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2005 Kennedy Center Honorees Group Photo

The 2005 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a "Class Photo". Back row, left to right: singer Tony Bennett, singer Tina Turner, actor Robert Redford; Front row, left to right: actress Julie Harris and ballet dancer Suzanne Farrell at the United States Department of State Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2005 in Washington, DC..Photo by Carol Pratt via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Guard Deployed in Washington - DC

A protester stands in front of a military vehicle as a Metropolitan Police officer warns him to leave near Union Station on August 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District, aiming to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention efforts in the nation’s capital. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Guard Deployed in Washington - DC

A protester stands in front of a military vehicle as members of the National Guard and Metropolitan Police officers stand outside Union Station on August 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District, aiming to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention efforts in the nation’s capital. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Guard Deployed in Washington - DC

A protester stands in front of a military vehicle as a Metropolitan Police officer warns him to leave near Union Station on August 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District, aiming to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention efforts in the nation’s capital. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

(250609) -- LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Police Department police officers try to disperse protesters in front of the Los Angeles Federal Detention Center, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 8, 2025. More than 1,000 protesters clashed and faced off with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday during the latest demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California over the weekend. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

(250609) -- LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A protester is arrested by Los Angeles Police Department police officers in front of the Los Angeles Federal Detention Center, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 8, 2025. More than 1,000 protesters clashed and faced off with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday during the latest demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California over the weekend. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

(250609) -- LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A protester confronts Los Angeles Police Department police officers in front of the Los Angeles Federal Detention Center, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 8, 2025. More than 1,000 protesters clashed and faced off with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday during the latest demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California over the weekend. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian protestors march from the National Gallery to ICE Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Saturday April 5, 2025. Thi

Carmen Guerrero poses for a portrait in front of the Department of Agriculture building in Washington, DC, during a march of Pro-Palestinian protestors march from the National Gallery to ICE Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Saturday April 5, 2025. This comes as a response to the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil as well as the settlement of Northern Gaza in recent months. She wears an outfit celebrating her South American heritage, and in acknowledgement of the parallel of the European colonization of South America and what she sees as the current day Palestine colonization by Israel. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester wears a sticker with a crossed-out "Elon" symbol during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

Demonstrators stand in front of the U.S. Treasury Department holding signs during a protest in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A demonstrator holding an American flag stands during a protest in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A demonstrator, with an American flag planted in his coat, stands with crossed arms during a protest in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a balloon resembling Donald Trump and a sign reading "TRAITOR" during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a balloon resembling Donald Trump and a sign reading "TRAITOR" during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A protester holds a sign that reads "Humanity, Freedom" in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID - DC

A crowd gathers in front of the U.S. Treasury Department with American flags during a protest in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2025. Demonstrators gathered to protest Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system, which stores the private information of millions of Americans. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-DEFENSE SECRETARY-HEARING

(240508) -- WASHINGTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (Front) testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 8, 2024. The United States has withheld one shipment of near-term weapons aid to Israel due to "serious concerns" that a looming large-scale military operation in Rafah by Israeli forces would cause significant loss of civilian lives, the State Department said on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators on Capitol Hill as he testified on the Pentagon's fiscal year 2025 budget proposal that the Pentagon is "going to continue to do what's necessary to ensure that Israel has the means to defend itself." "But that said, we are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments in the context of unfolding events in Rafah," he added. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATIONS-CONFERENCE (CN)

(230508) -- BEIJING, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Group Photo

2023 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2023. From left to right, front: acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming; actor and comedian Billy Crystal; and singer Dionne Warwick. From left to right, back: Rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Group Photo

2023 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2023. From left to right, front: acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming; actor and comedian Billy Crystal; and singer Dionne Warwick. From left to right, back: Rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Group Photo

2023 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2023. From left to right, front: acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming; actor and comedian Billy Crystal; and singer Dionne Warwick. From left to right, back: Rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Group Photo

2023 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2023. From left to right, front: acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming; actor and comedian Billy Crystal; and singer Dionne Warwick. From left to right, back: Rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Group Photo

2023 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2023. From left to right, front: acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming; actor and comedian Billy Crystal; and singer Dionne Warwick. From left to right, back: Rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb. Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-NATIONAL DAY-RECEPTION (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a reception held in Beijing to celebrate the upcoming 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. The reception was organized by the General Office of the CPPCC National Committee, the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-NATIONAL DAY-RECEPTION (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), addresses a reception held in Beijing to celebrate the upcoming 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. The reception was organized by the General Office of the CPPCC National Committee, the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SHI TAIFENG-5TH INT'L DAOISM FORUM (CN)

(230925) -- NANJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the inaugural meeting of the World Federation of Daoism at the Maoshan Mountain in east China's Jiangsu Province Sept. 24, 2023. The 5th International Daoism Forum on Sunday opened at the Maoshan Mountain in east China's Jiangsu Province. The event also saw the inauguration of the World Federation of Daoism. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SHI TAIFENG-5TH INT'L DAOISM FORUM (CN)

(230925) -- NANJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 5th International Daoism Forum at the Maoshan Mountain in east China's Jiangsu Province Sept. 24, 2023. The 5th International Daoism Forum on Sunday opened at the Maoshan Mountain in east China's Jiangsu Province. The event also saw the inauguration of the World Federation of Daoism. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Osiris-REx Returns Sample Of Asteroid To Earth

Handout photo shows The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is lowered into the parking lot in front of the cleanroom hangar by helicopter, Sunday, September 24, 2023, shortly after the capsule landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad

