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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Rotary engine to return on Mazda's plug-in-hybrid

Mazda Motor Corp. unveils the MX-30 plug-in-hybrid vehicle, which will use a rotary engine as an on-board generator, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Mazda terminated production of rotary engine cars in 2012.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Rotary engine to return on Mazda's plug-in-hybrid

Mazda Motor Corp. unveils the MX-30 plug-in-hybrid vehicle, which will use a rotary engine as an on-board generator, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Mazda terminated production of rotary engine cars in 2012.

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2013 Masters tournament

AUGUSTA, United States - Adam Scott (front) of Australia has a green jacket put on by Bubba Watson (back) of the United States, the winner of the 2012 Masters Tournament, after winning his first major title at the 2013 tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 14, 2013.

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2013 Masters tournament

AUGUSTA, United States - Adam Scott (front) of Australia smiles after having a green jacket put on by Bubba Watson (back) of the United States, the winner of the 2012 Masters Tournament, after winning his first major title at the 2013 tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 14, 2013.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto (C) bows in apology during a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Opening ceremony of Tokyo Skytree Town

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in April 2012 shows Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. An opening ceremony for Tokyo Sky Tree Town, the newly completed commercial complex surrounding the 634-meter-high tower, was held on May 14 at its 350-meter observation deck, ahead of the tower's grand opening on May 22.

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Tsunami-hit bank branch

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 23, 2012, shows the tsunami-gutted Onagawa branch of the 77 Bank (R), a regional bank based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in Onagawa in the prefecture. Of the 14 people who worked at the branch, four were killed and eight went missing in the March 2011 disaster.

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World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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Foreign journalists in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists interview a North Korean soldier in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on April 14, 2012, during a national meeting to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung the following day.

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Darvish in 2nd major league start

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs and nine hits in 5-2/3 innings. The Rangers won 6-2.

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Ex-Thai premier Thaksin in Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gives a speech in Siem Reap, Cambodia on April 14, 2012.

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Citizens before 100th anniv. of Kim Il Sung's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens visit Mansu Hill in central Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to lay flowers before bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il, prior to the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Darvish in 2nd major league start

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs and nine hits in 5-2/3 innings. The Rangers won 6-2.

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Darvish in 2nd major league start

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish (L) leaves the bench after his team won a game against the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 2012.

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Darvish in 2nd major league start

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish (L) covers home plate to tag out Minnesota Twins' Ryan Doumit during the fourth inning of a game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 2012. The Rangers won 6-2.

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Nuclear talks with Iran

ISTANBUL, Turkey - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton holds a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2012, after representatives from Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France -- plus Germany held talks there on Tehran's nuclear program.

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Nuclear talks with Iran

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Iranian chief negotiator Saeed Jalili holds a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2012, after representatives from Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France -- plus Germany held talks there on Tehran's nuclear program.

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Darvish in 2nd major league start

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs and nine hits in 5-2/3 innings. The Rangers won 6-2.

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Thaksin supporters gather in Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Supporters of fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where he was visiting, on April 14, 2012.

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Citizens before 100th anniv. of Kim Il Sung's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens visit Mansu Hill in central Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to lay flowers before bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il, prior to the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Japanese, Chinese farm ministers

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea - Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano (L) meets with his Chinese counterpart Han Changfu on Jeju Island, South Korea, on April 14, 2012.

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N. Korean soldiers applauding

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers applaud while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at Kim Il Sung Stadium

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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N. Korean soldiers at Kim Il Sung Stadium

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers attend a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at Kim Il Sung Stadium

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Japanese, South Korean farm ministers

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea - Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano (R) meets with his South Korean counterpart Suh Kyu Yong on Jeju Island, South Korea, on April 14, 2012.

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N. Korean soldiers applauding

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers applaud while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Bridge in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows a 2.1-kilometer-long bridge across Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok on April 14, 2012. The connection of the bridge girder was completed the same day.

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N. Korean soldiers applauding

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers applaud while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Foreign journalist and N. Korean soldiers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 14, 2012, shows a foreign journalist and female North Korean soldiers at a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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National meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens applaud while attending a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 14, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary the following day of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Afghani women protest over men's violence

KABUL, Afghanistan - Women march in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2012 to protest against the lack of punishment for men involved in cases of violence against women, including fatal attacks.

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Senior N. Korea military officer Choe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012, shows Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army. North Korea's parliament has elected Choe to be a member of the National Defense Commission, the leading state organ, official media reported April 14, 2012.

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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New Tokyo-Aichi expressway

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 14, 2012, shows the Gotemba junction of the new Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture. The existing Tomei Expressway is shown on the left.

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Cherry blossoms at Mt. Yoshino

NARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 14, 2012, shows cherry blossoms at Mt. Yoshino in Nara Prefecture.

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.