Japan’s military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally
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Continue Reading Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
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Continue Reading Four years into crisis, Lebanon’s leaders hope tourism boom will help bypass reforms in IMF bailout
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Continue Reading How Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
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Continue Reading Tsai renews her pledge to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense during her visit to war memorial
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Continue Reading MLK’s dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
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Continue Reading Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
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Continue Reading At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
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Continue Reading Who takes advantage of Donald Trump’s absence and other things to watch in the Republican debate
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Continue Reading Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate
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Continue Reading Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the ‘gateway from South America to Asia,’ official says
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Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
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Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system
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Continue Reading Philippines says South China Sea outpost resupplied despite Chinese harassment
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Continue Reading Authorities search BTK serial killer’s former property in connection with 1976 missing person case and other unsolved cases
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A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his New York home, police say
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Continue Reading A shooting outside a residence hall at Alabama A&M campus leaves 2 people injured
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Continue Reading Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
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Continue Reading 16 dead and 36 injured after bus carrying migrants and locals crashes in Mexico, officials say
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Continue Reading Libya’s stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says
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Continue Reading Employee arrested after 1-year-old child dies in daycare van in Nebraska
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Continue Reading Employee arrested after 1-year-old child dies in daycare van in Nebraska
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Continue Reading Indianapolis police release bodycam footage showing man fleeing police shot in back by officer
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Continue Reading Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher
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Continue Reading Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say
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Continue Reading Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers
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Continue Reading Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
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Continue Reading Canadian officials have eased wildfire evacuation orders in a scenic British Columbia region
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Continue Reading Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
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Continue Reading Newly released video shows police shooting into vehicle at a traffic stop in an encounter that contradicts initial police narrative
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Continue Reading Borrowing “Fear City” tactic from 1975, police union tells Yale students to avoid New Haven
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Continue Reading Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use
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Continue Reading Royals unveil proposed ballpark and entertainment district plans for 2 locations
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Continue Reading US to appeal Mexico’s refusal to investigate labor complaint at Mexican mine
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Continue Reading Court battle begins over Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming health care for minors
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Continue Reading Sheriff seeking phone records between Alabama priest and 18-year-old woman who fled to Europe
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama have subpoenaed phone records of an Alabama priest and an 18-year-old woman who fled to Europe…
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See striking moon photos captured by India’s lunar lander during its approach
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UK crime agency charges Nigeria’s former oil minister with bribery offenses
By Stephanie Busari and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offenses…
Continue Reading Man, 86, accused of assuming dead brother’s identity in 1965 is convicted of several charges
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Continue Reading Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha’s Vineyard
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Continue Reading UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the…
Continue Reading The Smithsonian is apologizing for how it amassed its vast collection of human remains
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Smithsonian Institution is apologizing for the dark history behind its collection of human…
Continue Reading Serena Williams has given birth to her second baby. It’s another daughter
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Continue Reading US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been loosened under Trump
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Continue Reading Citing appeals court, Georgia asks judge to reinstate ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors
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Continue Reading Natural gas was behind explosion that killed father of NFL player Caleb Farley at North Carolina home
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Continue Reading Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes
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Continue Reading Florida agencies are accused in a lawsuit of sending confusing Medicaid termination notices
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Continue Reading Scary landing as jet’s wheel collapses on touchdown in California during Tropical Storm Hilary
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Continue Reading Kerry Washington, Martin Sheen shout for solidarity between Hollywood strikers and other workers
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Continue Reading Lawyers win access to files in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse case
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Continue Reading Federal legislation proposed to protect Coast Guard Academy cadets who file sexual assault reports
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Bipartisan federal legislation is being introduced that would protect U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets who report a sexual…
Continue Reading Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in explosion at North Carolina home
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Continue Reading Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in South Texas, causing power outages in Corpus Christi
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Continue Reading Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe charged with soliciting sex in park
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Continue Reading New president of Ohio State will be Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., a higher education and military leader
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Continue Reading A Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media
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Continue Reading State Department renews ban on use of US passports for travel to North Korea
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Continue Reading Deputy wounded in South Carolina capital county’s 96th shooting into a home this year
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Continue Reading Biden to attend next month’s G-20 summit in New Delhi, while Harris will head to Jakarta for ASEAN
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Continue Reading James Harden fined $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team. Harden…
Continue Reading An Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured
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Continue Reading A bus carrying Mexicans and Venezuelan migrants crashes, killing 15 people and injuring 36
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Continue Reading Mississippi officer out of job after 10-year-old is taken into custody for urinating in public
SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer who took part in the arrest and jailing of a 10-year-old child who urinated in a parking lot…
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Neptune’s clouds have disappeared, and scientists think they know why
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Continue Reading Puerto Rico police investigate deaths of 35 cats at horse racing complex
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico are investigating the deaths of 35 cats at a horse racing facility. Authorities said Tuesday…
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Job seekers want record-high wages — and men expect $25,000 more than women do
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Dick’s Sporting Goods blames ‘increasingly serious’ theft problem for profit plunge
By Parija Kavilanz and John Miller, CNN New York (CNN) — Dick’s Sporting Goods warned Tuesday that retail theft is damaging its business and…
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This man has been to 17 Olympic Games. Here’s what he’s learned
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S&P downgrades five US banks following Moody’s lead
S&P Global Ratings downgraded five regional US banks by one notch and signaled a negative outlook for several others on…
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Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water this week. Here’s what we know
After months of controversy and anticipation, Japan is set to begin releasing treated radioactive wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear plant later…
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US home prices rose in July after 5 months of declines
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Continue Reading Correctional officer at St. Louis jail freed after being held hostage by inmates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A guard was abducted by inmates at a downtown St. Louis jail, but freed hours later after a police SWAT team intervened. Officials…
Continue Reading Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
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Continue Reading Maluma has a new alter ego. Meet Don Juan, also the title of the Colombian superstar’s new album
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