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Hawaii plantation to stop growing sugar

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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business, signaling the end of an industry that once powered the local economy and lured thousands of immigrants to the islands.

South Korea, Japan settle deal on wartime Korean sex slaves

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By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Monday reached a deal meant to resolve a […]

Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing British backpackers

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By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of […]

Japanese mountaineer Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak

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By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s Hokkaido. She was […]

SF crime defendant says undercover agent forced money on him

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By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A key defendant in an organized-crime case in San Francisco’s Chinatown will face more questions from prosecutors after testifying that the […]

Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers

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By Mary Esch Associated Press DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who […]

China’s counterfeiters aided by Western firms’ weak response

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By Erika Kinetz Associated Press WENZHOU, China (AP) — Alex Theil lost his innocence the day an envelope landed on his desk. It was filled with money from a counterfeiter […]

Leading Thai seafood boss: Shrimp probe ‘wake-up call’

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By Robin McDowell and Martha Mendoza Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The president of one of the world’s biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Tuesday after saying an […]

Washington state sues firm, alleges tech support scam

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By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state sued one of the world’s largest independent tech support companies Wednesday, saying it routinely scams customers into buying software and […]

No consensus about legality of Trump’s idea of Muslim ban

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By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no legal or historical precedent for closing U.S. borders to the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims, but neither is there any Supreme […]