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Smithsonian writer Rachel Ng, who reported on the endeavor. A transcript is below. To subscribe to “There’s More to That,” ...

The blue and gold-painted Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg is one of 123 painted eggs scattered in a charity trail across the capital.

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Rintaro Sasaki opted out of the NPB draft to come play college baseball in America. Will his decision work out?

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In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the ...

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Some departments have already eliminated skirts altogether, the agency added. The revised policy also introduces breathable polo shirts for both male and female officers as part of the summer uniform, ...

they were surprised to find a male classmate sharing what they believed was a female-only space. When the girls' parents expressed their daughters' concerns to administrators, the school refused ...