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Elon Musk is trying to win China back - CNN - 0 views

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  • Elon Musk is trying to win China back
  • Elon Musk's Tesla has endured a rough couple of months in China. Now he's working overtime to win Beijing back
  • The Tesla CEO lavished praise on China during an interview with state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), where he pledged that the country would become his electric carmaker's "biggest market" in the long run
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  • He also lauded China's economic and climate goals — the country is currently the world's top greenhouse emitter, but has promised to drastically reduce the emissions over the next decade or so.
  • The charm offensive may be pivotal to Tesla's future in China. While the company has enjoyed special treatment from Chinese authorities in the past few years, it has faced an onslaught of criticism in recent weeks.
  • Last month, Tesla (TSLA) was summoned by Chinese officials to face questions about the quality of its Shanghai-made cars
  • Musk addressed those spying concerns on Saturday, saying at a Chinese development conference that his company's cars would never be used for such purposes.
  • "These are very aggressive goals. And I think they are great goals. And I wish more countries actually had these goals," Musk said. "I'm very confident that future of China is gonna be great."
  • Musk is one of the most popular American business leaders in China
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(15) White House says it's turning down vaccine requests from other countries - 0 views

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  • White House says it's turning down vaccine requests from other countries
  • The US has received requests from "around the world" for doses of Covid-19 vaccine but so far has not fulfilled any of them, the White House says.
  • That is because President Biden's "priority and focus is on ensuring the American people are vaccinated" before delivering vaccines to other countries
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  • The situation has caused concern in places struggling to secure enough vaccine supply, principally in Europe.
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China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures - CNN - 0 views

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  • China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
  • China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says "maliciously spread lies and disinformation" regarding Beijing's treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
  • China's foreign ministry said the UK had "imposed unilateral sanctions on relevant Chinese individuals and entity, citing the so-called human rights issues in Xinjiang."
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  • Four entities were also named by Beijing: the China Research Group, Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, Uyghur Tribunal, and Essex Court Chambers, a leading London law firm.
  • Those sanctioned include five members of Parliament -- Tom Tugendhat, Iain Duncan Smith, Neil O'Brien, Tim Loughton and Nusrat Ghani -- and two members of the House of Lords, David Alton and Helena Kennedy, as well as academic Joanne Smith Finley and barrister Geoffrey Nice.
  • While relations between Beijing and London have suffered as a result of the ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong, which the UK has suggested breaches a historic agreement with China, the new sanctions could send them to new lows.
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Scientists probe whether West Africa's recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived ... - 0 views

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  • Scientists probe whether West Africa's recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
  • Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have had the virus lay dormant in their body.
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  • This would suggest infections may persist once people recover and have the potential to start a future outbreak.
  • The results suggest the latest outbreak "is the result of the resurgence of a strain that previously circulated in the West African outbreak
  • They decided to be extremely careful and continue sequencing on additional samples to obtain more complete sequences that will provide a safer answer, he added.
  • A sexually transmitted virus?
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Robert Aaron Long: What we know about the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings - CNN - 0 views

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  • What we know about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings
  • Authorities located Long about 150 miles south of Atlanta in Crisp County. State troopers took him into custody after using a special pursuit maneuver to spin his car out of control.
  • He is being held without bond in Cherokee County, where he faces four counts of murder and a charge of aggravated assault, according to the county sheriff's office. He also has been charged with more four counts of murder, Atlanta Police Department said.
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  • Tuesday's shootings took place at two spas in Atlanta and another in Acworth, about 10 miles west of Woodstock -- which left eight people, at least four of them Asian women, dead.
  • State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, and his alleged motive.
  • Sheriff Frank Reynolds of Cherokee County, where the Acworth shootings took place, told reporters Long "made indicators that he has some issues -- potentially sexual addiction -- and may have frequented some of these places in the past."Reynolds said those issues could be the motivation behind the shooting.
  • A law enforcement source said the suspect was recently kicked out of the house by his family due to his sexual addiction, which, the source said, included frequently spending hours on end watching pornography online.
  • Gun was purchased legally
  • Long purchased his gun legally at a local gun store, Big Woods Goods in Holly Springs, Georgia, an attorney for the company confirmed to CNN.
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Hubble spies colorful change of seasons on Saturn - CNN - 0 views