STORY: UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anniversary 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: The United Nations on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 UN personnel. At a brief ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, Atul Khare, the UN undersecretary-general for the Department of Operational Support, laid a wreath in front of a plaque for the 2003 bombing. The bombing took place on Aug. 19, 2003, in the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which was used by the United Nations as its headquarters in Iraq. The bombing killed 22 people, including the UN Special Representative in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello, and wounded more than 100 others. The UN General Assembly in 2008 designated the date of the Baghdad bombing as World Humanitarian Day. In a video message

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-TRUMP-2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-INDICTMENT

(230802) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman holds a banner about Trump's indictment in front of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, where Trump will be arraigned on Thursday, in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 1, 2023. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The indictment is the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. Prosecutors had been investigating Trump's efforts to undermine President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, and the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-TRUMP-2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-INDICTMENT

(230802) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman holds a banner about Trump's indictment in front of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, where Trump will be arraigned on Thursday, in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 1, 2023. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The indictment is the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. Prosecutors had been investigating Trump's efforts to undermine President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, and the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Tony Bennett Dies At 96

The 2005 Kennedy Center Honorees pose for a "Class Photo". Back row, left to right: singer Tony Bennett, singer Tina Turner, actor Robert Redford; Front row, left to right: actress Julie Harris and ballet dancer Suzanne Farrell at the United States Department of State Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2005 in Washington, DC..Photo by Carol Pratt via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-ARAB STATES POLITICAL PARTIES-MEETING (CN)

(230711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, meets with foreign representatives who will attend the fourth China-Arab States Political Parties Dialogue, in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-ARAB STATES POLITICAL PARTIES-MEETING (CN)

(230711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, meets with foreign representatives who will attend the fourth China-Arab States Political Parties Dialogue, in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-PORTUGAL-COMMUNIST PARTY-MEETING (CN)

(230518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Paulo Raimundo, general secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party, in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-PORTUGAL-COMMUNIST PARTY-MEETING (CN)

(230518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Paulo Raimundo, general secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party, in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHI TAIFENG-OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATIONS-CONFERENCE (CN)

(230508) -- BEIJING, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-POLICE-SECURITY MEASURES-TRUMP

(230322) -- NEW YORK, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Policemen stand guard in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on March 21, 2023. Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to stage protests. The New York Police Department erected many barricades and deployed police around Manhattan Criminal Court and Manhattan District Attorney's Office in Lower Manhattan as well as at Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in Midtown. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-POLICE-SECURITY MEASURES-TRUMP

(230322) -- NEW YORK, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Policemen stand guard in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on March 21, 2023. Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to stage protests. The New York Police Department erected many barricades and deployed police around Manhattan Criminal Court and Manhattan District Attorney's Office in Lower Manhattan as well as at Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in Midtown. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-POLICE-SECURITY MEASURES-TRUMP

(230322) -- NEW YORK, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Policemen stand guard in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on March 21, 2023. Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to stage protests. The New York Police Department erected many barricades and deployed police around Manhattan Criminal Court and Manhattan District Attorney's Office in Lower Manhattan as well as at Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in Midtown. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-POLICE-SECURITY MEASURES-TRUMP

(230322) -- NEW YORK, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Policemen erect barricades in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on March 21, 2023. Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to stage protests. The New York Police Department erected many barricades and deployed police around Manhattan Criminal Court and Manhattan District Attorney's Office in Lower Manhattan as well as at Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in Midtown. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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Teacher from U.S. inspired by Confucianism in E China

STORY: Teacher from U.S. inspired by Confucianism in E China DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MIGUEL CANALES ALBAU, English teacher of Primary Department, Jining Confucius School 2. various of Jining Confucius School 3. various of Miguel Canales teaching his students 4. various of Miguel Canales in the library 5. various of Miguel Canales standing in front of the statue of Confucius 6. various of Miguel Canales and his wife 7. various of photos of Miguel Canales and his family 8. various of Jining, Shandong STORYLINE: Miguel Canales is an English teacher in east China's Shandong Province, the hometown of Confucius. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIGUEL CANALES ALBAU, English teacher, Jining Confucius School "Hi, my name is Miguel Canales. I'm from San Antonio, Texas in the United States. For the past six years, I've been a teacher here at Jining Confucius School. I have to say I quite enjoy it. I've been a teacher for over 15 ye

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-CHINA-CPC-DELEGATION-VISIT

(230119) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Leader of Sri Lankan People's United Front and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena (R) meets with deputy head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Chen Zhou in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 16, 2023. A high-level delegation of the CPC has visited Sri Lanka and introduced the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress to all sectors of the society in the island country. TO GO WITH "Chinese delegation introduces guiding principles of 20th CPC national congress in Sri Lanka" (Xinhua/Che Hongliang)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-CHINA-CPC-DELEGATION-VISIT

(230119) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Leader of Sri Lankan United National Party and President Ranil Wickremesinghe (1st R) meets with deputy head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Chen Zhou (2nd L, front) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 14, 2023. A high-level delegation of the CPC has visited Sri Lanka and introduced the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress to all sectors of the society in the island country. TO GO WITH "Chinese delegation introduces guiding principles of 20th CPC national congress in Sri Lanka" (Xinhua/Che Hongliang)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

(230106) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers unload goods in front of a store in New York, the United States, on Jan. 6, 2023. U.S. firms added 223,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in December, 2022, according to data from the U.S. Labor Department published Friday. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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Kim Yong Chol in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 25 Kyodo - A high-ranking North Korean delegation to the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics, led by Kim Yong Chol (C), head of the ruling party's United Front Department, arrives in South Korea's Paju city on Feb. 25, 2018. Kim is believed to have masterminded attacks on a South Korean warship and island in 2010.

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China removes ex-president's top aide from senior post

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ling Jihua, a Chinese politician. Ling, one-time top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, has been sacked as head of the United Front Work Department, a senior Communist Party post, state-run media said Dec. 31, 2014.

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Nago mayor in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, speaks with reporters in front of the State Department in Washington on May 19, 2014.