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Cuban Baseball Opening Runs into Trouble

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s unprecedented effort to stop a devastating baseball talent drain doesn’t seem to be working, with a string of stars leaving for the major leagues in the year since the government allowed a small number to play

Cuban Baseball Opening Runs into Trouble

The Lobbyist and the Entrepreneur

Last week, Glenn Reynolds (the great Instapundit) remarked that “when lobbying pays better than any other investment” you end up with a decline in entrepreneurship.  Indeed, recent data shows that start-up businesses are on the decline.  The Daily Signal recently

U.S. In Talks To Supply Japan With 'Offensive Weapons'

The US is currently in talks with Japan to supply “offensive weapons” which would make it easier for Japan to “project power far beyond its borders.” According to Reuters, Tokyo is holding the talks, which are informal at this point

U.S. In Talks To Supply Japan With 'Offensive Weapons'

China, Russia to Build Seaport: Report

China and Russia will build one of the largest ports in northeast Asia on Russia’s Sea of Japan coast, reports said, in a further sign of the powerhouses’ growing alliance. The seaport is expected to be able to handle some

China, Russia to Build Seaport: Report

Serena Williams Beats Pennetta, Into US Open Semis

NEW YORK (AP) — After a bad-as-can-be start, dropping the first three games, Serena Williams quickly turned things around and stretched her U.S. Open winning streak to 19 matches to get back to the semifinals. Considered the best server in

Serena Williams Beats Pennetta, Into US Open Semis

Dengue Fever Strikes Models in Japan

(AFP) — A worsening outbreak of dengue fever in Japan has claimed its first celebrities — two young models sent on assignment to the Tokyo park believed to be its source. The details emerged as the government said Tuesday that

Dengue Fever Strikes Models in Japan

World View: India, Japan Leaders Meet to Counter Rise of China

 This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Britain’s David Cameron announces new anti-terrorism measures Russian lawyers: ‘Stealth invasion’ of Ukraine is legal India, Japan leaders meet to counter rise of China Britain’s David Cameron announces new anti-terrorism measures Having raised UK’s

World View: India, Japan Leaders Meet to Counter Rise of China

China Now Reclaiming Islands in Philippines' Kalayaan Island Group

China is currently reclaiming the Mabini (Johnson South) Reef and “three more reefs within the Philippines’ Kalayaan Island Group (KIG)”–the “Burgos (Gaven) Reef, Kennan (Chigua) Reef, and Calderon (Cuarteron) Reef.” The Philippine Star quoted a Philippines’ security official saying, “While our

China Now Reclaiming Islands in Philippines' Kalayaan Island Group

Japan Defense Ministry Asks for Record Budget

Japan’s defence ministry on Friday made its biggest ever budget request, as Tokyo bolsters its military amid worries over China’s expanding naval reach. The ministry wants 5.05 trillion yen ($48.7 billion) for the year, with the focus on boosting protection

Japan Defense Ministry Asks for Record Budget

Taiwan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Aircraft Enter Airspace

On August 25 Taiwan had to scramble jets after “two Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft” entered Taiwanese airspace. Channel News Asia reports that “one plane entered Taiwan’s ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) at 8:33 am and another at 2:31 pm.”

Taiwan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Aircraft Enter Airspace

Inspector Wants California's Last Nuclear Plant Shut Down

California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reports that former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station has written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be

Thai Army Ruler Nominated as Next Prime Minister

BANGKOK (AP) — Three months after overthrowing Thailand’s last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation’s junta leader is stepping out of his army uniform for good — to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say

Thai Army Ruler Nominated as Next Prime Minister

36 Dead, 7 Missing in Hiroshima Landslide

TOKYO (AP) — Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, police said. Public broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from

36 Dead, 7 Missing in Hiroshima Landslide

Report: Islamic State Kidnaps Japanese National in Syria

The Islamic State (IS) reportedly captured Japanese national Haruna Yukawa in Syria, who some believe is the same Yukawa who serves as chief executive at the Japanese security firm PMC.  The video and pictures alleging this are not yet verified. Japan

Report: Islamic State Kidnaps Japanese National in Syria

Setting the table for World War III

Roger Cohen at The Atlantic looks at current events and sets out a detailed scenario for how World War III could begin.  Interestingly, he leaves terrorist and the Middle East completely out of his “dark imaginings,” focusing on a coincidental

Sikh Ballers Seek to Dunk and Don Turbans

Lakhpreet Kaur, a Sikh-American writing on the FaithStreet website, argues that the July decision of FIBA, the international basketball governing body, to ban players from wearing turbans should be overturned. She notes that FIBA believes turbans are “dangerous” and violate

Sikh Ballers Seek to Dunk and Don Turbans

Japanese Schoolgirl Admits Beheading Classmate

A Japanese schoolgirl has confessed to decapitating a classmate because the “wanted to dissect” someone. According to AFP, the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murdering her 15-year-old classmate after police

Japanese Schoolgirl Admits Beheading Classmate

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike on White House

(AFP) A top-ranking North Korean military official has threatened a nuclear strike on the White House and Pentagon after accusing Washington of raising military tensions on the Korean peninsula. The threat came from Hwang Pyong-So, director of the military’s General

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike on White House

CAIR-Affiliated Protest: "We Are Hamas!"

Decked out in keffiyahs and stocked with vulgar posters, anti-Israel demonstrators have been descending upon cities across the United States rallying for what they call peace.  One such group gathered on Sunday, July 20, 2014, just blocks from the Israeli

CAIR-Affiliated Protest: "We Are Hamas!"

VA, News Media Fail America's Fukushima First Responders

It’s been more than three years since the Fukushima disaster, in which an earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the Fukushima region of Japan and significantly damaged its nuclear power plant.  Yet another earthquake hit Northern Japan on July 11, reminding

VA, News Media Fail America's Fukushima First Responders