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Travel SpotsShimane: Fascinating Folk Music, Traditional Dance; Yasugi-bushi Entertainment Hall Reopens After Renovations
YASUGI, Shimane — The Yasugi-bushi Engei-kan entertainment hall in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, ha...
June 8, 2024
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ReutersExclusive: Major World Economies Seek to Halt New Private Sector Coal Financing
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's major economies want to finalize a plan ahead of ...
June 8, 2024
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ReutersBiden Aide Raises Possible Increased Deployments of U.S. Strategic Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may have to deploy more strategic nuclear weapons in com...
June 8, 2024
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ReutersBiden Asks Americans to Recommit to Democracy in Normandy Cliff Speech
POINTE DU HOC, France (Reuters) - Atop the cliff that U.S. Army Rangers scaled 80 years ago on D-...
June 8, 2024
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ReutersIsraeli Forces Batter Central, South Gaza as Tanks Advance in Rafah
CAIRO (Reuters) - With a renewed ceasefire push in the eight-month-old Gaza war stalled, Israel b...
June 8, 2024
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ReutersUS Supreme Court Justices Disclose Bali Hotel Stay, Beyoncé Tickets, Book Deals
U.S. Supreme Court justices reported receiving gifts including a stay in a Bali hotel and tickets...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressHunter Biden’s Daughter Naomi Testifies about Her Father in His Federal Gun Trial, Ending 1st Week
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial a...
June 8, 2024
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Ducklings Safely Make Way to Kamo River from Kyoto Temple in City’s Yearly Duck Procession
KYOTO — With the help of local residents and police officers, six ducklings waddled about 600 met...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressPutin Says He Sees No Threat Warranting Use of Nuclear Arms but Warns Russia could Arm Western Foes
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he sees no current threat...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressKids are Upstaging Their Political Parents — by Acting like Kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — For one shining moment this week, the country's ongoing political crises were s...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressAfter Editor’s Departure, Washington Post’s Publisher Faces Questions about Phone Hacking Stories
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post's new publisher is facing questions about whether he made eff...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Apologizes to Zelenskyy for Monthslong Congressional Holdup to Weapons that Let Russia Advance
PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for ...
June 8, 2024
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Associated PressUS-built Pier in Gaza is Reconnected after Repairs, and Aid will Flow Soon, US Central Command Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by bo...
June 8, 2024
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Political PulseTechnological Efficiency Brings Both Ease and Unease; Should Machines Do Things We Like to Do Ourselves?
I will never forget a story I heard 10 years ago, when I had the opportunity to study abroad at t...
June 8, 2024
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US & CanadaFormer Trump Aides Differ on U.S. Intl Engagement; But Elbridge Colby, Matt Pottinger Both Share Concern Over Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The Yomiuri Shimbun recently interviewed Elbridge Colby, a potential candidate for a...
June 8, 2024