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Dock apparently from Japan tsunami washes ashore on US beach AP: A dock that apparently was ripped away from Japanese waters by a tsunami and drifted for more than a year-and-a-half across 5,000 miles of the Pacific washed ashore on a remote beach between La Push and the Hoh River on the northwest tip of Washington. Photo: In this June 6, 2012, photo, a man looks at the tsunami dock that washed ashore on Agate Beach in Newport, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Dock apparently from Japan tsunami washes ashore on US beach

AP: A dock that apparently was ripped away from Japanese waters by a tsunami and drifted for more than a year-and-a-half across 5,000 miles of the Pacific washed ashore on a remote beach between La Push and the Hoh River on the northwest tip of Washington.

Photo: In this June 6, 2012, photo, a man looks at the tsunami dock that washed ashore on Agate Beach in Newport, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

US, Japan women’s soccer teams battle for Olympic gold The highly anticipated gold medal women’s soccer game between the U.S. and Japan has just concluded. The game is a rematch of last year’s World Cup final, which Japan won in a penalty shootout.Japan is trying to become the 1st team to win the World Cup and Olympic titles in back-to-back years. The U.S. is vying for their 4th Olympic gold medal and 3rd straight. The final drew a crowd of 80,203 to Wembley Stadium, the largest ever to see a women’s soccer game at the Olympics. View results on BreakingNews.com.Photo: Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. fights for the ball against Japan’s Aya Sameshima. (Mike Blake / Reuters)

US, Japan women’s soccer teams battle for Olympic gold

The highly anticipated gold medal women’s soccer game between the U.S. and Japan has just concluded. The game is a rematch of last year’s World Cup final, which Japan won in a penalty shootout.

Japan is trying to become the 1st team to win the World Cup and Olympic titles in back-to-back years. The U.S. is vying for their 4th Olympic gold medal and 3rd straight.

The final drew a crowd of 80,203 to Wembley Stadium, the largest ever to see a women’s soccer game at the Olympics. View results on BreakingNews.com.

Photo: Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. fights for the ball against Japan’s Aya Sameshima. (Mike Blake / Reuters)

Flash floods in Japan leave trail of destruction NBC News: An unprecedented 20 inches of rain descended on the town of Aso in southwestern Japan, inundating homes and rice paddies and killing at least 6 people. 20 people are still reportedly missing. Images on local news reports showed cars being dragged into the raging rivers and houses destroyed by landslides. But by around noon time the rain had stopped, allowing for the clean up efforts to begin. Photo: An aerial view shows firefighters searching among collapsed houses following a landslide caused by heavy rains in Minamiaso town on July 12, 2012. (Kyodo via Reuters) View high resolution

Flash floods in Japan leave trail of destruction

NBC News:

An unprecedented 20 inches of rain descended on the town of Aso in southwestern Japan, inundating homes and rice paddies and killing at least 6 people. 20 people are still reportedly missing.

Images on local news reports showed cars being dragged into the raging rivers and houses destroyed by landslides. But by around noon time the rain had stopped, allowing for the clean up efforts to begin.

Photo: An aerial view shows firefighters searching among collapsed houses following a landslide caused by heavy rains in Minamiaso town on July 12, 2012. (Kyodo via Reuters)

Tokyo Sky Tree opens, becoming world’s tallest tower The Daily Mail reports misty weather obscured some of the promised panoramic views from the tower’s observation decks. The Tokyo Sky Tree stands at 643 meters (nearly 2,100 feet). More photos from The Daily Mail here. Photo: EPA via dailymail.co.uk

Tokyo Sky Tree opens, becoming world’s tallest tower

The Daily Mail reports misty weather obscured some of the promised panoramic views from the tower’s observation decks. The Tokyo Sky Tree stands at 643 meters (nearly 2,100 feet).

More photos from The Daily Mail here.

Photo: EPA via dailymail.co.uk