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US CONGRESS

WORLD
May 27, 2016
Push to expand FBI surveillance delays popular U.S. bill on email privacy
An effort in the U.S. Senate to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation's authority to use a secretive surveillance order has delayed a vote on a popular email privacy bill, casting further doubt on whether the legislation will become law this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2016
U.S. returns to Italy stolen 1493 Columbus letter on Americas discovery
The United States has returned to Italy a rare copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote in 1493 describing his discovery of the Americas, after the document was stolen more than 25 years ago and replaced with a forgery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2016
Judge rules in favor of Republicans in Obamacare challenge but White House confident of appeal
A U.S. judge on Thursday handed a victory to congressional Republicans who challenged President Barack Obama's signature health care law, ruling that his administration overstepped its constitutional powers relating to government spending.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2016
With TPP in U.S. election limbo, Obama, Trudeau, Pena Nieto slate June 29 'Three Amigos' summit
President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will meet in Ottawa for the "Three Amigos" North American Leaders' Summit on June 29.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2016
Judge says lawsuit against former U.S. House Speaker Hastert can proceed
A $1.8 million civil lawsuit filed by a victim of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted of a financial crime linked to sexual abuse of high school wrestlers decades ago, can proceed, an Illinois judge ruled Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2016
Iran bank must pay $2 billion to U.S. kin of 1983 Beirut bomb victims: Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be turned over to American families of people killed in the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and other attacks blamed on Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2016
Sanders' tax returns rank him high among Americans but far below Clinton
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, almost putting him in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of his federal tax return on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2016
South African parliament schedules debate on Zuma impeachment motion
South Africa's Parliament on Tuesday will debate a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said Sunday, after a top court ruled the president had violated the constitution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
U.S. State Department halts review of Clinton emails at FBI's request
At the request of the FBI, the U.S. State Department has suspended plans for an internal review of whether classified information was properly handled in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2016
Obama first U.S. chief to visit Havana since Coolidge's 1928 gunboat trip
President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday on a historic visit, opening a new chapter in U.S. engagement with the island's communist government after decades of animosity between the former Cold War foes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2016
U.S. gun industry wants looser rules on silencers
The U.S. gun industry is trying to shake off the Hollywood hit-man image of the gun silencer and re-brand it as a hearing-protection device in a campaign to roll back regulations that date to the 1930s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2016
In apparent shift, FBI chief tells Congress that request for iPhone data may be 'precedential'
FBI Director James Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a final court ruling forcing Apple Inc to give the FBI data from an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "potentially precedential" in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology...
WORLD
Feb 24, 2016
U.S. must deploy anti-ship missile in Asia soon, admiral says
The U.S. should deploy a new anti-ship missile made by Lockheed Martin Corp. as quickly as possible to counter improved Chinese and Russian naval capabilities in Asian waters, the top U.S. Pacific commander said.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2016
Cruz ends hold on nominees after Senate OKs bill to name Washington plaza after Chinese dissident
The U.S. Senate on Friday backed a plan to name a plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy for a pro-democracy dissident after what congressional sources called a tit-for-tat deal that led Sen. Ted Cruz to stop blocking President Barack Obama's diplomatic nominations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2016
U.S. to withhold some Clinton emails with 'top secret' information
Seven private email chains of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be withheld from the public in their entirety because they contain top secret information, the U.S. State Department said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2016
U.S. capital's snow emergency set to be lifted but Congress still idle
Washington, D.C., will end its snow emergency on Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a sign that the U.S. capital is returning to normal after a deadly weekend blizzard on the U.S. East Coast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 8, 2016
Continued NYSE plunge puts Dow on course for worst start in century as China, yuan keep diving
Shares on major exchanges fell for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday and crude prices touched multi-year lows as investors fretted over the state of the Chinese economy and its ability to stabilize its stock market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2016
Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who helped defend Clinton against impeachment, dead at 90
Dale Bumpers, the small-town lawyer who served Arkansas as governor and in the U.S. Senate and delivered a stirring speech during Bill Clinton's impeachment trial that helped save his presidency, died at home on Friday at the age of 90, his family said on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 2, 2016
14 U.S. states to see minimum wage hike in '16, bringing national hourly average to just over $9
As the United States marks more than six years without an increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward with their own increases, with most set to start taking effect on Friday.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro 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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