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Associated PressStrange Sell-off in the Dollar Raises the Specter of Investors Losing Trust in the US under Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the...
April 19, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says Ukraine-Russia Talks ‘Coming to a Head’ and ‘No One Is Playing’ Him in Push to End War
PARIS (AP) —
President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russi...
April 19, 2025
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Associated PressJudge Pauses Trump Administration’s Plans for Mass Layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Finan...
April 19, 2025
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Associated PressJudge Says Detained Tufts Student Must Be Transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in a Louisiana immigration facility must be ret...
April 19, 2025
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Political PulseIshiba Should Let Bureaucrats Help Deal with Trump; President is Unpredictable; Diplomacy Not PM’s Forte
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused chaos around the world. Japan, an ally of the U...
April 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSecurity Issues Separate from Japan-U.S. Tariff Talks; Japan Govt Wary Trump Will Try to Link the Two
U.S. President Donald Trump did not delve deeply into security issues during talks over tariffs a...
April 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTough U.S.-Japan Talks Loom Over Cars, Rice; American Deregulation Demands Could Threaten Safety of Automobiles, Food
Japan faces particularly difficult negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald ...
April 19, 2025
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General NewsEstimated Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Nagano Pref. ; No Tsunami Warning Issued (UPDATE 2)
An earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 struck Nagano Prefe...
April 18, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentDraft Plan on Japan Imperial Family to be Presented Before Summer Election; No Consensus on Giving Imperial Status to Spouses, Children of Female Members
A general plan to secure a sufficient number of Imperial family members will be presented before ...
April 18, 2025
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General NewsProduction of Salted Sakura at Peak in Kanagawa Prefecture
HADANO, Kanagawa — Production of salt-pickled cherry blossoms has reached its peak in Hadano, Kan...
April 18, 2025
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ReutersMoscow Plans to Use Seized US-Owned Company to Feed Russian Army, Document Shows
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin ...
April 18, 2025
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US & CanadaBessent Calls Tariff Talks with Japan ‘Satisfactory’; Thanks Trump for Holding Talks with Akazawa
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday posted a statement on his X accoun...
April 18, 2025
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ReutersHamas Says It Is Ready to Release All Remaining Hostages for an End to Gaza War
CAIRO, April 17 (Reuters) - Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all ...
April 18, 2025
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ReutersMusk’s Spacex Is Frontrunner to Build Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners...
April 18, 2025
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Travel SpotsSetouchi Triennale 2025 Opens Across Seto Inland Sea Islands; Hundreds of Art Pieces to Go on Display
The Setouchi Triennale 2025, a contemporary art festival held once every three years on 11 island...
April 18, 2025