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BALTIMORE

WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 2, 2015
Baltimore homicide charges could face swift initial court test
The chief Baltimore prosecutor, who came out swinging on Friday with charges against six police officers in the death of a 25-year-old man, could be quickly asked to disclose some of the potential evidence she has collected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2015
Obama's absurd response to Baltimore's riots
U.S. President Barack Obama's comments on the riots in Baltimore are not only partisan — they're absurd.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Police hand prosecutors findings on Baltimore man's death after arrest
An internal Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to prosecutors, who must decide whether to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in the man's arrest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Woman seen slapping teen for rioting in Baltimore cheered as 'Mom of Year'
A woman captured on video slapping her teenage son for taking part in the Baltimore riots, a reprimand that went viral online on Tuesday, won praise from the city's police commissioner and was heralded on social media as "Mom of the Year."
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2015
Baltimore: a U.S. city of haves and have-nots
In the 1950s Baltimore was the sixth-largest city in the United States with a peak population of nearly 950,000. Now the riot-hit metropolis ranks 26th on that measure and scores as one of the less equal American cities when measured by income and educational achievement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2015
Wake held for Baltimore man who died in police custody
Mourners gathered at a Baltimore funeral home on Sunday to remember a 25-year-old black man who died a week ago while in police custody, an unexplained death that has brought thousands to the city's downtown to protest police violence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2014
Orioles reliever Hunter impressed by Japanese players' skills
Tommy Hunter's favorite thing about his first trip to Japan has been the food, sushi in particular.

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
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