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Entries in Japan (14)

Sunday
Jan192014

World News Podcast - January 19th, 2014

A new threat to the Winter Olympics in Russia, less than three weeks away. Much of the country is about to be hit with yet another Polar Vortex. America’s new ambassador to Japan is weighing in on a controversial fishing practice, where dolphins are rounded up in a cove and then killed. And, ABC’s Lama Hasan with the spacecraft on a mission to catch a comet. This and more on the World News Podcast..

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Wednesday
Mar272013

World News Podcast - March 27th, 2013

The Supreme Court heard arguments over the Defense of Marriage Act. Residents on a small island of the coast of Washington state said they heard mysterious noise before a massive landslide sent backyards sliding away. As several lawmakers traveled to Arizona to make a point about securing our borders, they came face to face with the human drama behind the politics. Google is now helping displaced residents from the nuclear meltdown in Japan see inside the danger zone. And, ABC’s Steve Osunsami with a different kind of lottery tale, when a coworker decided not to play, and everyone else won big. This and more on the World News Podcast.

 

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Tuesday
Apr122011

World News Podcast - April 12th, 2011

In tonight's episode we examine the mother of all fender benders that happened between a jumob jet and a commuter plane on the runway at JFK airport in New York City. It's the third airline mishap in a matter of weeks. What does it mean? Should we worry? Then, to Japan and Libya on updates on the news there. Finally, we take a look at the debate over chocolate milk in schools and a film producer who believes he's found the very nails that were used to nail jesus to the cross.

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Monday
Mar282011

World News Podcast - March 28th, 2011

In tonight's podcast, the team looks forward to President Obama's speech on Libya. The latest report in our Target: Libya coverage is on the rebel's swift westward progress in Libya. We check in on the largest job discrimination lawsuit in US history as it makes its way to the Supreme Court and as the outlook remains grim in Japan, we examine the possibility of a 'multiple meltdown'.

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Friday
Mar252011

World News Podcast - March 25th, 2011

In tonight's episode, the World News Team reports on a dangerous drug resistant bacteria that is racing from patient to patient. Next is continued coverage of the nuclear nightmare happening in Japan . Afterward they report on everyday ingredients found in foods, such as food dye, that may have a link to ADHD in children. Also, the team reports on a study that finds that there may be a link between church goers and obesity. Lastly, the person of the week is a bride who over came extreme obstacles in order to walk down the isle on her wedding day. 

 

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