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46-year-old woman arrested for allegedly killing 6-year-old son in Sapporo

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (152+ words) Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her six-year-old son. Police said Yukimine Kamii, a part-time worker, is accused of strangling her son to death at their home in Teine Ward, Sapporo, between 6: 30 a. m. and…...

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Bodies of woman, her 2 children found in house in Nagano Prefecture

4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (360+ words) The bodies of a 50-year-old woman, her 13-year-old daughter and her 10-year-old son were found in their house in Achi village, Nagano Prefecture, on Tuesday. According to police, at about 3 a. m. , the woman's eldest son, a teenager, came to a koban…...

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japantoday. com > category > sports > soccer-fan-aged-71-arrested-at-everton-for-alleged-racist-abuse-of-manchester-city%27s-semenyo

Soccer fan aged 71 arrested at Everton for alleged racist abuse of Manchester City's Semenyo

15+ hour, 57+ min ago  (474+ words) A 71-year-old soccer fan was arrested for alleged racist abuse of Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo at a Premier League game, Everton said Tuesday. Everton said Merseyside Police arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order…...

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Japan Today Spotlight #66 | New divorce and child custody rules in Japan

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (155+ words) Japan Today Japan changed its divorce law on April 1 " for the first time since the postwar era. Divorced parents can now choose joint custody. But the new law is already deeply contested. In this week's Japan Today Spotlight, we break…...

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japantoday. com > category > crime > man-arrested-for-assaulting-80-year-old-father

Man arrested for assaulting 80-year-old father

15+ hour, 42+ min ago  (150+ words) Police in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assaulting his 80-year-old father outside their home. According to police, the man is suspected of pushing his father to the ground on the street in…...

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japantoday. com > category > world > former-fedex-driver-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-7-year-old-girl-after-delivery-at-her-texas-home

Former Fed Ex driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (458+ words) A former Fed Ex driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift. Horner didn't visibly react when the judge read the…...

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japantoday. com > category > tech > musk-'was-going-to-hit-me-'-openai-executive-says-at-trial

Musk 'was going to hit me,' Open AI executive says at trial

14+ hour, 56+ min ago  (342+ words) Open AI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation, testifying that the billionaire stormed out after he was refused absolute control of the artificial intelligence company. "I actually thought he…...

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Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement, publishers allege

14+ hour, 58+ min ago  (234+ words) Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow sued Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, alleging the company illegally used millions of copyrighted works to train its AI language system Llama. The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court in…...

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japantoday. com > category > crime > police-in-osaka-file-charges-against-resident-for-serial-pigeon-crow-feeding

Police in Osaka file charges against resident for serial pigeon/crow feeding

14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (278+ words) The authorities in'Osaka's Sumiyoshi Ward'tried being lenient. Since over a decade ago, residents in the area around'Abikocho'and'Nagai Stations'on the JR Hanwa Line and Osaka Metro subway network had been complaining about a certain individual's nocturnal activities. Repeatedly, this person would…...

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japantoday. com > category > world > boko-haram-militants-kill-23-soldiers-in-an-attack-on-a-military-post-chad-says

Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in attack on military post, Chad says

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (160+ words) Boko Haram militants have killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region, Chad's armed forces said Tuesday. The region has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group, which is known for…...