever Marcela Cabralez tries to check in with her fourth grader about returning t...
September 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityRussia holds military exercises on Japanese territorial islands
Russia has conducted military exercises aimed at preventing “enemy” forces landing on the islands of...
September 4, 2022
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Books & LiteratureBound to Please / How engineers enabled buildings to colonize the clouds
If King Kong were to visit New York today, he’d hardly recognize the place. The 381-meter Empire Sta...
September 4, 2022
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TroubleshooterI hate my two-faced sister and I want to beat her up
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male student in my 20s. I really hate my sister who is two years younger...
September 4, 2022
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CompaniesToyota launches updated Crown models in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. has launched new versions of its flagship Crown model for the first time in about...
September 4, 2022
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TroubleshooterI feel unloved after finding out my husband is gay
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my 40s. I have been married for 15 years and been bl...
September 4, 2022
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Associated PressPakistan appeals for more aid for 33M affected by flooding
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan appealed Saturday to the international community for an “immense humanitar...
September 4, 2022
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DeliciousHarvest of seasonal pears begins
Workers sort pears by color and shape, then pack them into boxes at a fruit-sorting facility in Shir...
September 4, 2022
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Associated PressGorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried Saturday in a ceremony f...
September 4, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine’s nuclear plant partly goes offline amid fighting
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-co...
September 4, 2022
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Travel SpotsHyogo: Miffy rides Hankyu line trains
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Trains covered in designs of Miffy, the popular white rabbit character created b...
September 4, 2022