• 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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  Let’s Face It: North Korean Nuclear Weapons Can Hit the U.S.

  By JEFFREY LEWIS From New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/opinion/north-korea-nukes.html It seems impossible to imagine the most impoverished, backward communist regime in Asia, run by a madman and recovering from a crippling famine, should set out to build a long-range...

  • Posted August 4, 2017
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  Ready to Talk to North Korea?

  By THE EDITORIAL BOARD New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/opinion/north-korea-donald-trump-strategy.html   The State Department press briefing room has traditionally been the place where the United States government has explained and promoted its foreign policy to the world. In six months as...

  • Posted August 4, 2017
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  Trump signs N. Korea, Russia, Iran sanctions into law

  By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed new sanctions on North Korea, Russia and Iran into law, insisting that the legislation remains “seriously flawed.” Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries...

  • Posted August 3, 2017
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  ‘Idol School’ soars to top of TV popularity index

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) — “Idol School,” Mnet’s new idol trainee competition show, debuted at the top of a benchmark TV popularity index, data showed Tuesday. The Thursday-evening program scored 278.7 points on the Content Power Index...

  • Posted July 28, 2017
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  Unification minister pays courtesy call on Ban

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon paid a courtesy call on former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday and discussed security issues. Cho visited Ban at Yonsei University in Seoul in the afternoon,...

  • Posted July 26, 2017
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  N.K. military officials vow war readiness ahead of armistice anniv.

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Servicemen from North Korea’s military have vowed their firm readiness to fight with the United States ahead of the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, Pyongyang’s state...

  • Posted July 26, 2017
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  ‘The Battleship Island’ headed towards big opening at box office

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — “The Battleship Island,” a new South Korean World War II blockbuster film, is set to make an opening day splash on Wednesday, with nearly 600,000 tickets having been reserved on the release...

  • Posted July 26, 2017
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