Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
[Japan Today] - 03/7/2025
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing. The country’s bitterly…
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Gene Hackman died of heart disease; his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Hataoka tops leaderboard after round two in China LPGA
Japan's Nasa Hataoka shot the best round of day two taking her to tied top position at the Blue Bay LPGA in China on (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
IOC’s Bach sees ‘new world order’ ahead of LA Olympics; says Trump will fully support games
Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order" gains (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Two dead, nearly 230 sickened in U.S. measles outbreak: authorities
A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States has killed two people and infected more than 200, prompting a (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
'With Love, Meghan,' the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, renewed for a second season
There's going to be more “With Love, Meghan,” the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix lifestyles series. The streaming (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Nagoya High Court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional
The Nagoya High Court on Friday became the fourth high court in Japan to rule the country's lack of legal (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
World food prices rose in February on back of sugar rush, FAO says
Global food commodity prices rose in February, driven by higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, the Food and (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Disco, reggae on King Charles' Apple playlist
Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones are among artists from around the Commonwealth who have made it onto King (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Drone strike kills two as Gaza ceasefire standoff continues
An Israeli drone strike killed two people in Gaza on Friday, local Palestinian medical authorities said, (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Musk, Rubio clash in cabinet meeting, New York Times says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk clashed on Thursday during a (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
