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Associated PressUS Reduces the Presence of Staffers Not Deemed Essential in the Middle East as Tensions Rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed e...
June 12, 2025
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EnvironmentBayer Executive: Airlines Must Ink Long-term Deals on Greener Fuels
MONTREAL (Reuters) — Airlines need to reach long-term agreements to buy bigger quantities of sust...
June 12, 2025
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ScienceLower Chance of Milky Way, Andromeda Merger Detected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling ...
June 12, 2025
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Associated PressAt Least 49 People Have Died in Flooding in South Africa with Toll Expected to Rise, Officials Say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 49 people were confirmed dead Wednesday as floods devastated one of ...
June 12, 2025
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General NewsFukuoka City School Lunch Menu with Only One Karaage Fried Chicken Draws Criticism; Mayor Vows to Improve School Meals
FUKUOKA - The Fukuoka City Board of Education has set up a study group with outside experts to im...
June 12, 2025
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Associated PressLos Angeles-Area Mayors Demand That Trump Administration Stop Stepped-up Immigration Raids
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday ...
June 12, 2025
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ObituariesBrian Wilson, Beach Boys Visionary Leader and Summer’s Poet Laureate, Dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements ...
June 12, 2025
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Perspectives‘Goats Are Part of My Family’; Finding Joy, and Less Work, After Welcoming Goats into the Home
CHIBA - A female company employee in Chiba has three goats at her family home.
...June 12, 2025
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ReutersMusk Backtracks on Trump Criticism after White House Outreach
June 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Elon Musk backed off digs he took at President Donald...
June 12, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says US Gets Rare Earth Minerals from China and Tariffs on Chinese Goods Will Total 55%
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for A...
June 12, 2025
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General NewsGovt Aims to Revitalize Bookstores by Advancing DX; IC Tags, Readers May Help Streamline Inventory
Amid the severe decline of neighborhood bookstores, the government plans to revitalize bookstores...
June 12, 2025
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Social SeriesSocial Media and Elections: Politics Today / Voters in Japan Might Be Influenced by Biased Information Online; Ruling, Opposition Parties in Talks About Strengthening Responses
“Take-home pay will end up increasing.”
...June 12, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Ishiba Rejects Cutting Consumption Tax; Says He Feels ‘Sense of Crisis’ Over Rising Prices
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, at a debate between party leaders on Wednesday evening, rejected t...
June 11, 2025
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General News69% of Japanese Public Trusts the Media, Says Survey; Trust Highest in Older Generations
Sixty-nine percent of people trust the media, including newspapers and TV news programs, accordin...
June 11, 2025
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General NewsHiroshima’s New Method Over Peace Ceremony Attendees to Be Tested; City Hopes to Avoid Past Criticisms on 80th Anniversary
HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima city government has changed its method of gathering foreign attendees f...
June 11, 2025