TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese Cabinet approved Friday the lifting of sanctions on Iran, following the recent completion of a landmark deal to try to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
The widely expected move will allow Japanese companies to pursue investment in Iran's oil and gas industry.
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"Barack Obama supported all three. So did Donald Trump."
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As states across the country bemoan a lack of funds to repair crumbling roads and bridges, a new report offers 12 examples of questionable highway-expansion projects that could cost taxpayers as much as $24 billion.
The expansion projects are intended to reduce congestion and improve economic stability in the states, ...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Following months of uncertainty and heated partisan exchanges, a GOP-sponsored bill that would make New Mexico compliant under the federal REAL ID Act and allow some allow immigrants to obtain driver's permit cards cleared its first hurdle Thursday after a heated meeting.
The proposal passed ...
"That is a very big temperature difference."
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The latest on New Mexico lawmakers' REAL ID debate (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
Advocates say a GOP-sponsored bill that would allow immigrants to obtain New Mexico driver's permit cards regardless of status is "anti-immigrant and racist."
Bartolo Canales of the Santa Fe-based advocacy group ...
The masked men had no idea what they were in for.
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"The bottom line is the reason there is a Black History Month is that as far as I remember, when I was in school, I knew nothing about my history."
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Lanhee Chen, one of the Republican Party's rising policy stars, reminds us that the brains can be found on the right as well as the left of American politics. Read More
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - With tens of thousands of Central American immigrants arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border in the last two years, federal authorities are launching a program Thursday to encourage more of them to show up for their hearings in immigration court.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement hired a contractor ...
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"There is a strong probability…"
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With the major west coast tech companies publicly announcing their employee diversity stats, an honest conversation is starting about the dominance of white male culture in most large tech organizations. Good intentions and accountability can make a difference, but the difficult question remains about how to change. Read More 
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The Navy is deploying a "Great Green Fleet" of energy efficient ships running on cow fat to demonstrate America's standing in the world.
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus teamed up with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for the first deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group in San Diego on Wednesday.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Lobbyists and their clients handed out about $750,000 in campaign contributions to New Mexico lawmakers, Gov. Susana Martinez and others in the months leading up to this year's legislative session.
The contributions are in addition to nearly $90,000 spent by lobbyists since last spring for food, ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders won't be at an event being put on by his campaign at Tennessee State University.
The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1JiGGbk ) reports the "Feel the Bern" event scheduled for Friday night will be headlined by civil rights activist and journalist Shaun King. ...
Google recently took its Street View cameras to the world's largest model railroad. Today, it's going from small models to massive mountains with the launch of its new Street View imagery of the Mont Blanc massif. For this project, Google partnered with a number of photographers, skiers, mountaineers, climbers and runners to build up this library of 360-degree imagery. This means… Read More 
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his plan for a government-run health care system from cradle to grave is like Medicare for all.
But with full coverage for long-term care, most dental care included, no deductibles and zero copays, the Sanders plan is considerably more generous. Think ...
Apple is opening an iOS App Development Center in Naples, Italy, in what will be the creation of the first such facility in Europe. Read More 
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ELOY, Ariz. (AP) - Colombian musician Juanes and singer John Legend met immigrants at a jail in Arizona on Wednesday before performing for a small crowd outside the facility to draw attention to immigration and mass incarceration.
The Grammy winners each played two songs separately and one together - Bob ...
"I didn't know it was…"
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Los Angeles Uber riders, rejoice. UberX is finally coming to LAX. The company announced that as of 8am tomorrow, riders will be able to request and get picked up by UberX cars. This comes exactly one month after Lyft launched at LAX, which was originally announced by LA's Mayor Eric Garcetti. As a reminder, Uber and Lyft had battled for months with the airport and LA's City Council… Read More 
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In its ongoing quest to be your hub for all things social and communication, Facebook is increasing its focus on sports after the social network announced a new feature to enable users to follow games and commentary around them. Read More 
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"I just have to be honest."
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General Motors has taken the wraps off its latest move to put itself into the next generation of transportation: today the company launched Maven, a new program that brings together the company's various efforts in car-sharing services, along with a team of 40 people from within the car technology industry as well as people brought in from Google, Zipcar and Sidecar to… Read More 
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