November 2019

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito: Festival celebrates enthronement

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Japan’s capital, Tokyo, to celebrate the enthronement of the country’s Emperor Naruhito. Dancers, musicians and flag-waving well-wishers marked the occasion. The parade was originally scheduled for 22 October but postponed after more than 80 people were killed when Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan and caused widespread damage. Source […]

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Republicans Argue Impeachment Case Falls Short of Proving Trump Misconduct

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Saturday offered the latest glimpse of their strategy to fight against impeachment by demanding testimony from figures at the center of President Trump’s favorite unsubstantiated theories: the son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., a researcher loosely connected to an anti-Trump dossier, a Democratic official and a board

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Collard: Soul singer on sex, spirituality and ‘looking up to oddballs’

Image copyright Ashley Bourne Image caption Collard: ‘I look up to the oddballs, the originals’ “Less is more… but more is good. You do things I never thought a woman would.” As opening statements go, the first track on Collard’s debut album is practically guaranteed to grab your attention. Hell Song (for that is its

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In Seeking to Join Suit Over Subpoena Power, Mulvaney Goes Up Against the President

Neither Mr. Mulvaney nor his lawyers asked Mr. Kupperman, Mr. Bolton or their lawyer to join the suit, nor did they give them advance notice. Mr. Bolton and Mr. Kupperman now have to decide whether to support or oppose including Mr. Mulvaney in their action. “The question whether the president’s authority must give way in

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