Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as Steve Hayes, is accused of using his fingernails to scratch five letters ...

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Charlotte’s food culture offers a wide variety of influences, which translates into dining experiences worth checking out.

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The new class includes students from 20 different colleges and universities, including the first ever Rhodes Scholars from ...

Unregulated experts appointed by family courts in England and Wales have caused harm to children by separating them from ...

Architect Paul McClean's urbane designs are forever punched with light—minimalist spaces where boundaries vanish and geometric shapes extend and hover.

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In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the fund manager may consider it appropriate to also invest in other transferable securities (including non Japanese companies), money-market instruments, ...