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Japan’s rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...
Who were the Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead days before getting engaged?
The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon ...
An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officer
A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group on Thursday ...
Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and bypass another White House bid
Many of Kamala Harris’ supporters and detractors alike think she’d have better odds running for California governor rather ...
The Latest: House passes Trump’s big tax bill in overnight session
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson ...
A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling
Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a bookstore — a lifelong reader who felt angered “to ...
Germany’s Merz inaugurates a historic new brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as he traveled to ...
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson ...
Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it
House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative ...
House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in marathon overnight session
House Republicans on Thursday morning passed a sweeping bill full of President Trump’s legislative priorities, kicking off ...
Why are more shoppers struggling to repay ‘buy now, pay later’ loans?
Buy now, pay later plans generally let consumers split payments for purchases into four or fewer installments, often with a ...
Italy’s court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates
Italy’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights can’t be restricted ...