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Washington PostTrump, Seeking Executive Power over Elections, Is Urged to Declare Emergency
Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-pa...
February 28, 2026
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ReutersTrump Says of Iran: ‘Sometimes You Have to Use Force’
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump expressed disappointment on Friday abo...
February 28, 2026
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ReutersIsraeli Court Allows Ngos Facing Gaza Ban to Keep Operating, for Now
JERUSALEM, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the government...
February 28, 2026
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General NewsTokyo Sergeant Dismissed After Taking Photos of Women’s Naked Dead Bodies, Had Also Taken Illicit Photos at Stations
The Metropolitan Police Department on Friday dismissed a male officer after discovering that he h...
February 28, 2026
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ReutersUK’s Starmer Vows to Fight Political ‘Extremes’ after Suffering Vote Defeat
MANCHESTER, Feb 27 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to fight political "ex...
February 28, 2026
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ReutersBill Clinton to Lawmakers Investigating Epstein: ‘I Saw Nothing’
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he "saw nothing that gave me pause"...
February 28, 2026
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Associated PressUN Nuclear Watchdog Says It’s Unable to Verify Whether Iran Has Suspended All Uranium Enrichment
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear agency access to its nuclear facili...
February 28, 2026
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Travel SpotsSaga: Underwater Restaurant Known for Local Squid to Get New Ship, To Continue Operations with Updated Boat
KARATSU, Saga — An underwater restaurant in the Yobuko district in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture — kno...
February 28, 2026
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Associated Press19 Deputies of China’s Legislature, Including 9 Military Officers, Removed before Annual Meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature has dismissed 19 members, including nine who are military offi...
February 28, 2026
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Associated PressTrump Orders US Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology in Clash over AI Safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anth...
February 28, 2026
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Associated PressOpenAI Gets $110 Billion in Funding from a Trio of Tech Powerhouses, Led by Amazon
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putti...
February 28, 2026
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ObituariesNeil Sedaka, The Singer-Songwriter Behind Dozens of Hits of The 1960s And ’70s, Dies at Age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright mel...
February 28, 2026
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Political PulseShowa-era Towers in Kansai’s Big Cities Become Social Media Sensations
The skylines of the Keihanshin area, as the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe conurbation is known, are no longer ...
February 28, 2026
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Japan In FocusTourists Ignore Safety Barriers Near Famous Zao ‘Snow Monsters’ in Japan
YAMAGATA — High in the Zao mountain range, which straddles Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, touri...
February 28, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Opposition Parties Largely Absent from Social Security-Related National Council Meeting
The national council for social security held its inaugural meeting Thursday, but with far fewer ...
February 28, 2026