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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2017
Billionaire education chief Betsy DeVos draws largely silent protest at Harvard speech
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was confronted by largely silent protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's promotion of for-profit schools and changes to how colleges handle sex assault allegations at a speech at Harvard University on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2017
Health chief Tom Price pledges to cut $51,800 check to pay for charter flights, vows to take airlines
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, under fire for his use of taxpayer-funded private jets, said he will pay back the U.S. government for expenses associated with the charters and vowed to fly commercial from now on.
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Sep 29, 2017
Trump tells Fox that NFL team owners are 'afraid of their players' and draws flak for false facts
President Donald Trump drew a rebuke from the National Football League on Thursday after he said football team owners are afraid of their players, his latest criticism of NFL players kneeling during the U.S. national anthem.
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Sep 28, 2017
Trump insists protests are bad for the NFL's business
President Donald Trump has a new message for the NFL: Change or business is "going to go to hell."
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BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017
Unnamed country will build or expand five U.S. auto plants: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an unnamed foreign leader told him at the United Nations last week that the country would soon announce plans to build or expand five automobile industry factories in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Alabama arch-conservative's victory seen putting establishment Republicans on notice
The anti-establishment wave that propelled Donald Trump to the White House is developing into a political force that perhaps even the president cannot control and could shake his Republican Party ahead of next year's congressional elections.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2017
Trump says military option against North Korea not preferred, but would be 'devastating'
President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday that any U.S. military option would be "devastating" for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington's first option to deal with the country's ballistic and nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 27, 2017
North Korea's bark may be worse than bite in threat to shoot down U.S. bombers
North Korea has threatened to shoot down U.S. bombers flying near the Korean Peninsula, but it would have difficulty matching its words with action given aging air defense systems mostly dating to the Cold War, military experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 27, 2017
China's biggest North Korea taboo: Discussing life after Kim
In discussions between the U.S. and China about reining in North Korea, one topic remains taboo: What would happen if Kim Jong Un's regime collapses?
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2017
Trump lawyer tells court law does not ban discrimination against gay workers
(A Trump administration lawyer on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan to rule that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2017
Unlike after Harvey and Irma, Trump camp rules out Jones Act waiver for Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico
The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping: damaged ports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Trump boasts his team doing 'really good job' but hurricane-hit Puerto Rico begs to differ, feels slighted
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was doing a "really good job" helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria despite complaints that federal aid has been too slow to reach the U.S. territory.
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Sep 27, 2017
America's team Dallas Cowboys belie Trump's fake claim of ratings slump, take knee in unified protest
When the Dallas Cowboys — known as America's team — took a knee before the national anthem and then beat the Arizona Cardinals, they provided the strongest evidence yet that President Donald Trump can't keep fans away from football.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Senate GOP bill to kill Obamacare dies quick death, prompts Trump to slam 'so-called Republicans'
A Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare fell apart in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the second time in two months in a serious defeat for President Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2017
Washington state nixes permit to build terminal for Asia-bound coal, cites environmental grounds
Washington state on Tuesday rejected a key permit needed for a proposed terminal to export coal to Asia, another blow to companies eager to sell Wyoming and Montana coal to Asian markets and to the Trump administration's policy of global energy dominance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Football players who protest racism have right to free speech but not to disrespect nation: Jeff Sessions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced football players who have protested racism by kneeling or locking arms during the playing of the national anthem before games, saying that even though their speech is protected, they should be condemned for showing disrespect to the country.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2017
High noon at the U.N.: U.S., Japan and South Korea vs. North Korea
The Trump-Kim exchanges have added a new dimension to the Korean nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2017
North Korea says U.S. has 'declared war,' warns it may shoot down warplanes as risk of miscalculation grows
North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the U.S. had "declared war" on the isolated nation, pinning the blame on President Donald Trump's incendiary words days earlier while also threatening to shoot down U.S. bombers — even if they are not in the country's airspace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2017
Prime minister of Thailand to visit White House on Oct. 3
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at the White House on Oct. 3, the White House said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2017
NSA targeted 106,000 foreigners in past year's surveillance program soon up for renewal
The U.S. National Security Agency conducted targeted surveillance over the past year against 106,000 foreigners suspected of being involved in terrorism and other crimes, using powers granted in a controversial section of law that's set to expire at the end of this year.

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