Author: Staff

The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on August 24. It was a controversial step that alarmed neighboring countries. People inside and outside the country protested the wastewater release from Fukushima, with Japanese fishing groups fearing it would further damage the reputation of their seafood, and groups in China and South Korea raising concerns, making it a political and diplomatic issue. Residents around Fukushima worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another setback to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses...

Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on August 23, and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals, and lavish praise for the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. While eight Republican presidential candidates tried to make their case in the debate, that their party should move on from Donald Trump in 2024, the former president tried to make his case that everyone but him is irrelevant. Trump, who has repeatedly brushed aside democratic norms and embraced...