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Japan protests sex assault cases involving US military on Okinawa and their delayed disclosure.
In one case, an Air Force member is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl in December, while the other, which dates from May, involves a Marine.
The case involving the assault of the teenager is a reminder to many Okinawans of the high-profile 1995 rape.
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New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Mori new year, in 2022, making it the country's first Indigenous public holiday.
The holiday is seeing a surge in popularity, even as political debates about race in New Zealand have grown more divisive.
Many New Zealanders didn't know what it was, but 51% of people did something to mark the day, official figures show.
In 2024 it is officially celebrated on June 28.
Matariki was established as a national day under New Zealand’s previous center-left government.
The government was often decried for doing little to address woeful economic, health and justice issues for Mori.
The party leading the current center-right coalition supports the day, but one of its coalition partners does not.
One of the governing parties has provoked a fresh debate about the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% to 39,583.08 on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.1% higher.
Japan's government reported industrial production was stronger than forecast in May at 2.8% and the unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month.
Wall Street is betting that the central bank will start cutting interest rates at its September meeting.
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When H5N1 was first detected in U.S. dairy cows earlier this year, there were no studies of whether heat treatment killed virus in cows milk.
Officials comforted by studies that showed pasteurization of eggs worked, Food and Drug Administration's Donald Prater says.
The study was done at a federal research center in Athens, Georgia.
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GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically.
Disability Rights Wisconsin the League of Women Voters and four disabled voters sued in April.
Currently in Wisconsin anyone can cast a paper absentee ballot but they must return them in-person or mail them back.
A Dane County judge issued a temporary injunction Tuesday that allows disabled voters to download ballots.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics data show household wealth rose for a sixth straight quarter by 2.7 per cent ($431 billion) Total household wealth was $16.2 trillion in the March quarter, which was 10.2 per cent higher than a year ago.
Two-thirds of Australians either own their home outright, or are paying off a mortgage.
It means, on average, home owners' wealth increased by $25,000 in the year to March quarter.
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New model could help provide expectant mothers a clearer path to safe fish consumption.
New study based on data from a cohort of residents of a coastal community in Massachusetts.
Using this model, the relation between pregnancy fish consumption and subsequent neurodevelopment varied depending on the estimated average mercury levels in the fish.
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Pornography use is common, though controversial, in the context of romantic relationships.
Marie-Chloé Nolin and colleagues examined the effects of pornography on relationship satisfaction in cohabiting couples.
Theoretical frameworks like sexual script theory and the acquisition, activation, application (3AM) theory suggest pornography consumption may shape sexual expectations and behaviors.
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Inflation during May was down 0.1% for the month and 2.6% from a year ago, the Commerce Department report says.
The inflation rate is the lowest since March 2021.
Inflation is the first time in this economic cycle that inflation topped the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
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A recent report blames preventable deaths of people detained by ICE on inadequate investigations and flawed systems at the agency.
Cara Buchanan: The ultimate failure of the immigration detention system to protect the health and safety of detainees is the outcome of preventable death.
Buchanan: A pattern of detainees who, while hospitalized, were released from ICE custody after being deemed clinically ill, were deemed imminent.
The dearth of data leaves a barrage of unanswered questions regarding the conditions that contribute to poor health outcomes.
Rigorous oversight and accountability should be established for all workers at ICE facilities and for clinical outcomes of detained patients.
Detainees who show signs and symptoms of serious medical conditions should be rapidly assessed and quickly transferred to local emergency rooms.
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