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January 21, 2025

Analysis: China’s drug czar plays outsized role in US tariff talks
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. The 90-day truce in the U.S.-China tariff war has provided a much-needed respite for many struggling Chinese…
Japan’s IHI to launch microsatellites with Finland’s Iceye
TOKYO — Japanese defense contractor IHI will launch small observation satellites through a partnership with Finnish space developer Iceye, Nikkei has learned. IHI will launch up to 24 radar microsatellites through fiscal 2027. The spacecraft — built by either IHI or Iceye — will be sent to a low-orbit altitude of 500 kilometers.
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House Republicans press ahead on Trump agenda bill with key issues up in the air
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are racing to drag a sweeping bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda across the finish line even as some holdouts are dug in and key issues remain unresolved. The House Rules Committee begun debating the multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package shortly after 1 a.m. ET Wednesday, the final step before it…
Transgender athlete’s win at Illinois middle school track meet sparks heated debate
Debate over a transgender student’s win in a middle school girls track meet grew heated at a school board meeting in suburban Illinois this week. The meet took place at Jefferson Middle School in Naperville, about 30 miles west of Chicago, where the student athlete won multiple events, becoming a microcosm of a national debate…
New Hampshire bakery wins free speech case over a pastry shop painting
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire town’s attempt to force a bakery to remove or alter its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries is unconstitutional, a judge ruled in a First Amendment dispute. The town of Conway infringed on the free…
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplin actions
Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplin action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in their platoon and circulating them…
Officials warn of potential measles exposure at Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium
New Jersey health officials issued a warning about a potential measles exposure during the Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium. On Tuesday, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) announced that a non-New Jersey resident attended the concert while infected with the disease. The concert took place from Thursday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.…
NFL owners vote to keep ‘tush push,’ per reports
In recent seasons, the “tush push” had become the NFL’s most unstoppable play. On Wednesday, it even overpowered the group thought to be strong enough to finally stop it — NFL team owners. The quarterback-sneak play popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles remains legal after a vote to ban it did not garner enough votes from…