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Associated Press
NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test ...
August 29, 2022
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Associated Press
Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill over 30
CAIRO (AP) — Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clash...
August 29, 2022
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Associated Press
2 Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit
PARIS (AP) — Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa --...
August 29, 2022
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Associated Press
Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting...
August 29, 2022
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Associated Press
Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion r...
August 29, 2022
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Associated Press
2 high-rise towers in India demolished for violating laws
NEW DELHI (AP) — Two high-rise apartment towers in India were leveled to the ground in a controlled ...
August 29, 2022
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Baseball
Ohtani, Trout homer as Angels finish 3-game sweep of Jays
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout helped the Los Angeles Angels put a rosy finish on a rou...
August 29, 2022
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Political Series
Lessons from Ukraine / Budget issues could undermine Japan’s ability to continue fighting
As part of a training exercise in early August, a Ground Self-Defense Force unit fired a Type 12 sur...
August 29, 2022
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Politics & Government
Many links between senior politicians and Unification Church mere formality
At least 31 high-ranking government officials have had links with the Unification Church and over 70...
August 29, 2022
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Asia Pacific
1st made-in-India aircraft carrier to be commissioned by New Delhi on Sept. 2
NEW DELHI — India will commission its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, on...
August 28, 2022
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Reuters
U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Tai...
August 28, 2022
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Obituaries
Sanyutei Kino, rakugo storytelling master, dies at 93
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sanyutei Kino, who had the longest career among active professional rakugo stor...
August 28, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo confirms 15,834 new coronavirus infection cases
Tokyo logged 15,834 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, marking the seventh consecut...
August 28, 2022
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General News
Atomic bomb survivors voice anger over breakdown of NPT meeting
Hibakusha survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have expressed their anger abou...
August 28, 2022
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Washington Post
Once unthinkable, Democrats now see narrow path to keeping the House
Democrats are voicing growing confidence about limiting losses in the House and potentially even sal...
August 28, 2022