"The new ambassador to Japan is not an expert on the region, but rather a Silicon Valley lawyer and political fundraiser." Reported by Michele Kelemen, NPR (National Public Radio).

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The figure of the geisha is one steeped in mystery, tradition and intrigue. And, until now, becoming a geisha in Japan has been a strictly female-only affair.

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Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which carries an image of the Democrat US presidential candidate underneath the legend 'Believe'.

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The junior civil servant responsible for losing the personal details of 25m people is holed up in a 'safe house' with his identity kept under wraps to protect him, according to reports.

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Most people have probably, at one point or another expressed the opinion that some civil servant was a bit lacking for brains. But seldom did it turn out to be so literally true.

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"A man with an unusually tiny brain managed to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, caused by a fluid buildup in his skull, French researchers reported on Thursday."

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Kid Won't Sue Cop for Assaulting Him

A video has been making it's way into the media in South Carolina. It's a video of a Charleston, South Carolina female, black police officer pushing a white kid, Corey Dowds, off his skateboard.

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