Documentary series on Portland vegan restaurants aims to go beyond ‘preachy’ stereotypes
Director Evan M. Rodriguez's "The V Word" focuses on two Portland restaurants that specialize in vegan food, and the stories of the people behind them.
Middle East crisis live: Northern Israel hit by more than 100 Hezbollah rockets, militant group and IDF says
Hezbollah has pounded northern Israel with rockets the day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to ...
Tour operators turn to the less obvious as mass tourism backlash grows
Cruise ships turned away, angry locals protesting against visitors, even cities charging tourists to visit. The images and reality of the backlash against mass tourism are becoming increasingly ...
Stocks pinned near all-time highs, yen slips after Ueda’s comments
World stocks near record highs after Fed rate cut, yen eases on BOJ comments. Dollar strengthens after Ueda's remarks.
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Don’t be afraid of Nippon Steel
The problem with playing chicken is that in most cases, both players lose. Take, for example, the chicken scene in the movie Rebel Without a Cause in which Jim Stark bails out of his car first, ...
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A local seventh grader’s journey to the Pokémon World Championships
Robert Rosal’s relationship with Pokémon resembled that of most 10-year-olds. Then he signed up for the after-school Pokémon ...
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Palestinian-Japanese rapper Danny Jin on making resistance music
Danny Jin whose anger at the atrocities in Gaza and irritation at the Japanese people’s lack of awareness has translated into ...
Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone
People use the wind phone to “call” and have a one-way conversation with deceased loved ones. Here they can say the things ...
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The American Agriculture Industry is Making (a Little) Room for Luxury Fruit
Would you pay $50 for six pears? Luxury fruit—a longtime cultural staple in Asian markets—has finally made landfall in the US ...
China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge
China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the ...
Some experts are calling for age restrictions on the sale of nonalcoholic drinks. Here’s why
They won’t get you buzzed, but some experts say low-alcohol and alcohol-free beers and mocktails shouldn’t be sold to minors, ...
Where Do Interest Rates in the U.S. Go From Here?; China and Japan Hold Rates Steady
By Hardika Singh The Federal Reserve's quarterly projections showed a narrow majority of officials penciled in cuts that would lower rates by at least a quarter-point each at meetings in November and ...