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SOCCER / J. League
Jun 24, 2023
Tokyo beats Grampus in new manager Peter Cklamovski's debut
The Australian, who previously managed at Shimizu and Yamagata, replaced Spaniard Albert Puig during the recent international break.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2022
The House Jan. 6 panel has set a high bar: Showing criminality
It is not clear whether the committee will follow through and take the largely symbolic step of issuing a criminal referral for former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 13, 2022
New-look Padres on mission to slay 'dragon' in Los Angeles
San Diego's bold moves at the trade deadline made it clear that they're all-in on the dragon chasing.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2022
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro charged with contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe
Navarro was hit with one count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition before the Jan. 6 Select Committee and another for his refusal to produce documents.
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022
Former Olympian accuses U.S. coach of sexual misconduct
A former Olympic snowboarder has accused U.S. snowboarding coach Peter Foley of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior in a series of Instagram posts.
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CULTURE / Books
Feb 13, 2022
‘Of Arcs and Circles’: Step into the fertile imagination of a garden expert
Landscape artist Marc Peter Keane's collection of essays experiments with form and offers practical observations as well as metaphysical musings.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022
Peter Thiel is now free to go all-in on far-right politics
For years, even as Facebook came under increasing scrutiny from Washington politicians and regulators, the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel kept his seat on the company's board.
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CULTURE / Film
Jan 7, 2022
Peter Bogdanovich, director whose career was a Hollywood drama, dies at 82
Bogdanovich hit the ground running in the '70s with films such as 'The Last Picture Show' but within the decade, he had become one of Hollywood's most ostracized filmmakers.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 12, 2021
The sublime spectacle of Yoko Ono disrupting the Beatles
In Peter Jackson's “The Beatles: Get Back,” Ono is a performance artist at the height of her powers.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021
How to give away a million dollars
It is surprisingly easy for most people in affluent countries to make a huge difference to those living in extreme poverty in low-income countries.
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Sep 4, 2021
Belgian wheelchair sprinter says he overcame sabotage to win gold medal
Peter Genyn's coach and staffers worked quickly to repair his wheelchair before Friday's race, in which he broke his own Paralympic record.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2021
Prison time for Americans who helped Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan
The father-son duo pleaded guilty but didn't receive the maximum sentence.
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021
Ghosn accomplices 'deeply regret' helping him escape Japan
By pleading guilty and showing remorse, the Taylors appear to be seeking a speedy sentencing and reduced sentence.
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OLYMPICS
Jun 28, 2021
Israel baseball's path to Olympics has makings of Hollywood movie
In a story that parallels Jamaica's 1988 Olympic bobsled team, Israel will compete in an Olympic team sport this summer for the first time since 1976.
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BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021
Carlos Ghosn escape accomplices plead guilty in Tokyo court
The Taylors' case in Tokyo is the latest addition to multiple legal proceedings around the world left in Ghosn's wake.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2021
Japan and Australia stress importance of 'peace and stability' in Taiwan Strait for first time
The 'two-plus-two' talks involving the countries' foreign and defense ministers followed similar calls by Japan and other partners for the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia reviewing China’s ownership of a Darwin port
Australia is whether to force a Chinese company to sell a lease to a strategically important port used by U.S. Marines, a move that could further stoke tensions with Beijing.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2021
Japan scores rare win with extradition of alleged Carlos Ghosn accomplices
The government clinched a much-needed symbolic victory in its prosecution of Carlos Ghosn with the successful extradition of two Americans accused of helping the ex-chairman of Nissan Motor Co. escape trial over a year ago.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2021
Escape artists accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't evade reckoning in Japan
Emails, court documents and more than a dozen interviews detail the Taylors' failed quest to employ tactics that let so many well-connected people avoid legal trouble in the Trump era.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2021
U.S. suspects in Carlos Ghosn's escape arrested by Japan prosecutors
An airplane from Boston carrying Michael Taylor, 60, a former Green Beret, and his son, Peter Taylor, 28, arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.

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