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Columns
Pearl Harbor, General MacArthur and the rhyme of history
I was born December 5, 1941, two days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States…
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Travel
News Briefs: Japan currency crisis; Migrants die; Egypt and Gaza
Today’s news briefs include Japan currency crisis; Covid on rise; Migrants die in heat; Egypt offers security after Gaza war.…
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Travel
Today’s News Briefs: Is this woman the missing 8-year-old?; Putin threatens; Japan and drinking; Raffah push may end soon
Here are today’s news briefs including a woman who claims she a girl who disappeared 50 years ago from a…
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Travel
Japanese Christians donate ambulances to Israel
A group of Japanese political leaders are donating two ambulances to Israeli communities along the border with Gaza, in a…
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Entertainment
From ringing bells to eating grapes, nations enjoy wide range of New Year’s traditions
Watching the ball drop at Times Square in New York City, whether live or on television, is a New Year’s…
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National News
Senate passes debt ceiling override deal
The U.S. will not default, at least for now, after the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.…
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Church & Ministry
Despite member’s criticism, pastor will keep wearing skinny jeans
A pastor is keeping his job by the seat of his pants. Pastor Adam Weber of Embrace Church said he…
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Culture Watch
University allows ‘PhD in child pornography’
The University of Manchester has been criticized for allowing a student to complete a PhD documenting his sexual gratification from…
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Israel, Japan sign historic defense agreement
Japan and Israel are strengthening their ties with a historic agreement on defense. Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz and…
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Shinzo Abe, longest-serving Japanese prime minister, assassinated
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former and longest serving prime minister, was assassinated Friday. A reporter for public broadcaster NHK, who was…
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