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Associated PressHouse Passes Immigrant Detention Bill That Would Be Trump’s First Law to Sign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainme...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressYemen’s Houthi Rebels Release Crew of Commercial Vessel Seized in Red Sea in November 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they released the crew of...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressEurope Posts Record Year for Clean Energy Use as Trump Pulls US toward Fossil Fuels
A record 47% of the European Union's electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a rep...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressOver 50,000 under Evacuation Orders or Warnings as Wildfire Imperils Homes North of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday...
January 23, 2025
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Associated PressLGBTQ+ Couples in Thailand Register Their Marriages on the First Day of Law Giving Them Equal Status
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status le...
January 23, 2025
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SoccerKyogo Furuhashi Has 3 Disallowed Goals but Celtic Still Advances in Champions League
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi had a first-half hat trick of disallowed ...
January 23, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Exports Expand 2.8％ in Dec, Faster-Than-Expected
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s exports rose for a third straight month in December, data showed on Thu...
January 23, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Informed the Los Angeles Dodgers They Had Landed Prized Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani broke the news to the Los Angeles Dodgers that prized Japanese p...
January 23, 2025
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General NewsMother of Megumi Yokota Seeks Donald Trump’s Help to Return Japanese Abducted by North Korea
The mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea decades ago, on Tuesday sought help ...
January 23, 2025
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BaseballIchiro Thanks Wife, Mentor after Hall of Fame Vote; Calls Cooperstown Entry His ‘Greatest Recognition as Player’
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki expressed his gratitude to his wife, Yumiko, and the late Akira...
January 23, 2025
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Crime & Courts3 Stabbed near JR Nagano Station; 1 Man Dies after Taken to Hospital (UPDATE 1)
Two men and one woman were stabbed near JR Nagano Station in Nagano City on Wednesday evening, ac...
January 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Political Parties React as Trump Takes Office; New U.S. Policies ‘Expected to Have a Major Impact’
Japan’s ruling and opposition parties voiced concern over the impact on Japan’s economy and secur...
January 22, 2025
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ReutersTrump Stirs Tariff Pot with Fresh Threats on EU, Feb 1 China Deadline
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European U...
January 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U,S. Foreign Ministers Agree on Bolstering Alliance; Discussion Includes North Korea, China, U.S. Steel Purchase
WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washin...
January 22, 2025
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Imperial FamilyNew Year Poetry Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko Makes Debut with Poem on ‘Dreams’
The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took place i...
January 22, 2025