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Associated PressKansas Once Required Voters to Prove Citizenship. That Didn’t Work out So Well
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of ...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressRussian Man Arrested for Allegedly Running LGBTQ+ Travel Agency Found Dead in Custody
A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in ...
December 30, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Ends 2024 with Nearly 20％ Rise (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average retreated on 2024’s last trading day on Monday fro...
December 30, 2024
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ObituariesPM Ishiba Expresses His Condolences over Victims of S. Korea Plane Crash
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of th...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressKavelashvili Is Inaugurated as Georgia’s President, Complicating Its Path toward EU
TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as pre...
December 30, 2024
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BasketballLebron James at 40: A Milestone Birthday Arrives Monday for the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season mi...
December 30, 2024
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TechnologyAI Breathes Fresh Life into New Year’s Customs; Avoiding Car Congestion near Shrines, Adding New Ideas to Cuisine
Artificial intelligence continues to spread rapidly in society, and the technology is being utili...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressSyria’s Dwindling Jewish Community Can Visit One of the World’s Oldest Synagogues Again
JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again mak...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressBelgium Will Ban Sales of Disposable E-Cigarettes in a First for the EU
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on hea...
December 30, 2024
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General News2 Akita Shinkansen trains, 490 passengers stranded; Services Resumed Monday Morning (UPDATE 1)
Two Akita Shinkansen trains heading to Akita stopped and a total of about 490 passengers were lef...
December 30, 2024
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ReutersS.Korea Joint Investigation Unit Requests Arrest Warrant for Yoon over Martial Law, Yonhap Reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for susp...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressSouth Korea Orders Air Safety Probe after Worst Crash in Country Kills 179 (UPDATE 1)
MUAN COUNTY, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emer...
December 30, 2024
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ObituariesJimmy Carter, 39th US President, Nobel Winner, Dies at 100
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House aft...
December 30, 2024
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General NewsWebsites Offering Generative AI for Unclothing People in Images Top 18 Mil. Visits per Year in Japan
Websites that allow users create sexually explicit deepfake images using generative AI received m...
December 30, 2024
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ScienceWHO Official Praises Japan’s Pandemic Strategy, Warns of Ongoing Global Risks; Interview with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease expert who helped deal with the COVID-19 outbreak a...
December 30, 2024