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Washington Post
In Uvalde, a 9-year-old anxiously prepares to return to school
UVALDE, Texas – Whenever Marcela Cabralez tries to check in with her fourth grader about returning t...
September 4, 2022
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Defense & Security
Russia holds military exercises on Japanese territorial islands
Russia has conducted military exercises aimed at preventing “enemy” forces landing on the islands of...
September 4, 2022
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Books & Literature
How engineers enabled buildings to colonize the clouds
If King Kong were to visit New York today, he’d hardly recognize the place. The 381-meter Empire Sta...
September 4, 2022
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Troubleshooter
I hate my two-faced sister and I want to beat her up
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male student in my 20s. I really hate my sister who is two years younger ...
September 4, 2022
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Companies
Toyota launches updated Crown models in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. has launched new versions of its flagship Crown model for the first time in about...
September 4, 2022
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Troubleshooter
I feel unloved after finding out my husband is gay
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my 40s. I have been married for 15 years and been ble...
September 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33M affected by flooding
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan appealed Saturday to the international community for an “immense humanitar...
September 4, 2022
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Delicious
Harvest of seasonal pears begins
Workers sort pears by color and shape, then pack them into boxes at a fruit-sorting facility in Shir...
September 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried Saturday in a ceremony f...
September 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine’s nuclear plant partly goes offline amid fighting
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-co...
September 4, 2022
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Associated Press
Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forc...
September 4, 2022
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Japan In Focus
Hiroshima: Demons drum up rain for good harvest
MIHARA, Hiroshima — People dressed as demons and wearing happi festival coats beat drums and gongs t...
September 4, 2022
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Political Series
Lessons from Ukraine / Evacuation plans for remote islands, urban areas lack feasibility
Six months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the conflict began, new modes of war and ...
September 4, 2022
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YIES
U.S. ambassador: Japan-U.S. alliance has entered era of ‘projection’ into Indo-Pacific
The Japan-U.S. alliance has entered an era of “projection” into the Indo-Pacific from one focused o...
September 4, 2022
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Defense & Security
Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line 300 times in month of ‘key military exercises’
BEIJING / TAIPEI — Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait a total of...
September 3, 2022