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  • Hubble spies colorful change of seasons on Saturn
  • arth isn't the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from summer to fall in Saturn's northern hemisphere -- a change years in the making.
  • Changes can be seen in Saturn's northern hemisphere as it transitions from summer to fall. The Hubble Space Telescope captured these images in 2018, 2019 and 2020 (left to right).
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  • "These small year-to-year changes in Saturn's color bands are fascinating," said Amy Simon, planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in a statement.
  • From 2018 to 2020, Saturn's equator brightened between 5% and 10%, while winds near the equator actually slowed from 1,000 miles per hour to about 800 miles per hour.
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Kevin Seefried, seen carrying Confederate flag inside Capitol during riot, arrested - CNN - 0 views

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  • Man carrying Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during riot arrested, identified as Kevin Seefried
  • The FBI has arrested Kevin Seefried, seen carrying a Confederate flag inside Capitol Hill, according to a federal criminal complaint.
  • Seefried had been a focus of the FBI's efforts to get the public to help them identify riot participants. The complaint identifies him as the man seen in the photos, widely circulated online, carrying a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6 siege.
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  • Kevin Seefried told the FBI he had brought the Confederate flag with him to Washington from his home in Delaware, where he normally displays it outside.
  • Seefried was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
  • Some people who stormed the Capitol have already come forward or have been identified by CNN and other news organizations. Many face criminal charges, and some have lost or left their jobs because of their participation.
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474 charged with crimes related to theft of Covid relief funds - CNNPolitics - 0 views

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  • 474 charged with crimes related to theft of Covid relief funds
  • Federal investigators identified more than half a billion dollars in fraud and charged 474 people with crimes related to theft of money from US Covid relief programs, the Justice Department announced Friday.
  • The announcement came one year after the passage of the $2 trillion economic aid legislation known as the CARES Act, which aimed to help people and businesses suffering financial losses in the coronavirus pandemic.
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  • the Justice Department says it has charged 120 people with crimes related PPP fraud.
  • In one Texas case, a man pleaded guilty to seeking $24.8 million in PPP loans using the names of 11 different companies to make loan applications to 11 lenders. He managed to obtain $17.3 million in forgivable loans and used the money to buy homes, jewelry and luxury cars.
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Severe storms and tornadoes hit the South, killing at least 6 and leaving heavy destruc... - 0 views

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  • Severe storms and tornadoes hit the South, killing at least 6 and leaving heavy destruction
  • Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one in Georgia, and leaving parts of several communities in ruins.
  • Firefighters were going door to door in the city of about 40,000 people southwest of Atlanta on Friday morning, and helped several people from their homes after trees fell on the structures
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  • In all, 23 tornado reports formed -- one in Mississippi; 17 in Alabama; and five in Georgia, the weather service said. Teams from the weather service will inspect the areas to confirm which were hit by tornadoes.
  • About 38,000 homes and businesses were without power in Alabama and Georgia
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(4) It's now a crime in Georgia to approach voters in line to give them food and water - 0 views

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  • The latest on Georgia's new law suppressing voting access
  • It's now a crime in Georgia to approach voters in line to give them food and water 
  • A lawsuit has already been filed over the new Georgia law limiting voting
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  • A Georgia state lawmaker was arrested for protesting the bill outside the governor's office
  • Georgia passed a sweeping elections bill restricting voting access. Here's what you need to know.
  • Georgia secretary of state vows to "ensure" eligible citizens will be able to vote under new elections law
  • Stacey Abrams calls Georgia elections bill "nothing less than Jim Crow 2.0"
  • Voting rights groups have slammed Georgia's far-reaching bill, particularly for its provisions aimed at the secretary of state and local election officials.
  • At least 45 states have seen bills aimed at voter suppression. These are the key states to watch.
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Fauci says he worried Trump's disinfectant comment would make people 'start doing dange... - 0 views

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  • Fauci says he worried Trump's disinfectant comment would make people 'start doing dangerous and foolish things'
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Monday evening he was extremely worried by former President Donald Trump's dangerous April suggestion that ingesting disinfectant could possibly be used to treat Covid-19.
  • He later falsely claimed he was being sarcastic and that he was prompting officials to look into the effect of disinfectant on hands -- not through ingestion or injection. But the comments prompted cleaning product companies and state health officials to issue warnings about the dangers of their ingestion.
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  • You're going to have people who hear that from the President and they're going to start doing dangerous and foolish thing
  • Fauci recalled Monday evening that Trump had been getting a mix of "good information and bad information" on the pandemic.
  • As a result of his willingness to openly refute Trump, Fauci has faced numerous threats to his personal safety -- something he says has given him a look at "the depth of the divisiveness" in the US.
  • This includes "somebody sending me an envelope with powder that explodes in my face to scare me and my family," Fauci said Monday. And while the substance turned out to be a harmless powder, Fauci explained, "My children were very, very distraught by that."
  • The US Capitol insurrection earlier this month, Fauci assessed, was that same divisiveness "in its ultimate."
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US Coronavirus: Now that new Covid-19 variants are circulating everyday activities are ... - 0 views

