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Other SportsTrio of Titles for U.S. on Golden Night in Tokyo
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — There must be something special about the Japanese air for American sprinters ...
September 20, 2025
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Washington PostHarris Book Ignites Tensions with Potential 2028 Presidential Rivals
Former vice president Kamala Harris’s forthcoming memoir is igniting new tensions in the emerging...
September 20, 2025
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Washington PostJudge Strikes Down Trump’s $15 billion Suit Against The New York Times
A federal judge in Tampa struck down President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit agai...
September 20, 2025
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ReutersNepal Interim PM Vows to Fix ‘Failure’ That Led to Deadly Gen Z Protests
KATHMANDU, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Nepal’s interim prime minister pledged on Friday to fight corrupti...
September 20, 2025
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Washington PostTrump’s Media Enforcer Is Relishing His Jimmy Kimmel Moment
Naming Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission in November, President-elect D...
September 20, 2025
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ReutersRussian Jets Enter Estonia’s Airspace in Latest Test for NATO
VILNIUS/WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia'...
September 20, 2025
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ReutersTrump to Impose $100,000 Fee per Year for H-1B Visas, in Likely Blow to Tech
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Friday it would as...
September 20, 2025
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Political PulseMisreading Public Opinion Is Easy To Do, And Can Doom Politicians
Understanding public opinion is one of the most important jobs for politicians. This is true for ...
September 20, 2025
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Defense & SecurityGovt Expert Panel’s Report Recommends Exporting Defense Equipment ‘Without Restrictions’
An expert panel of the Defense Ministry suggested in a report finalized Friday that exporting def...
September 19, 2025
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EconomyRifts Open Over Axing of Environmental Vehicle Tax as Japan’s Auto Industry Grapples with U.S. Tariffs
Calls for abolishing an environmental performance-based tax paid when a vehicle is purchased have...
September 19, 2025
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General NewsWild Birds in Japan Endangered by Fishing Lines, Other Plastic Waste, Survey of Rivers, Coastlines Show
Fishing lines and other plastic waste discarded along Japan’s coastlines and riverbanks are entan...
September 19, 2025
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CompaniesJapan’s SMFG Set to Form Joint Investment Banking Venture with U.S. Securities Giant Jefferies Financial Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has begun discussions to increase its investment in U.S. sec...
September 19, 2025
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General NewsOkinawa Prefecture To Introduce Fixed-Rate 2% Accommodation Tax from Fiscal 2026
NAHA — The Okinawa prefectural assembly on Thursday passed a bill to introduce an accommodation t...
September 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Launches Bid for LDP Leadership, Pledges Tax Cuts, Cash Payments
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 64, held a press conference at the Diet on Frid...
September 19, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fed Cuts Interest Rates: Decision shows Shift in Focus on Consideration of Economic Conditions
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has implemented its first interest rate cut since President Donald...
September 19, 2025