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Japan's Feb. consumer confidence jumps despite virus emergency
Japan's consumer confidence in February jumped des...
Kyodo News
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TEPCO eyes 3 bil. yen in new funds for nuclear plant village
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is cons...
Kyodo News
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US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill
Washington (AFP) - A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd. The bill is named after Floyd, who died last May 25 at age 46 when then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the victim's neck for more than eight minutes. The shocking killing was caught on video and sparked mass protests across the nation. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act cleared the House last year but was blo...
AFP
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Japan gov't vows swift probe after ethics scandal widens
The government on Thursday vowed to conduct a swif...
Kyodo News
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Fisheries cooperative membership falls 24% in 3 prefecture hardest hit by 2011 disaster
Membership in fisheries cooperatives in the three ...
Kyodo News
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Man accused of firing at Democratic headquarters in Pennsylvania's Montgomery County is in federal custody
PHILADELPHIA — An Eagleville man who authorities say fired a handgun into the headquarters of the Montgomery County Democratic Party on Jan. 20 out of frustration over COVID-19 restrictions and Donald Trump's loss in the presidential election was taken into federal custody Wednesday. Anthony Nero, 48, faces charges of threatening communications and cyberstalking in connection with the shooting and for sending a threatening email to party leaders weeks before, according to the affidavit of probable cause for his arrest. Previously, county prosecutors had charged him with terrorism, terroristic ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Main events scheduled for Friday, March 5
Main events scheduled in Japan for Friday, March 5...
Kyodo News
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Missouri moves closer to allowing guns on public buses and trains
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a measure that would allow some passengers to carry guns on public buses and trains. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Adam Schnelting, R-St. Peters, would apply only to people who have a state-issued concealed carry permit for firearms. Schnelting said the legislation, which has been sought for at least a decade, is aimed at giving riders a way to defend themselves. "I believe this legislation will discourage criminal activity on our public transit systems," Schnelting said. Under current law, it is a crime to board...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Parler social network shifts courts in legal attack on Amazon
Washington (AFP) - Parler social network popular with Donald Trump supporters took aim at Amazon in a state court Wednesday after dropping a federal lawsuit over the internet titan's decision to stop hosting its website due to user posts inciting violence. Parler filed the new lawsuit in Washington state, where Amazon has its headquarters, hoping the case will stand better chances under local laws regarding defamation, breach of contract, and consumer protection. However Amazon told AFP there was "no merit" to the claims. "As shown by the evidence in Parler's federal lawsuit, it was clear that...
AFP
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In Georgia, Fulton County leaders reject firing of elections director and appoint new elections chair
ATLANTA — The Fulton County Commission has rejected the firing of county elections director Richard Barron — sending him back to answer to a majority of an elections board that does not want him. And now, that elections board will have a new leader: Commissioners voted to appoint former Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan as a replacement for Chairwoman Mary Carole Cooney, who resigned this week due to a prolonged illness. The elections board manages policy, but the director runs day-to-day operations. While Barron's fate appears settled, commissioners continue to disagree on whether they or the ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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