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  • Everyday activities are more dangerous now that new Covid-19 variants are circulating
  • (CNN)Health officials are "extremely" worried about the new Covid-19 variants that have been detected in the US and what they could mean over the coming months, one expert said Monday night.
  • CDC officials have also said another variant -- called B.1.1.7 and first spotted in the UK -- has been detected in more than 20 states.
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  • with 42 states reporting downward trends
  • Moderna says its vaccine protects against some variants
  • The good news, Fauci told CNN in a separate interview Monday, is that current Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be effective against the new variants.
  • Moderna said Monday its vaccine created antibodies that neutralized Covid-19 variants first found in the UK and South Africa
  • So far, about 19 million people -- nearly 6% of the US population -- have received at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. More than 3.3 million are fully vaccinated.
  • 100 million shots administered in the President's first 100 days in office.
  • Kentucky has used about 88% of their first doses
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(2) Fauci says 100 million vaccine doses in Biden's first 100 days is doable - 1 views

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  • The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
  • Fauci says 100 million vaccine doses in Biden's first 100 days is doable
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday morning that "it's quite feasible" the United States can achieve President-elect Joe Biden's goal to distribute 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in his first 100 days of office. Fauci is set to serve as Biden's chief medical adviser.
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  • Right now, even now, we've gone from half a million a day to 750,000 a day.
  • "If we get about 70% to 85% of the people in the country vaccinated, we likely will get to that umbrella of herd immunity,
  • His remarks come a day after he outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and provide direct economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling Americans that "the health of our nation is at stake."
  • 100 million vaccine shots in his initial 100 days in office.
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Joe Biden wrests control of Donald Trump's spotlight and makes first big bet of preside... - 0 views

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  • Biden wrests control of Trump's spotlight and makes first big bet of presidency
  • a $1.9 trillion plan to end the pandemic, save the economy and revive the weakened heartbeat of a nation.
  • he will take the oath of office amid soaring fears of violence by pro-Trump extremists, which will mean the National Mall will be empty of its carnival crowds of thousands who traditionally witness the sacred transfer of presidential power.
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  • It also gave him the chance to set out the dire state of the nation he will lead in just five days and to establish a baseline from which to manage the expectations on which he will be judged.
  • The President-elect's initiative is packed with extended unemployment benefits, rental assistance, aid to small businesses and $1,400 more in stimulus payments, in addition to the $600 already appropriated. Biden wants billions of new spending to help schools open, $20 billion for a national vaccine plan and $50 billion for expanding coronavirus testing and plans to hire an army of 100,000 public health workers.
  • Biden proposes $1.9 trillion vaccination and economic rescue legislative package
  • Biden puts $2,000 stimulus payments back in play
  • Biden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
  • MAP: Full presidential election results
  • which has killed at least 387,000 Americans.
  • No new commander in chief since Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 has faced a tougher baptism of crises than Biden
  • The Trump administration had promised it would vaccinate some 20 million people by the end of 2020, but so far Operation Warp Speed has been able to get only about 10 million doses out to state and local governments
  • 100 million shots over his first 100 days.
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House impeaches Trump for 'incitement of insurrection' - CNNPolitics - 2 views

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  • House impeaches Trump for 'incitement of insurrection'
  • The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift and bipartisan condemnation of the President's role inciting last week's riot at the US Capitol.
  • The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach Trump
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  • Ten Republicans, including the House's No. 3 Republican, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, joined all Democrats to impeach Trump for "incitement of insurrection."
  • "We know that the President of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country,"
  • "There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution," Cheney said.
  • House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that Trump "bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters,"
  • In the Senate, McConnell is not planning to bring the Senate back for a trial before January 19, meaning the trial won't begin until Trump is out of office and Biden has been sworn in.
  • Pence sent a letter Tuesday saying he would not seek to invoke the 25th Amendment as Democrats had urged, and Trump is not considering resigning.
  • After the House vote, Trump released a video statement calling for calm as the threat of new riots -- which Trump said he'd been briefed on by the Secret Servic
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These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday - CNNPolitics - 1 views

