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Report: Japan Hangs 2 Prisoners

TOKYO – Japan executed two death-row inmates Tuesday, bringing the total number of prisoners hanged this year to 15, a news report said. The hangings, reported by Kyodo News agency, were the first since three inmates were executed in mid-September. Japan in recent years has increased the pace of its …

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Gas Thief Gets Burned — Literally

Police in Wisconsin said a man was arrested after he used a cigarette lighter while trying to siphon gasoline from a van. The man, who was visiting friends, went to drive home early Saturday but realized that he didn’t have enough gas in his SUV. Police said the man tried …

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Israeli Hospital Treats Iranian Boy’s Brain Tumor

JERUSALEM – An Israeli hospital is treating a cancer-stricken Iranian boy. The 12-year-old boy is being treated at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv for a large brain tumor, after treatments in Iran and Turkey failed. Israel granted the child a special permit to enter and he arrived on …

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