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Japan: White Killer Whale Filmed off Rausu, Hokkaido in Rare Encounter

A rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of Rausu, Hokkaido, in northeastern Japan — an exceptionally uncommon sighting even by global standards. The white orca was filmed on Monday, June 8, among a pod of killer whales approximately 3.5 miles (about 6 km) north-northeast of Rausu Port. The animal is believed to be a leucistic individual rather than an albino — leucism results in reduced pigmentation while retaining the ability to produce melanin, unlike albinism, which causes red eyes. The orca's eyes appear dark, which is consistent with leucism.

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China: Stray Cat in Sichuan Caught on Camera Rolling Its Eyes

On November 6, 2025, in Sichuan, located in southwestern China's Sichuan province, a video captured a stray cat sitting inside a shop. It stared ahead with wide, alert eyes, before both eyes rolled upward, exposing the whites for an extended moment.

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China: ‘Smiling Face’ Optical Illusion Box Created by Parrots

On January 21, 2026, in Anhui, eastern China, a video showed a white box with two round holes and a curved opening below, forming the shape of a strange smiling face. When the filmer touched the holes, two large eyes suddenly appeared inside, giving the illusion of a human-like face staring outward. The image looked unsettling at first. The effect was created by two parrots positioned behind the holes. Their dark pupils and surrounding white feathers produced the illusion from the chosen angle.

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Karoline Leavitt Speaks to Reporters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shields her eyes from the sun as she speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday, January 12, 2026. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia puts on a Yangxi Opera mask over his forehead, leaving a width of two fingers between the lower edge of the mask and the eyes to observe the stage, in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.

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Midwestern U.S. city mayor eyes rebuilding strong economic partnership with China

STORY: Midwestern U.S. city mayor eyes rebuilding strong economic partnership with China DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: DETROIT, the United States CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Detroit 2. various of the White House and U.S. Capitol building 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit 4. various of streets of America 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit STORYLINE: Michael E. Duggan, mayor of Detroit, the largest city in the midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, said that Detroit is "very anxious" to rebuild "a strong economic partnership with the Chinese economy." Duggan, who has been the mayor of Detroit since 2014, made the remarks in response to a question by Xinhua at a recent Zoom briefing on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation and Trade Ministerial Meetings. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, Mayor of Detroit "Our relationship with the Chinese is something that needs to be restarted. It was somethi

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Suzuki hit by pitch

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki closes his eyes in pain as he is hit in the back by a pitch by Chicago White Sox starter Jon Garland in the second inning at Safeco Field on Aug. 10. (MLB)

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Biden denounces white supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting

STORY: Biden denounces white supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced white supremacy in a visit to the city of Buffalo in New York, where a gunman killed 10 people and injured three others, 11 of them African Americans. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "White supremacy is a poison. It's a poison, running through our body politic. And it's been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. No more. I mean, no more. We need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in America. None." Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday. He was alleged to have been motivated by a far-right conspiracy theory that white people are at risk of bei

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Xinhua Headlines: Cold War-minded U.S. eyes more military spending to sustain hegemony amid geopolitical tensions

(220329) -- WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

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Cold War-minded U.S. eyes more military spending

STORY: Cold War-minded U.S. eyes more military spending DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 2. Biden delivering a speech at the White House 3. various of exterior of Lockheed Martin office building in Arlington, Virginia 4. various of exterior of General Dynamics office building in Arlington, Virginia 5. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh 6. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh STORYLINE: Amid the Ukraine crisis and surging inflation at home, the White House unveiled a budget request for the fiscal year 2023 on Monday, with proposals aimed at reducing the deficit but asking for a rise in military spending. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "Security also means national and international security. This budget provides the resources we need to keep Americans safe, ensurin

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Suzuki hit by pitch

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki closes his eyes in pain as he is hit in the back by a pitch by Chicago White Sox starter Jon Garland in the second inning at Safeco Field on Aug. 10. (MLB)

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS [US 1995] DON CHEADLE, DENZEL WASHINGTON Date: 1995

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS [US 1995] DENZEL WASHINGTON Date: 1995

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS [US 1995] DENZEL WASHINGTON Date: 1995

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS [US 1995] DENZEL WASHINGTON Date: 1995

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White House eyes replacing Tillerson with CIA chief: U.S. media

The White House has drawn up a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo within the next several weeks, U.S. media reported on Nov. 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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An old couple

A white-haired man and his wife. The husband has a white beard. Their eyes shine with the history of their lives.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐9‐0]

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