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US: Rochester Sees 25°F Temperature Drop as Snow and Rain Mix

Western New York experienced flurries, graupel and rain showers on Sunday, April 19, as temperatures in Rochester dropped more than 25°F (14°C) in 24 hours. Snow showers were expected to continue into Monday, with overnight lows near 29°F (-2°C).

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RECAP: Iguanas Drop From Trees as Florida Temperatures Plunge

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s °F (around 1–2°C), cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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Student lion dance team set up in E China to cherish traditional culture

STORY: Student lion dance team set up in E China to cherish traditional culture SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the school 2. various of students performing lion dance 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG SHUIJIN, Deputy secretary-general of Fujian Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU JUAN, Vice principal, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School STORYLINE: A primary school in east China's Fujian Province has set up a lion dance team with an average age of nine. The school aims to encourage the students to inherit and promote the traditional Chinese culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School "I really like the lion dance. Every time before I go on stage, I am so excited. When I dance, all of my classmates think I am very cool." SOUNDBITE 2 (C

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China's Xi'an witnesses Hanfu craze

STORY: China's Xi'an witnesses Hanfu craze DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xi'an 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO YUTING, Hanfu lover 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIE, Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TANG YIZHOU, Person in charge of a Hanfu mall in Xi'an STORYLINE: In Xi'an, a historical city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the ongoing Hanfu craze is certainly palpable. Hanfu is the traditional clothing for Han Chinese, an ethnic group that makes up more than 90 percent of the Chinese population. If you walk into parks and tourist spots in Xi'an, chances are you will come across people dressed in Hanfu taking selfies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO YUTING, Hanfu lover "Xi'an served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. I'm very interested in the traditional culture. Wearing Hanfu feels like traveling through thousands of years, making me more eager to learn and understand traditional Chinese culture." SOUNDBITE 2 (C

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Ablutions under waterfall

TOYAMA, Japan - Police officers tasked with mountain rescue missions undergo training at a waterfall during snowy weather and temperatures of 2 C at Nissekiji Buddhist temple in Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture on Jan. 20, 2011.

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Ablutions under waterfall

TOYAMA, Japan - Police officers tasked with mountain rescue missions undergo training at a waterfall during snowy weather and temperatures of 2 C at Nissekiji Buddhist temple in Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture on Jan. 20, 2011.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - The Shonan Maru No. 2 (C), the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet, escorted by Japan Coast Guard patrol ships, sails under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on March 12, 2010. After the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo, Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Ady Gil, who had been detained on the ship, was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the ship in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese whaling fleet security vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 (C) arrives at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo on March 12, 2010, with Pete Bethune, captain of a Sea Shepherd vessel, detained inside. The Japan Coast Guard served an arrest warrant for Bethune the same day for allegedly trespassing on the boat the previous month.

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Icebreaker crew take open-air New Year bath in Antarctica

ABOARD THE SHIRASE, Antarctic Ocean - Sailors aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase take a New Year's bath Jan. 6 in an open-air deck tub with a magnificent view of icebergs in the distance. Members of an expedition to Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica also bathed in the 2-meter-square tub built with scrap wood from the hold of the 11,600-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship. The temperature at noon was minus 2 C.

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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A scene of eels being grilled

A scene of eels roasting on a shichirin

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Matsusaka beef

The scene of grilling Matsusaka beef and Matsusaka meat, a specialty of Mie Prefecture in Japan.

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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A bowl of eel

A bowl of eel and rice (Una don) a specialty of Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Rock Oysters

Oysters available during the summer season in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Cultivation of aosa seaweed

Mie Prefecture is the largest producer of aosa seaweed in Japan

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Green tea and Japanese sweets

Japanese sweets made with plums and green tea

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Seafood bowl

Seafood bowl in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Oysters

Oysters in Toba City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Kumano Fireworks Festival

A fireworks display held in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, home to a World Heritage Site.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Fireworks festival in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

A fireworks display held in Tsu City, the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Walking around the castle town in a kimono

Walking through the castle town of Mie Prefecture wearing Matsusaka Momen, a traditional Japanese fabric.

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Icebreaker crew take open-air New Year bath in Antarctica

ABOARD THE SHIRASE, Antarctic Ocean - Sailors aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase take a New Year's bath Jan. 6 in an open-air deck tub with a magnificent view of icebergs in the distance. Members of an expedition to Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica also bathed in the 2-meter-square tub built with scrap wood from the hold of the 11,600-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship. The temperature at noon was minus 2 C.

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Nuclear plant in western Japan gets safety OK, edges nearer restart

File photo taken in May 2015 shows Nos. 1 (far L), 2(C) and 3 reactors of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The No. 3 reactor obtained safety clearance from regulators on July 15, 2015, moving it a step closer to restarting as the government seeks to revive the country's nuclear industry that has been at a standstill following the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear plant in Fukui

Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, in Trusuga, Fukui Prefecture, shows the No. 1 (front) and No. 2 (C) reactors of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant operated by Japan Atomic Power Co., and the Fugen prototype advanced thermal converter reactor (back) operated by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese whaling fleet security vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 (C) arrives at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo on March 12, 2010, with Pete Bethune, captain of a Sea Shepherd vessel, detained inside. The Japan Coast Guard served an arrest warrant for Bethune the same day for allegedly trespassing on the boat the previous month. (Kyodo)

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - The Shonan Maru No. 2 (C), the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet, escorted by Japan Coast Guard patrol ships, sails under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on March 12, 2010. After the ship docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo, Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Ady Gil, who had been detained on the ship, was arrested by the coast guard for allegedly trespassing on the ship in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15. (Kyodo)

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Ablutions under waterfall

TOYAMA, Japan - Police officers tasked with mountain rescue missions undergo training at a waterfall during snowy weather and temperatures of 2 C at Nissekiji Buddhist temple in Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture on Jan. 20, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ablutions under waterfall

TOYAMA, Japan - Police officers tasked with mountain rescue missions undergo training at a waterfall during snowy weather and temperatures of 2 C at Nissekiji Buddhist temple in Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture on Jan. 20, 2011. (Kyodo)

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TEPCO finds fresh nuclear fission sign at Fukushima reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows the sheet-covered No. 1 (L) and No. 2 (C) reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of Nov. 2, 2011. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day there may be signs of fresh nuclear fission in the No. 2 reactor and that it has injected boric acid to control a possible nuclear reaction. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.)(Kyodo)