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  • These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday
  • The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump
  • 10 House Republicans. That includes
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  • "incitement of insurrection."
  • Rep. Adam Kinzinger of IllinoisRep. Liz Cheney of WyomingRep. John Katko of New YorkRep. Fred Upton of MichiganRep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of WashingtonRep. Dan Newhouse of WashingtonRep. Peter Meijer of MichiganRep. Anthony Gonzalez of OhioRep. Tom Rice of South CarolinaRep. David Valadao of California
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Joe Biden receives second dose of coronavirus vaccine on camera - CNNPolitics - 0 views

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  • Biden receives second dose of coronavirus vaccine on camera
  • Joe Biden
  • received the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccin
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  • reassure the country of the safety of the vaccines.
  • Delaware
  • get the entire Covid operation up and running,
  • US Capitol, which was stormed and breached by supporters of President Donald Trump
  • impeach President Donald Trump
  • incitement of insurrection
  • "That's my hope and expectation,
  • refusing to take masks
  • irresponsible,
  • listen to public health experts
  • to stop the spread of the virus.
  • 50 million Americans in his first 100 days.
  • n 374,500 Americans have died
  • cases are rapidly climbing across the country.
  • encouraged Americans to receive one as soon as it becomes available to them.
  • requires two doses administered several weeks apart in order to reach nearly 95% efficacy.
  • 9 million people have received a first dose
  • adults, ages 75 and older, and "frontline essential workers,"
  • Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose
  • Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, have also both received the first doses
  • 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots
  • Mike Pence was administered the first dose
  • President was likely to get his shot once it was recommended by his medical team.
  • Trump's treatment for Covid-19 included the monoclonal antibody cocktail made by Regeneron.
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US Capitol riot: Military Joint Chiefs condemn 'sedition and insurrection' - CNNPolitics - 0 views

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  • Military Joint Chiefs condemn 'sedition and insurrection' at US Capitol as federal and local officials scramble to ensure security
  • America's most senior military leaders condemned the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminded service members of their obligation to support and defend the Constitution and reject extremism
  • President Donald Trump's supporters.
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  • inconsistent with the rule of law
  • violence,
  • 50 states are preparing for possible violence
  • The House is expected to vote Wednesday on Trump's second impeachment,
  • Lawmakers, deeply shaken by the hours of violence last week
  • particularly the militia extremists among them -- is "scary."
  • "everybody will be fully prepared"
  • military leaders felt it was important to make a statement given the gravity of events surrounding the inauguration
  • 'No place for extremism'
  • DC National Guard is also providing additional training to service members
  • "There is no place for extremism in the militar
  • "The Capitol grounds outside and inside are essentially a crime scene,"
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Impeachment push after deadly Capitol riot: Live updates - 0 views

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  • House pushes for Trump's removal after deadly Capitol riot
  • Some House Democrats think their party leaders made a strategic mistake by calling for a vote
  • President Trump needs to be removed immediately. 
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  • Vice President Mike Pence to enact the 25th Amendment on the House floor.
  • House Democrat introduces resolution calling on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment
  • “Total waste of time,”
  •  reject the call to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump.
  • Pence also wrote that invoking the 25th Amendment "in such a manner would set a terrible precedent."
  • He urged Pelosi and all members of Congress to "lower the temperature and unite our country as we prepare to inaugurate President-elect Joe Biden."
  • a pardon could stave off prosecution."
  • main concern is protecting himself and his family.
  • The riot at the Capitol raises the potential of new legal exposure for the President
  • Trump defended his remarks from Jan. 6, saying they were "appropriate
  • Trump might issue a blanket pardon to cover himself and his children up
  • he thinks that he and his family have been unfairly targeted
  • attack on the Capitol creates a new dynamic surrounding the messaging and "public relations"
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  • Kazuyoshi Miura just can't give up playing football
  • 53-year-old
  • 36th season as a professional.
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  • passion for soccer have kept growing.
  • debut back in 1986 as a 19-year-old
  • first Japanese player to play in the Italian first division.
  • prolific international career with Japan.
  • the second-most career goals in Japanese national team history.
  • oldest player to score in a professional match
  • "This is legendary... Unbelievable - 36 seasons!!!!"
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