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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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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, a calf (front) looks almost skeletal because its mother is too weak to breastfeed it. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, relaxes at his home after finishing his day's work of tending to pets and livestock. Without electricity, he relies on candles to light his room. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, gives milk to a weakened calf via a feeding bottle. Behind him are the ostriches and the dog he keeps after their owners abandoned them. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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American to ship back items lost in tsunami to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi holds a volleyball found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska, after the balls floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. The couple initially expressed their intention to deliver the items back to their original owners in person during their upcoming trip to Japan, but have now opted to ship them instead in consideration of the owners' privacy, David Baxter told Kyodo News on May 23, 2012.

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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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Lolita's British origins captured in new exhibition

LONDON, Britain - Manager Charlene Betteridge studies a Punk Lolita mannequin on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on April 23, 2012. The new exhibition shows how Britain has influenced the Japanese Lolita fashion style.

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Darvish-Kuroda matchup set

ARLINGTON, United States - A signboard at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 2012, shows Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (R) and New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, two of the best Japanese pitchers, setting to square off on April 24 at the stadium.

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Ivan Rodriguez retires

ARLINGTON, United States - Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, 40, attends a press conference to announce his retirement as a baseball player at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 2012.

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Ivan Rodriguez retires

ARLINGTON, United States - Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, 40, waves to fans during a ceremony to announce his retirement as a baseball player at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 2012.

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Ivan Rodriguez retires

ARLINGTON, United States - Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez (R), 40, announces his retirement as a baseball player at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 2012. Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan is on the left.

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Ivan Rodriguez retires

ARLINGTON, United States - Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez (front) and Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan hold each other at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 2012, as Rodriguez, 40, announced his retirement as a baseball player.

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Matsuzaka makes 1st rehab start

SALEM, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a professional game for the first time since May 16, 2011, and since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. Matsuzaka began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Advanced Salem in Salem, Virginia, on April 23, 2012.

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Matsui close to signing minor league deal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows free agent Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui. Matsui is in the final stages of negotiations with the Tampa Bay Rays on a minor league contract, club officials said on April 23, 2012.

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Beijing motor show

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s display space at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in the Chinese capital on April 23, 2012, the event's opening day.

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Police officers patrolling in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Police officers patrol near a newspaper company (shown in the background) in central Seoul on April 23, 2012, amid intensifying verbal threats of an attack on South Korea by North Korea.

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Myanmar president at Tokyo press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar President Thein Sein attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on April 23, 2012.

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Miyazato back in Japan after 1st win of season

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato meets reporters at Narita airport on April 23, 2012, upon arrival from Hawaii, where she picked up her first win of the U.S. LPGA season at the Lotte Championship last week.

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Miyazato back in Japan after 1st win of season

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato meets reporters at Narita airport on April 23, 2012, upon arrival from Hawaii, where she picked up her first win of the U.S. LPGA season at the Lotte Championship last week.

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Miyazato back in Japan after 1st win of season

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato is seen at Narita airport on April 23, 2012, upon arrival from Hawaii, where she picked up her first win of the U.S. LPGA season at the Lotte Championship last week.

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Mayor throws support behind Tokyo's Senkaku purchase

TOKYO, Japan - Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama speaks before a group of Tokyo metropolitan assembly members supporting Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's plan for Tokyo to buy the main part of the disputed Senkaku Islands, in Tokyo on April 23, 2012. Nakayama, the mayor of the Okinawa Prefecture municipality which has administrative jurisdiction over the Senkakus in the East China Sea, threw his support behind Ishihara's plan.

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PM Noda on TV program

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) attends the recording of a TV program in Tokyo on April 23, 2012. During the program, Noda said he will retain the defense and transport ministers in his Cabinet despite the passage of censure motions against them last week by the upper house of parliament. (Pool photo)

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Myanmar president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during a group interview at a hotel in Tokyo on April 23, 2012.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito speaks at the 2012 Beijing auto show in Beijing, China, on April 23, 2012.

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Myanmar president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during a group interview at a hotel in Tokyo on April 23, 2012.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda introduces a new hybrid car at the 2012 Beijing auto show in Beijing, China, on April 23, 2012.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at the 2012 Beijing auto show in Beijing, China, on April 23, 2012.

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Kakuryu promoted to ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Kakuryu points to his name in the list of new rankings during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012. The Mongolian bruiser took his place among ozeki in the rankings for the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo released by the Japan Sumo Association the same day.

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JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi (R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura (L), who will be chairman.

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Japan eyes reactivating Oi reactors

OTSU, Japan - Senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (front R) at the Shiga prefectural government office in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on April 23, 2012. The vice minister traveled to the prefecture in the Japanese government's bid to win support for reactivating two offline reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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JT deputy pres. Koizumi to be president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. Executive Deputy President Mitsuomi Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012, as the company announced he will be president, succeeding President Hiroshi Kimura.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The 2012 Beijing auto show begins in Beijing, China, on April 23, 2012.

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Kakuryu promoted to ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Kakuryu raises his fist after a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2012. The Mongolian bruiser took his place among ozeki in the rankings for the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo released by the Japan Sumo Association the same day.

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Plant raided over explosions

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Police officers enter a glue factory of Mitsui Chemicals Inc. in Waki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 23, 2012, as part of a search operation after explosions the previous day killed one worker and injured 22 people.

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Defense minister in Ishigaki

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) and Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama shake hands before their meeting on Ishigaki Island of Okinawa Prefecture on April 23, 2012. Tanaka thanked the mayor for the deployment of Japan's ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors on the island.

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Japan, S. Korea nuclear envoys

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Lim Sung Nam, nuclear envoys from Japan and South Korea, hold talks in Seoul on March 23, 2012. They discussed how to respond if North Korea goes ahead with a planned satellite launch in mid-April, which is being viewed in Seoul and Tokyo as disguised long-range ballistic missile test.