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USA

WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2014
Husband of missionary with Ebola returns to U.S. under quarantine
Three Liberia-based missionaries, including the husband of a missionary being treated for Ebola in Atlanta, have returned to the United States and will be quarantined to ensure they did not contract the deadly virus, their Christian group said on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2014
U.S. senator to propose strong curbs on NSA phone data collection
A new Senate proposal to curb the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and increase transparency about the program has White House backing and may get more traction with critics who have dismissed other bills as too weak.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 3, 2013
A visit to Usa, the Japanese city that knows how to win
It is the time of the year when many people get nervous about winning and losing. Students are cramming hard to pass entrance exams to get into the high schools and colleges of their dreams.

Longform

A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks