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Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, Japan's oldest royal family member, dies at 101
Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, Japan's oldest royal family member, dies at 101

Japan's Yuriko, Princess Mikasa passed away on November 14 UTC (November 15th in Japan) at St. Luke's International Hospital in the central Chūō ward of Tokyo. The Princess was 101 years old and the last member of the Imperial house to be born in the Taishō era, and the oldest since the Meiji era.

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Smithsonian National Zoo euthanizes elderly Asian elephant
Smithsonian National Zoo euthanizes elderly Asian elephant

Kamala, an Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., United States, was euthanized on November 2, after an irreversible decline in her physical condition related to osteoarthritis.

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Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations
An Amish man from Cambria County, Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after claiming his religious beliefs prevent him from bringing two school outhouses into compliance with state sewage regulations.
Usain Bolt to run 150-meter race in Manchester
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica will run in a 150-meter street race in Manchester, England on May 17.
Monty Python's "Holy Hand Grenade" sparks bomb scare
A bomb scare was sparked after someone mistook a replica bomb from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail for a real bomb.
Seattle's oldest newspaper to become online-only
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the 146-year-old Seattle newspaper, will make its final print edition on Tuesday, before becoming an online-only news agency.

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Trump wins 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, securing 312 electoral votes and all swing states
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Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election on November 6, after surpassing the required 270 electoral votes.

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