• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  Deluged Texas Braces for More Rain, and Years of Recovery

  By JULIE TURKEWITZ, RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and JACK HEALY https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/houston-flooding-harvey.html   Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Email More Save Photo Karen Preston was evacuated on Monday. The federal government said it was shipping...

  • Posted August 29, 2017
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  Samsung’s Size Could Make It Tough to Keep Its Leader in Prison

  By JEYUP S. KWAAK https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/business/samsung-south-korea.html   Slide Show|13 Photos What Samsung Means to South Koreans What Samsung Means to South Koreans CreditOskar Anderson, via Flickr SEOUL, South Korea — This is a partial list of the businesses...

  • Posted August 28, 2017
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  Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s approach to N. Korea: poll

  WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) — More than half of Americans disapprove of U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to relations with North Korea, a survey showed Thursday. The survey commissioned by George Washington University found that 53 percent...

  • Posted August 25, 2017
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  Samsung heir Lee sentenced to 5 years in prison

  SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) — A lower court in Seoul sentenced Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison Friday, finding him guilty of bribery, embezzlement and other charges in a massive corruption scandal...

  • Posted August 25, 2017
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  Tillerson Suggests North Korea May Soon Be Ready for Talks

  By GARDINER HARRIS and EILEEN SULLIVAN https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/world/asia/us-imposes-sanctions-on-china-and-russia-over-north-koreas-nuclear-program.html   A military parade celebrating the 105th birthday of North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang in April. Credit Wong Maye-E/Associated Press WASHINGTON — In some of the most conciliatory...

  • Posted August 22, 2017
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  This Missile Could Reach California. But Can North Korea Use It With a Nuclear Weapon?

  By WILLIAM J. BROAD, MIKA GRÖNDAHL, JOSH KELLER, ALICIA PARLAPIANO, ANJALI SINGHVI and KAREN YOURISH https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/22/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons.html North Korea is speeding toward a goal it has sought for decades: the ability to hit a major American city with...

  • Posted August 22, 2017
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• Visiting U.S. military commanders to issue warning to Pyongyang

  SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) — Three top U.S. military commanders plan to issue a strong warning message to North Korea in a rare joint press availability here later Tuesday, officials said. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris,...

  • Posted August 22, 2017
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