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Associated PressHHS is Losing Thousands of Workers under Trump Administration Probationary Job Cuts
Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency's roughly 5,200 pro...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Wants Denuclearization Talks with Russia and China, Hopes for Defense Spending Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms cont...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressA Drone Pierced the Outer Shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. Radiation Levels are Normal
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) — A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective o...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressOpenAI Board Unanimously Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Proposal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion ...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressHelicopter Crew in Collision with Plane May not Have Heard Key Instruction from Tower, NTSB Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlin...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressTikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores in the US
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after Pre...
February 15, 2025
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BaseballSeiya Suzuki and Counsell Are Working on Their Communication in Spring Training with the Cubs
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki is working on his communication with Craig Counsell, and the mana...
February 15, 2025
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Olympics & ParalympicsRace Walker and Olympic Silver Medalist Koki Ikeda Suspended 4 Years for Doping
MONACO (AP) — Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned ...
February 15, 2025
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Associated PressThe Art of the Deal? Zelenskyy Says a Ukraine-Russia Agreement Must Come through Trump Negotiations
MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Donald Trump's histor...
February 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsShiga: Cafe to Open in Hall Designed by Architect William Merrell Vories Offers Taste of the Past
OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga — A cafe will open this month in the Waterhouse Memorial Hall, a structure de...
February 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusFukui: Myanmar Trainees Take Online Classes about Local Dialect; Also Other Details of Daily Life in Region
FUKUI — The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect...
February 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusKochi: Night Bus with Lie-Flat Seats to Be Introduced on Trial Basis for Service between Kochi, Tokyo
KOCHI — Lie-flat seats, which allow passengers to lie completely flat, will be introduced on a ni...
February 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsMie: Young Animal Trainer Makes Debut at Toba Aquarium Working with Sea Lion; Fulfills Childhood Dream
TOBA, Mie — A Tokyo-born animal trainer has made her debut at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Pref...
February 15, 2025
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Political PulseArtificial Intelligence Pollutes Web with Fake Info;Bogus Images, Data Often More Convincing than Reality
When we think of “pollution,” it’s easy to imagine the natural environment. Microplastics are spr...
February 15, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Importer, Having Bought Syrian Soap Throughout Civil War, Hopes Sales Will Now Aid in Reconstruction
Roughly two months have passed since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December....
February 15, 2025