The Unification Church in Japan has been ordered dissolved by a court following a government request related to the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court cited manipulative fundraising and recruitment tactics that caused fear among followers as reasons for the dissolution. The church, founded in Seoul in 1954 by Rev. Sun Myung Moon, faces accusations of using devious tactics and excessive donations, with the Japanese branch criticizing the order as a threat to religious freedom.
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A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
Workers at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan discovered Revolutionary War-era boat timbers buried for over 200 years, which are now being reconstructed at the New York State Museum. The 50-foot vessel, believed to be a hastily built gunboat from 1775, raises historical questions about its journey and eventual neglect along the Manhattan shore before being covered in the 1790s. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Workers at the World Trade Center site...
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