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May 17, 2025

Japan’s Shonan coast goes luxe with boutique hotels
YOKOHAMA, Japan — The Shonan coast southwest of Tokyo is quietly evolving from a casual respite from the big city into a luxury weekend hideaway as chic boutique hotels pop up across the area. With sweeping views of Mount Fuji and Enoshima across Sagami Bay — and the cachet of seaside enclaves like Zushi and Hayama — the region in…
Asia’s largest, priciest Legoland opens in Shanghai
SHANGHAI — The first Legoland in China opened in Shanghai on Saturday under scorching heat, as the Danish toymaker bets on parents’ passion for educating their children. The $550 million resort spans 318,000 square meters, making it the world’s biggest Legoland at opening. A towering 26 meter figure inscribed with the Chinese characters for “Shanghai”…
Fear of China keeps world timid on Taiwan: UK ex-defense chief
TAIPEI — Western nations show too much “timidity” to work with Taiwan in the face of China’s pressure, a former U.K. defense secret said in an interview with Nikkei Asia. Gavin Williamson, a member of Parliament who served in senior positions in successive Conservative governments, said countries should recognize that Taiwan is “a proud, sovereign…
Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump’s new tax cuts law
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration has sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cuts and spending law eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits for most recipients. “The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate…
Photos: July Fourth celebrations across the country
From the sandy beach towns of Southern California to the rocky coasts of Maine, Americans celebrated the ratification of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 with flags, fireworks, hot dogs and parades
Footloose in Bangkok: From temples to trendy nightspots
BANGKOK — Over just two centuries, Bangkok, known to its inhabitants as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (the City of Angels), has undergone a dazzling transformation from a sleepy settlement of palaces and temples to a pulsating metropolis that is home to more than 11 million people. Kaleidoscopic, sometimes chaotic, yet friendly and never boring, the…
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan skip July Fourth event to support Philadelphia union
Hip-hop legend LL Cool J announced that he was pulling out of a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of municipal workers’ ongoing strike in the city. “There’s absolutely no way that I could perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there fighting for…
Trump signs the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
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Multiple children missing at Texas summer camp after flash flooding
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing At least 20 children at Texas summer camp missing after flash flooding 03:31 UP NEXT ‘Please pray’: Texas official gets emotional amid flooding 02:52 Deadly July 4 flooding sweeps through Texas as more rain expected 01:11 Several European…