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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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Wedding dress designer Katsura dies at 94

Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura poses for a photo at her workshop in Tokyo on March 16, 2023. She died on April 26, 2024, at age 94.

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Golf: Japan twins achieve rare feat

Akie Iwai (L) poses for a photo with her younger sister Chisato after winning the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. They became the first twins, male or female, with titles on Japan's top professional golf tour.

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Golf: Japan twins achieve rare feat

Akie Iwai holds up the trophy after winning the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Akie and her younger sister Chisato became the first twins, male or female, with titles on Japan's top professional golf tour.

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Golf: Japan twins achieve rare feat

Akie Iwai (R) hugs her younger sister Chisato after winning the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. They became the first twins, male or female, with titles on Japan's top professional golf tour.

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Golf: Japan twins achieve rare feat

Akie Iwai pumps her fists in the air after sinking the winning putt at the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Akie and her younger sister Chisato became the first twins, male or female, with titles on Japan's top professional golf tour.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Mizuho Hasegawa poses after winning the women's park title at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Mizuho Hasegawa performs at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Hasegawa won the women's park title.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Nanaka Fujisawa performs at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Fujisawa won the women's street title.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Yuro Nagahara performs at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Nagahara won the men's park title.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Yuro Nagahara performs at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Nagahara won the men's park title.

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Skateboarding: Japan Open

Taiga Nagai performs at the Japan Open skateboarding competition at Murasaki Park Kasama in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Nagai won the men's street title.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Japanese ice dancers Kana Muramoto (R) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Japanese ice dancers Kana Muramoto (front) and Daisuke Takahashi perform in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Women's singles figure skater Mai Mihara of Japan performs in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Men's singles figure skater Kazuki Tomono of Japan performs in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Men's singles figure skater Shun Sato of Japan performs in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Women's singles figure skater Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Pairs figure skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Women's singles figure skater Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy exhibition gala

Pairs figure skaters Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the closing exhibition gala for the World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on April 16, 2023.

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9th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

People hoist signboards with the names of victims of the Sewol ferry sinking during a ceremony commemorating the incident's ninth anniversary in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2023. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train

Photo taken at Tobu Railway Co.'s rail yard in Kuki, north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, shows an interior of the new Spacia X limited express train on April 16, 2023. The train will operate from July 15, linking Tokyo's Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train

Photo taken at Tobu Railway Co.'s rail yard in Kuki, north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, shows the new Spacia X limited express train on April 16, 2023. The train will operate from July 15, linking Tokyo's Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka poses for a photo after winning the WBC interim minimumweight boxing title by decking Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka reacts after scoring a seventh-round knockout win over Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez (rear) to claim the WBC interim minimumweight boxing title at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka (L) forces Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez to the ropes during the third round of a WBC interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka (L) throws a left at Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez during the fourth round of a WBC interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka walks away after flooring Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez (rear) in the fifth round of a WBC interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrates with the IBF interim minimumweight belt draped over his shoulder after stopping Filipino boxer Rene Mark Cuarto in nine rounds at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrates with the IBF interim minimumweight belt draped over his shoulder after stopping Filipino boxer Rene Mark Cuarto in nine rounds at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (rear) swings a punch at Filipino opponent Rene Mark Cuarto during the eighth round of an IBF interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (R) throws a straight left at Filipino opponent Rene Mark Cuarto during the fourth round of an IBF interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Shigeoka brothers

Japanese boxing brothers Yudai (L) and Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrate winning their respective WBC and IBF interim minimumweight title bouts at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Shigeoka brothers

Japanese boxing brothers Yudai (L) and Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrate winning their respective WBC and IBF interim minimumweight title bouts at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Security check at venue of stump speech by PM Kishida

A police officer conducts security checks on people at the venue of a stump speech by Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023, the day after an explosive was thrown at the premier ahead of his speech at a fishing port in the western Japan city of Wakayama. Kishida was not harmed in the blast.

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Explosives attack just before Japan PM Kishida's stump speech

Photo taken April 16, 2023, shows a fishing port in the western Japan city of Wakayama, where a man threw an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just before he was supposed to make a stump speech the previous day. Kishida was unharmed.

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Explosives attack just before Japan PM Kishida's stump speech

Police officers investigate a fishing port on April 16, 2023, in the western Japan city of Wakayama, where a man threw an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just before he was supposed to make a stump speech the previous day. Kishida was unharmed.

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Horse racing: Sol Oriens wins Satsuki-sho

Jockey Takeshi Yokoyama celebrates aboard Sol Oriens after winning the Satsuki-sho Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Horse racing: Sol Oriens wins Satsuki-sho

Jockey Takeshi Yokoyama pumps his fist as he rides Sol Oriens into the winner's circle after the Satsuki-sho Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Horse racing: Sol Oriens wins Satsuki-sho

Sol Oriens (L) strides clear for victory in the Satsuki-sho Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Horse racing: Sol Oriens wins Satsuki-sho

Sol Oriens strides clear for victory in the Satsuki-sho Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Explosive attack targeting Japan PM Kishida

Police officers investigate a fishing port on April 16, 2023, in the western Japan city of Wakayama, where a man threw an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just before he was supposed to make a stump speech the previous day. Kishida was unharmed.

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Explosive attack targeting Japan PM Kishida

Police officers investigate a fishing port on April 16, 2023, in the western Japan city of Wakayama, where a man threw an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just before he was supposed to make a stump speech the previous day. Kishida was unharmed.

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G-7 ministerial meeting in Sapporo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) and Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura attend a press conference after a two-day Group of Seven ministerial meeting on climate, energy and the environment in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on April 16, 2023.

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G-7 ministerial meeting in Sapporo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (2nd from R) and other participants attend a press conference after a two-day Group of Seven ministerial meeting on climate, energy and the environment in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on April 16, 2023.

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G-7 ministerial meeting in Sapporo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (3rd from R) and other participants attend a press conference after a two-day Group of Seven ministerial meeting on climate, energy and the environment in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on April 16, 2023.

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Japan-Italy talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) holds bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani (2nd from L at table) in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 16, 2023, on the sidelines of Group of Seven foreign ministerial talks. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Italy talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) and his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani shake hands during a meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Italy talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) meets his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani (L, front) in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on April 16, 2023, on the sidelines of Group of Seven foreign ministerial talks. (Pool photo)