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Crime & CourtsAlleged Crime Boss Charged by U.S. for Attempted Trafficking of Weapons-grade Nuclear Material
The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that it had indicted Japanese national Takeshi Ebisa...
February 22, 2024
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Washington PostFor Many Young Russians, Dreams of Democracy Died with Alexei Navalny
RIGA, Latvia - As shared grief over Alexei Navalny’s death echoed across countless Russian émigré co...
February 22, 2024
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Washington PostTrump and Allies Plotting Militarized Mass Deportations, Detention Camps
Faced with a surge of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018 and 2019, Donald Trump’s Wh...
February 22, 2024
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Washington PostBiden Administration Cancels $1.2B in Student Loans with New Repayment Plan
President Biden on Wednesday began emailing more than 150,000 student loan borrowers enrolled in his...
February 22, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMan Allegedly Trying to Rob Convenience Store Runs Away Empty-Handed After Being Told ‘Impossible to Give Cash from a Self-Service Cash Register’
An unemployed man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of an attempted robbery after allegedly demand...
February 22, 2024
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SciencePeople Seek Romantic Connection with AI Chatbots
NEW YORK (AP) — A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He ex...
February 22, 2024
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Associated PressChina Plans to Send San Diego Zoo More Pandas This Year, Reigniting Its Panda Diplomacy
SAN DIEGO (AP) — China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its l...
February 22, 2024
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General NewsDaffodils Illuminated in Changing Colors in Tokyo Park
Rows of white daffodils are illuminated in purple, one of various colors that are constantly changin...
February 22, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 22)
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February 22, 2024
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EuropeUkrainian Textbooks Burned in Occupied Territory; Schools Becoming ‘Russianized’
LVIV, Ukraine — Russia’s policy of Russification in the occupied territories of eastern and southern...
February 22, 2024
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Other SportsJapan’s Men, Women Secure Spots in Table Tennis Team Event at Paris Olympics
Japan has qualified for the Paris Olympics in both the men’s and women’s team events in table tenn...
February 22, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentBrazil Vows U.N. Reform at G-20 Meeting
Rio de Janeiro (Jiji Press)—Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira expressed his commitment to the ...
February 22, 2024
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CompaniesItochu to Support Bigmotor’s Biz Reconstruction
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. has decided to support the r...
February 22, 2024
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MarketsNikkei Average Rewrites Record Intraday High (Update 2)
Tokyo, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average finished at an all-time high Thursday, ...
February 22, 2024
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Associated PressTo Keep Whales Safe, Coast Guard Launches Boat Alert System in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a w...
February 22, 2024