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EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2021

An ordinary president shoulders an extraordinary burden

Biden has promised an aggressive and activist agenda for his first ten days, with actions of both domestic and international import; his priority is attending to his nation's ills.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021

How could the storming of the U.S Capitol have even occurred?

The motto of the worldwide Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement is, “Be Prepared.” It is clear that there were not many Boy Scouts around on Capitol Hill in Washington on the fateful day of Jan. 6.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2021

This time, Trump impeached himself

Trump had given himself no room for error. He built no relationships with any Democrats, and relatively few with Republicans.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2021

U.S. House impeaches Trump for a second time after Capitol riot

The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in backing impeachment as the president's fate rests with Senate.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2021

Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeachment threat

Democratic members of the House of Representatives will introduce formal articles of impeachment on Monday, Rep. Ted Lieu said on Twitter.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021

Send the right message: Remove Trump now

The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, incited by Trump, represents something new and profane in American history.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021

Ten hours that shook America

America now finds itself confronting something that hasn't happened since the time of Abraham Lincoln: rejection of the constitutional order by a significant share of the electorate.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2021

Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos

Top Democrats have said Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to remove the president.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021

Trump supporter rage simmered on social media before D.C. violence

In some of the more obscure corners of the internet, the calls for violence and revolution have been consistent in the months since Trump lost re-election.
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PARALYMPICS
Jan 6, 2021

Yasuhiro Jimbo works to foster students' resilience and para sports passion

The former wheelchair basketball star who represented Japan is bringing his inspiring message to schools in hope of creating a more inclusive society.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2021

Biden’s strategy for a predecessor who won’t go away: Ignore him

Biden's historic challenges include a raging pandemic, persistently high unemployment, simmering tensions with China and Russia — and a predecessor who won't go away.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2021

Trump, in taped call, pressured Georgia official to ‘find’ votes to overturn election

The president vaguely warned of a “criminal offense” as he pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the call, according to an audio recording.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2021

COVID-19 exposes the cracks in the world's big democracies

The U.S., U.K. and India have suffered at the hands of incompetent leaders and a severe lack of preparedness.
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PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 30, 2020

Episode 76: So long, 2020

We hear from listeners of Deep Dive about what got them through 2020.
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COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Dec 29, 2020

America’s post-Trump reckoning

As the Biden administration re-engages with U.S. partners and allies, it will have to provide assurances that arrangements made in the next four years will survive into the future.
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COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Dec 29, 2020

Overcoming Trumpism

The underestimation of Trump voters, and complacent belief in a Biden landslide, revealed the widening gulf between urban, educated America and rural, working-class America.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2020

Only one number mattered to global markets in 2020

The money that landed in the laps of investors this year found its way into the stock market, pushing the global value of stocks to more than $100 trillion for the first time.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 29, 2020

Raise your glasses to 2020: Good riddance!

Drinking culture changed in a lot of ways in 2020. On one hand, we drink alone more. On the other hand, we don't have to worry about the last train as much.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 26, 2020

Japanese abroad adjust to new realities of life in a foreign community amid COVID-19

Uncertainty surrounding the outbreak has forced many Japanese living overseas to view their future with fearful optimism.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 26, 2020

Have a sweet, strawberry end to 2020

Need an alternative to the typical Christmas cake? Give these two colorful convenience store desserts a try.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2020

Women's basketball star Ramu Tokashiki tears ACL

The injury deals a major blow to Japan's chances of winning Olympic gold on home soil next year.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2020

Biden wins Electoral College to cement victory and rebuff Trump

The formal vote capped a tumultuous period sparked by Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge he lost — with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.

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