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Knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

On Friday, December 26, workers at a Yokohama Rubber Company tire manufacturing plant in Mishima, located in the Shizuoka prefecture which is west of Tokyo, were assaulted by a 38-year-old man using both a knife and what authorities believe was bleach. A 38-year-old man who was arrested at the scene. At least 15 people were injured in total, some with serious injuries requiring treatment in hospital.

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United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes & Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police

On Monday, December 22, shortly before 8 p.m., a 65-year-old woman was stabbed badly with a pocketknife inside a Barnes & Noble bookstore within the Legacy Place shopping center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Police said it was an unprovoked attack. The victim died in a hospital shortly after, and the suspect was caught about 500 meters from the bookstore and brought into custody on first-degree murder.

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Protests erupt in New Delhi, envoy summoned following lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in New Delhi on Tuesday, December 23, during a demonstration near the High Commission of Bangladesh. The unrest occurred amid tensions between the two nations following the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh last week.

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United States, Maryland: Baltimore Police Department detective hospitalized

A Baltimore Police Department detective was hospitalized on Monday evening, December 22, in the neighborhood of Mid-Govans located in North Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The officer was in stable condition after being hit by a police car at around 5:30pm during a foot chase of a suspect in block 5600 of York Road.

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Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has been renamed to "The Trump and Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts." by President Donald J. Trump from a board vote by the Kennedy Center board and staff. Several officials called it illegal allegedly because a board vote can not outrule Congressional decision.

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