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Washington PostDemocrats Clash over Timing of Formally Nominating Biden
Democratic infighting erupted into new territory Tuesday as a trio of party elders pushed to stic...
July 17, 2024
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Washington PostA Bearded Vice President? J.D. Vance Would Be the First Since 1933.
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has an aversion to facial hair. Famously attuned to appearances,...
July 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Meets Leaders of Pacific Island Countries in Tokyo; Support Measures Announced With Moves by China in Mind
On the first day of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM), which opened in Tokyo on Tuesday,...
July 17, 2024
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ReutersMusk Says He Will Move SpaceX, X Headquarters to Texas over Frustration with California Laws
Elon Musk said on Tuesday he is moving the headquarters of two more of his companies - social med...
July 17, 2024
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BaseballSinger Ingrid Andress Says She Was Drunk during Panned MLB Anthem Performance, Will Get Treatment
After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country ...
July 17, 2024
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Other SportsJapan’s Daiki Hashimoto Aiming to Match Gymnastics Legend Uchimura
Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto is the good-natured farm boy from the Tokyo suburbs who is aiming to emul...
July 17, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Hits 1st All-Star Game Homer in 4th Appearance; Joins Ichiro as Only Japanese with HRs in Midsummer Classic
ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani lived up to expectations, blasting a th...
July 17, 2024
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ReutersIslamic State Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack on Shi’ite Mosque in Oman
DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim dominated militant group, claimed responsibilit...
July 17, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Firms to Be Promoted at Event in Fiji; 12 Companies to Exhibit Their Technologies
The government plans to hold an event in Fiji this autumn to promote Japanese businesses to Pacif...
July 17, 2024
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Associated PressSelf-exiled Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Convicted of Defrauding Followers after Fleeing to US
NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communis...
July 17, 2024
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Associated PressBiden and Trump Offer Worlds-Apart Contrasts on Issues in 2024’s Rare Contest between Two Presidents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an i...
July 17, 2024
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Donald Keene’s LegacyArtisans Craft Unique Buddhist Altar for Donald Keene; Urushi Lacquer Artist, Master Builder Combined Their Skills
A unique Buddhist altar with a hexagonal roof sits in a Kita Ward, Tokyo, apartment that for near...
July 17, 2024
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Associated PressIsrael’s Military Will Begin Drafting Ultra-Orthodox Men on Sunday. It Could Rattle the Government
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jew...
July 17, 2024
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Associated Press6 Vietnamese and American Guests Found Dead in a Hotel Room in Bangkok, with Poisoning a Possibility
BANGKOK (AP) — The bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok ...
July 17, 2024
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Travel SpotsFloat Procession Held During Gion Festival in Kyoto; Colorful Floats Adorn City’s Myako-Oji Avenue
A colorful float is pulled along the Miyako-Oji avenue in Kyoto during a procession at the Gion M...
July 17, 2024