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Japan Politics · Japan Japanese voters could unleash political turmoil as they head to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power. Opinion polls suggest Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito may fall short of the 50 seats needed to retain control of the 248-seat upper house of parliament in an election where half the seats are up for grabs.See the Story
Japan heads to polls in key test for PM Ishiba
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Reparations · New MexicoEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The 80th anniversary of the Trinity Site test of the world's first atomic bomb was marked this past week. The test at Trinity Site -- now in the northern part of White Sands Missile Range -- took place on July 16, 1945 at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time. When the test was done back in 1945, a brilliant flash of light was seen in El Paso, as reported by newspapers back in the day. Windows rattled as far away as 120 miles.
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World Marks 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test in New Mexico
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