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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at a press conference after the passage of Japan's Hinomaru flag desecration law

Japan Criminalizes Hinomaru Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push

Japan's parliament passed a law Friday criminalizing Hinomaru desecration with up to two years in prison. PM Sanae Takaichi called it equity; 150 academics and civil liberties groups warn it criminalizes political

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Truth Social news broadcast showing Truth API announcement for Wall Street traders

Trump Media Launches Truth API, Selling Wall Street Fastest Access to Trump’s Posts

Trump Media is launching Truth API, a paid data feed delivering Trump's Truth Social posts to Wall Street trading firms milliseconds before the public, set for August 1. Democrats and ethics lawyers

July 17, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya in The Odyssey 2026 film by Christopher Nolan

The Odyssey Opens With $15M Thursday Previews, Nolan’s Best Since Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opened Thursday with $15 million in preview screenings, setting up a projected $90-$100 million North American opening weekend. The audience score stands at 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes,

July 17, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

MJ Shannon, mother of Kris Jenner and grandmother of the Kardashian-Jenner family

MJ Shannon, Kris Jenner’s Mother and Kardashian Family Matriarch, Dies at 91

MJ Shannon, the mother of Kris Jenner and the woman who watched her grandchildren become the Kardashian-Jenner dynasty, died July 16, 2026, at the age of 91. A model, entrepreneur, and two-time

July 17, 2026

Entertainment·News·TV Series

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, at an official ceremony as Japan's parliament revises the Imperial House Law

Japan Parliament Amends Imperial Law for First Time Since 1949, Retains Male-Only Throne

Japan's parliament passed the first amendment to the Imperial House Law since 1949 on Friday, allowing adoption of distant male relatives into the succession line. The change retains the ban on female

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump delivering his prime-time White House address on election security and Chinese voter data interference

Trump Claims China Hacked 220 Million Voter Records in Speech Networks Wouldn’t Air

Donald Trump accused China of stealing voter data on 220 million Americans in a prime-time White House address that ABC, NBC and CNN refused to carry. Experts said Trump conflated data collection

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A funeral procession in La Guaira as Venezuela earthquake death toll approaches 5,000 victims

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 5,000 as US and Europe Hold $11B in Recovery Funds

Venezuela's June 24 earthquake death toll has reached 4,930 with 50,000 still missing. Fourteen US Democrats are urging the White House to release $11 billion in Venezuelan funds frozen under sanctions, as

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite under microscope CDC image Taco Bell lettuce outbreak 2026

Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce From Five States as Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens Nearly 7,000

Taco Bell has voluntarily pulled shredded iceberg lettuce from five states as federal investigators trace a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened nearly 7,000 Americans. Michigan alone has recorded 4,312 cases and 102

July 17, 2026

Health·News

Illustration showing high cholesterol risk factors and cardiovascular disease statistics from the CDC

FDA Approves Merck’s Lipfendra, First Oral PCSK9 Drug to Match Injectables

The FDA approved enlicitide (brand name Lipfendra) on Wednesday, marking the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor to match injectable cholesterol drugs in potency. Merck priced the once-daily pill at $315 per month, though

July 17, 2026

Health·News

The Government House of Armenia on Republic Square in Yerevan

Armenia Takes State Control of Cement Plant Owned by Arrested Opposition Leader Tsarukyan

Armenia's government has placed the AraratCement plant under state control following the arrest of its owner, opposition figure Gagik Tsarukyan, on charges of financing mass unrest. The seizure marks the most direct

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Japan Criminalizes Hinomaru Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push

The Odyssey Opens With $15M Thursday Previews, Nolan’s Best Since Dark Knight

MJ Shannon, Kris Jenner’s Mother and Kardashian Family Matriarch, Dies at 91

Japan Parliament Amends Imperial Law for First Time Since 1949, Retains Male-Only Throne

Trump Claims China Hacked 220 Million Voter Records in Speech Networks Wouldn’t Air

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 5,000 as US and Europe Hold $11B in Recovery Funds

Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce From Five States as Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens Nearly 7,000

FDA Approves Merck’s Lipfendra, First Oral PCSK9 Drug to Match Injectables

Armenia Takes State Control of Cement Plant Owned by Arrested Opposition Leader Tsarukyan

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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