Seiichi Morimura, who exposed the atrocities committed by the Japanese army's Unit 731, dies at 90
Renowned Japanese mystery writer Seiichi Morimura, whose nonfiction trilogy “The Devil’s Gluttony” exposed human medical experiments conducted by a secret Japanese army unit during World War II, has died at age 90
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Taiwan cancels military drills as typhoon approaches
TAIPEI Taiwan cancelled parts of its annual military drills on Tuesday as authorities step up preparations for what
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Ex-USC dean sentenced to home confinement for bribery of Los Angeles County supervisor
A former dean at the University of Southern California will spend 1 1/2 years in home confinement for bribing a Los Angeles County supervisor in exchange for renewal of a lucrative contract
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Adrenaline isn't the only lure for professional high divers at the world titles
American Matt Cooper and his Dutch wife Ginni van Katwijk are high divers
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US attorney who has led Hunter Biden probe offers to publicly testify to Congress this fall
US attorney David Weiss, who has led the Hunter Biden criminal probe, has offered to testify at a public congressional hearing this fall, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Monday.
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Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Monday for showing bias toward the prosecution
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US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says
The U.S. Forest Service says its own prescribed burn started a 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Ukrainian defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts NATO entry early next year
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine's plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule.
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Death of intellectually disabled inmate at Virginia prison drawing FBI scrutiny, document shows
The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate who died at a Virginia prison and whom the agency identified as “a possible victim of a crime.”
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Justice Department to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress
The lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is willing to testify publicly this fall
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Officer who put woman in a police car hit by a train didn't know it was on the tracks, defense says
The lawyer for a Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train says she didn't know the car was on the tracks
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Former White House chef and Obama employee found dead at Martha's Vineyard pond after falling while paddleboarding, police say
A former White House chef who was working for the Obama family was found dead Monday in a pond on the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, according to Massachusetts police.
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