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Washington PostThe One Industry Powering the U.S. Labor Market
Nearly all of the jobs added to the U.S. economy in recent months have come from one industry: he...
February 17, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Japan’s First Olympic Pairs Gold with a World-Record Free Skate
MILAN (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the ...
February 17, 2026
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Washington PostMd. Districts Criticized for Using Muslim Holiday as Storm Makeup Day
After a harsh winter storm pummeled the D.C. region last month, Maryland’s two largest school dis...
February 17, 2026
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Washington PostAliens Are ‘Real,’ Obama Says, as Washington Shrugs
Former president Barack Obama this weekend appeared to drop an otherworldly bombshell: extraterre...
February 17, 2026
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Japan In FocusGinza West Confectionery Store Staying True to Its Roots
Ginza West is a Western-style confectionery store loved for generations for its famed baked sweet...
February 17, 2026
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Donald Keene’s Legacy“The Tale of Genji” Back-Translation Project Led to Touching Encounter with Keene; Poet Sisters Recount Memories of Scholar at Packed Talk Event in Tokyo
A talk event on Arthur Waley's translation of “The Tale of Genji,” featuring poet sisters Marie M...
February 17, 2026
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ReutersNew Mexico Approves Comprehensive Probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what the...
February 17, 2026
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Associated PressExpectations Are Low for the Latest US-Brokered Talks between Russia and Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation was heading to Geneva on Monday for another round of ...
February 17, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slips as Post-Earnings and Election Momentum Fade (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as investors booked profit...
February 17, 2026
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General NewsMyaku-Myaku Fan Event Held in Osaka; ‘Its Butt is so Cute!’ Says Enthusiastic Female Fan
OSAKA ― Myaku-Myaku, the mascot of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, grew so popular that a fan event w...
February 17, 2026
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ReutersTrash Piles up in Havana as US Oil Chokehold Halts Garbage Trucks
HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of...
February 17, 2026
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ReutersAnderson Cooper Leaving ’60 Minutes’ Program in Latest CBS News Shake-up
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News' "60 Minutes" program after nearly two dec...
February 17, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s 5-Year Bond Yield Slips to Two-Week Low Ahead of Auction
TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's 5-year government bond yield dropped to a two-week low during e...
February 17, 2026
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Associated PressThe Damascus Book Fair Draws Crowds, with Censorship Eased in Post-Assad Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Abdul-Razzaq Ahmad Saryoul began publishing books in Syria in 2003 but he ...
February 17, 2026
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Associated PressVatican Expands Visitor Experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to Mark 400th Anniversary
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fancy a pizza with a view?
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