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Japan will not send a delegation of ministers to next year’s Beijing Olympics following a US-led diplomatic boycott of the Games to protest human rights conditions in China.

Foreign minister says Israel would back a ‘good’ agreement to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear arms, but tightened sanctions would still be better than reviving the 2015 JCPOA

Possible Stray Police Bullet Kills Girl in Dressing Room at Burlington Store  NBC Southern California Los Angeles clothing store shootout leaves suspect and teen girl dead, police say  Fox News LA police kill teen girl while firing shots at male suspect  Yahoo News

The South Korean government says it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, 69, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes. (Image credit: Yonhap via AP)

New film ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’ follows Stan Ulam, who lost nearly his entire family in the Holocaust, as he helps his new homeland’s nuclear efforts during and after WWII

Branching into the capital, the historic art house has opened a light and airy space in the Givat Shaul industrial zone, looking for different kinds of neighbors and possibilities

Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled  The Guardian Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen statue  Reuters Hong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university  CNN More Tiananmen Massacre Memorials Removed in Hong Kong  U.S. News

Famed sex therapist and radio host says she was at the edge of her seat watching friend Tovah Feldshuh play her in off-Broadway production

Committee tasked with granting permission for those looking to fly to banned countries reported to have backlog of 15,000 petitions, with most of those considered being denied

Ireland’s president has commended the “courage, resilience, patience and deep commitment to others” in response to the global pandemic.