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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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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (C), who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, shakes hands with Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata during a courtesy call at the ministry in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Quake-hit Qinghai Province in China

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan priests deliver rations to quake-affected people in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Jimenez marks 1st no-hitter for Colorado Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubald Jimenez (C) is congratulated by teammates at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010, after recording the first no-hitter for the Rockies in their 18-year history to lead his team to a 4-0 victory against the Atlanta Braves.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a triple to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Jimenez marks 1st no-hitter for Colorado Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - The Colorado Rockies' Ubald Jimenez pitches against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010. Jimenez struck out seven and walked six as he recorded the first no-hitter for the Rockies in their 18-year history to lead his team to a 4-0 victory.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) steals third in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO, Canada - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his RBI double to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 17, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Angels' 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki doubles down the right-field line in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Braves' Kawakami suffers 2nd loss against Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the Colorado Rockies at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010. Kawakami suffered his second loss, allowing four runs and eight hits in five innings.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks remove debris from collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Randy Johnson throws at Seibu Dome

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy Johnson, who won the Cy Young Award five times, throws a ball before the game between Seibu Lions and Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17, 2010.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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N. Korea urges Japan to include Korean schools in tuition aid

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on April 17, 2010. Song urged Japan to include pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan in a tuition waiver program for high school students ''as early as possible.''

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Photos from quake-hit China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A Tibetan monk distributes food to an earthquake survivor in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Children hold bowls while waiting in line for food distribution in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) poses with invited guests for photos at an annual cherry-viewing party he hosted at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on April 17, 2010. Some 10,000 people from political, business, sports and entertainment circles were invited to the party.

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Photos from quake-hit China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Rescue workers continue searching for survivors under the debris of collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) poses with invited guests for photos at an annual cherry-viewing party he hosted at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on April 17, 2010. Some 10,000 people from political, business, sports and entertainment circles were invited to the party.

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Reclusive man stabs 5 relatives after Net access taken away

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a house in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, where Takayuki Iwase, 30, stabbed five members of his family, killing two of them, on April 17, 2010. Iwase, who has been a recluse for the past 15 years, told police he stabbed them and set fire to the house as he was enraged by his father terminating a contract for Internet access.

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Snow falls in Tokyo, matches 1969 record for season's latest snowfall

TOKYO, Japan - Rooftops of houses in Tokyo's Nerima Ward are lightly dusted with snow, on April 17, 2010, after snow fell in central Tokyo, matching the 1969 record for the season's latest snowfall.

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Snow falls in Tokyo, matches 1969 record for season's latest snowfall

TOKYO, Japan - Women wearing traditional kimono walk in Shijuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, which is lightly dusted with snow, on April 17, 2010, after snow fell in central Tokyo, matching the 1969 record for the season's latest snowfall.

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Kobe Port Tower presents optical fiber starry sky

KOBE, Japan - Kobe Port Tower now undergoing renovation in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, holds a viewing for the press on March 17, 2010, presenting an optical fiber-made starry sky in the observation deck on its top floor. The 108-meter-high tower will open to the public on April 28.