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Sohei Kamiya Brings Trump-Style Populism to Japan’s Election

19 July 2025 at 12:01
With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery right-wing populism to Japan’s election on Sunday.

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Sohei Kamiya, the leader of an upstart right-wing political party called Sanseito, delivering a campaign speech this month at Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Japan Election 2025: What to Know

19 July 2025 at 12:01
Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.

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Supporters putting up election campaign posters this month on a bulletin board in Tokyo.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron Placed on Leave After Video at Coldplay Concert Exposes Alleged Affair

19 July 2025 at 11:37
A video from a concert dominated internet discourse as people joked about a man and woman who appeared very upset to be shown on camera.

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Chris Martin of Coldplay at a June performance that went off without incident. This week, a scene at a Coldplay concert caused a stir online as it may have revealed an extramarital affair.

Bill Dellinger, Runner and Track Coach Who Mentored Stars, Dies at 91

19 July 2025 at 07:17
After running the 5,000 meters in three Olympics, he coached the likes of Steve Prefontaine and Joaquim Cruz at his alma mater, the University of Oregon.

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Bill Dellinger of the United States (No. 263) crossed the finish line in winning the gold medal in the 5,000-meter race at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.

Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title X, which has long helped low-income women access contraception.

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The Trump administration is aiming to refashion Title X, a 55-year-old program focused on providing birth control to millions of low-income women, to combat infertility instead.

NY Agrees to Settle Ex-Cuomo Aide’s Harassment Claims for $450,000

19 July 2025 at 07:03
The former executive aide, Brittany Commisso, accused Andrew M. Cuomo of groping her when he was governor. The state did not admit wrongdoing.

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Brittany Commisso was one of 11 women whose harassment accusations against Andrew M. Cuomo pushed him to resign as governor in 2021.

Rubio Restricts U.S. Criticism of Tainted Foreign Elections

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a department cable that public comments on foreign elections “should be brief, focused on congratulating the winning candidate and, when appropriate, noting shared foreign policy interests.”

E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies.

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The Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.

Mamdani Meets Jeffries in Brooklyn as He Seeks to Expand His Coalition

No endorsement emerged from the meeting between Zohran Mamdani and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but both said the gathering had been productive.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries, left, has expressed concerns about Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric about Israel.

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Was Losing Millions at CBS Before Cancellation

19 July 2025 at 05:47
CBS could not figure out a path to profitability in an entertainment world increasingly dominated by streaming.

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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was losing tens of millions of dollars a year at CBS, two people familiar with the show’s finances said.

Minnesota State Senator Found Guilty in Burglary Trial

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was charged with felonies and accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home. Her party holds a slim majority in the Minnesota Senate.

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State Senator Nicole Mitchell, left, during opening statements at her trial in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Justice Dept. Asks Federal Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

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Jeffrey Epstein was indicted six years ago on sex-trafficking charges but died in jail about a month after he was arrested.

To Staff Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, ICE Entices Its Retirees

19 July 2025 at 04:53
The administration is offering financial incentives to lure back recently departed immigration officers as it works to fill 10,000 job openings.

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer at the agency’s Delaney Hall facility in Newark, N.J., in June.

A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

19 July 2025 at 04:41
With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

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When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends permanently in 2026, CBS will be getting out of a business it has been in for more than five decades.

Sarepta Refuses FDA Request to Stop Shipping Muscular Dystrophy Drug Elevidys

The regulator had asked Sarepta Therapeutics to halt all shipments of its therapy, Ele­vidys, after three patients died from liver failure after taking it or a similar treatment.

Elevidys, a gene therapy administered as a one-time intravenous infusion, is intended to slow the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which causes muscles to deteriorate.

Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador

Ten Americans and permanent U.S. residents detained in Venezuela were traded for more than 250 Venezuelans expelled from the U.S. and imprisoned in El Salvador.

When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

19 July 2025 at 01:16
After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.

Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty

19 July 2025 at 03:54
The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people struggle to afford food.

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Cuban Minister of Labour and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, in 2023.

White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs

19 July 2025 at 03:09
The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold.

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After-school programs were among the several federal education programs that the Trump administration abruptly withheld funding from this summer.

In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

19 July 2025 at 03:07
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

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Donald Trump created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.

Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons

19 July 2025 at 02:12
Paramount, the network’s parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”

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Stephen Colbert said on Thursday that CBS was canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after next season.

After the Floods, a Pain So Vast It Makes Texas Feel Small

The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.

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Rescuers embrace in grief at a memorial in Kerrville, Texas.

Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris

18 July 2025 at 17:02
Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”

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Ali Akbar, 72, has been hawking newspapers in the streets of Paris for more than a half-century.
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