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WASHINGTON

BASKETBALL
Mar 22, 2016
George Washington advances to NIT quarterfinals
The George Washington men's basketball team advanced to the NIT quarterfinals by beating Monmouth 87-71 on Monday in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
BASKETBALL
Mar 17, 2016
Mitola lifts George Washington past Hofstra in NIT
Alex Mitola nailed a running jumper in the lane with 4 seconds remaining as George Washington edged Hofstra 82-80 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2016
Rubio campaign office cleared amid white powder scare; substance ID'd as detergent
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said his staff was safe after his Washington campaign headquarters was evacuated over a suspicious white powder.
BASKETBALL
Mar 12, 2016
Saint Joseph's knocks off George Washington in A-10 quarters
Saint Joseph's overcame a 14-point halftime deficit against the George Washington men's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 11, 2016
Watanabe, George Washington reach Atlantic 10 quarterfinals
Sophomore Yuta Watanabe scored a game-high 19 points and the George Washington men's basketball team defeated Saint Louis 73-65 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament's second round on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2016
Dying dad, dog-allergic son booted off plane to applause back home in Arizona
A boy on a vacation with his dying father was back home in Arizona on Thursday, days after the 7-year-old suffered a dog allergy attack and the family was removed from a flight home to applause from passengers, his mother said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 12, 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers return for 20th anniversary of Fuji Rock
Los Angeles alternative rock outfit Red Hot Chili Peppers and Icelandic post-rock trio Sigur Ros were among acts named Friday to perform at the 20th anniversary of Fuji Rock Festival in July.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2016
N.Y. show goes on but 'Snowzilla' freezes D.C.; over 20 dead; transport snarled
Following a day of hunkering down, New Yorkers and Washingtonians surged back into the streets on Sunday after a massive blizzard brought much of the U.S. East Coast to a standstill, bringing a festive mood to both cities.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 22, 2015
Watanabe playing key role in George Washington's rise to prominence
Sophomore forward Yuta Watanabe has helped the George Washington men's basketball team earn a spot in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since the final poll of the 2005-06 season.
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2015
Watanabe, GWU start season 4-0
George Washington University sophomore forward Yuta Watanabe has helped the Colonials open the 2015-16 college basketball season with four consecutive victories.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2015
Islamic State vows in video to attack Washington, 'crusader campaign' allies
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in airstrikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack Washington.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 14, 2015
Newton reflects on stellar Japan career
To define true greatness in pro sports, there's no greater measuring stick than championships.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2015
GOP on verge of self-destruction
A Republican Party that can only act to oppose the president is a recipe for gridlock or worse. The U.S. and the world cannot afford this spectacle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 24, 2015
Pope couches sexual abuses as 'difficult moments' in call to U.S. bishops to avoid further costly scandals
Pope Francis on Wednesday told U.S. Roman Catholic bishops that crimes of sexual abuse of minors by clergy should never be repeated, acknowledging the damage caused by years of scandal in the U.S. Catholic Church.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2015
Security precautions unprecedented for pope's U.S. whistle-stop Itinerary
Pope Francis opened his six-day U.S. tour on Tuesday, bringing a call for Americans to do more to fight poverty, curb climate change and help immigrants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2015
Rule by Fiat: Modesty, conciliation, lean machine signal start of Catholic leader's U.S. visit
Pope Francis launched his first visit to the United States with a characteristic gesture of humility on Tuesday, and sent a conciliatory message to the world's wealthiest nation about his frequent criticism of capitalism.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015
Out with 'Redskins' — and everything else!
In today's America there are so many things to be offended by, and so little time to agonize about each.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2015
Washington state sues U.S. over toxic vapors at WWII-era Hanford nuclear waste site
The U.S. government has failed to adequately protect crews involved in a decades-long cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leaving workers sickened by exposure to toxic vapors, the state alleged in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2015
Washington's Grand Coulee Dam inspected after M4.2 temblor hits nearby
A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck near Grand Coulee Dam, the largest U.S. hydropower facility, in northeastern Washington state on Tuesday, prompting an immediate inspection of the facility but leaving no visible damage, a spokeswoman said.

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