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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2020
U.S. tops 3 million known infections as coronavirus surges
The U.S. coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of intensive care unit hospital beds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2020
Young Americans are partying hard and spreading COVID-19 quickly
The median age of the infected has dropped by roughly 20 years in some states, and increased testing shows many are active but asymptomatic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2020
In hot spot U.S. states, virus testing means long lines and delays
The U.S. is again grappling with a shortfall of testing that has hobbled the nation since the pandemic’s early weeks, and now threatens to further undermine containment efforts at a crucial moment.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2020
A quick reopening, a surge in infections and a U.S. recovery at risk
When Texas reopened bars for the U.S.'s Memorial Day weekend last month, cooped-up millennials and Gen Zers took full advantage, flouting social distancing rules to pack clubs and pushing their credit card spending in the next two weeks back to 2019 levels.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020
Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing
Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2020
Trump takes limousine lap before Daytona 500 auto race
President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in the presidential limousine known as "The Beast," drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR'S most prestigious race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2020
Solar probe set to launch on mission to map sun's poles
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected to help researchers grasp how the star's vast bubble of energy affects Earth and humans in space.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2020
Florida plans biggest purchase of Everglades land in a decade to protect it from drilling
Florida has reached a deal with a private real estate firm to buy a large swath of environmentally sensitive wetlands in the heart of the Everglades to spare the tract from oil drilling, the governor announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020
U.S. calls fatal shooting by Saudi officer on Florida naval base 'act of terrorism'
The fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi Air Force officer at a Florida naval base last month was "an act of terrorism," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, adding that 21 Saudi military trainees will be pulled out of the United States following an investigation into the incident....
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2019
NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency's mission to send humans into deep space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2019
Florida residency may boost Trump's re-election bid and lower his tax bill
President Donald Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, has changed his primary residence to Florida, a move that could benefit his re-election campaign — and his tax bill.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2019
Secretive U.S. military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long two-year orbital flight
The Pentagon's secretive X-37B spaceplane landed in Florida on Sunday after a record-long orbital flight lasting more than two years, the U.S. Air Force said, capping the latest test mission for an array of military technologies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2019
As new disease wipes out Caribbean coral, scientists tear up reefs to stop the spread
Off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a group of scientists is tearing a reef apart in a feverish attempt to save some of its coral.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2019
Dorian starts to inch north after dealing epic damage to Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian is starting to move again, inching toward the northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have inflicted huge damage, killing five on one island alone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2019
Hurricane Dorian coming 'dangerously close' to Florida coast after thrashing Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian grew and picked up speed, churning on a path that forecasters said would come "dangerously close" to Florida later on Tuesday after the storm battered the northern Bahamas, killing at least five people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2019
Dorian strengthens into powerful Category 5 hurricane as it bears down on Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm as it approached the Bahamas on Sunday, expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds before taking aim at the U.S. mainland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2019
In breakthrough that could aid depleted reefs, Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab
Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore depleted reefs in the wild.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2019
Serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal to be probed by state
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into the controversial handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from minors and the unusually lenient terms of his imprisonment in Palm Beach County.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2019
Florida governor signs law allowing felons to vote, but there's a price
Florida's Republican governor on Friday signed a bill to restore the voting rights for felons who have served their time, but he wants them to pay all fines and restitution before casting a ballot, a hurdle that immediately drew a lawsuit from civil rights groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
Joe Biden says he'll campaign and beat Trump in Texas and the Carolinas
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden said Monday that he plans to campaign and win in states that have almost always supported Republicans in the past four decades, including South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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