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訪米中の高市早苗首相は23日未明（日本時間同日午後）、ニューヨークのホテルで記者会見し、秋の臨時国会に消費減税の関連法案や、中東情勢を受けた原油調達多角化に関する法案などを提出し「国民に身近な法整備で結果を出していきたい」と意欲を示した。参院で少数与 ...

福岡市西区で飲酒運転の軽乗用車がオートバイに衝突して大分市の大山晴瑠ちゃん（3）が死亡した事故で、現行犯逮捕された無職大神正治容疑者（68）が「事故前日と当日に酒を飲んだ」と供述していることが23日、捜査関係者への取材で分かった。

難関中学を目指して猛勉強することが「正解」なのか――。 中学受験は、子どもの将来を思うからこそ親も過熱してしまいがちだ。だが、こんな疑問が頭をよぎったことがある人もいるのではないだろうか。 児童文学作家の工藤純子さんも、その一人。