• 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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  $15 minimum-wage movement sets sights on more states

  NEW YORK (AP) — California and New York — where almost 1 in 5 Americans live — are on their way to raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour, and the activists who spearheaded those efforts...

  • Posted April 1, 2016
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  N. Korea launches surface-to-air missile: JCS

  SEOUL,  (Yonhap) — North Korea on Friday launched a surface-to-air missile into waters off its east coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, a move seen as a show of defiance against mounting pressure to give up...

  • Posted April 1, 2016
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  Two budget carriers fined 600 mln won each for flight safety violations

  SEJONG,  (Yonhap) — South Korea’s two budget carriers have been slapped with 600 million won (US$524,000) in fines each for breaching flight safety regulations, the transportation ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport imposed...

  • Posted April 1, 2016
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  S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government on Thursday revealed 10 graphic images showing the harmful effects of smoking that must be on cigarette packages for the first time starting at the end of this year. A diseased lung,...

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States pledged Thursday to deepen cooperation with allies South Korea and Japan on deterring the North Korean nuclear threat, working to ramp up pressure following worrying provocations. Leaders of the three countries...

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  US: NKorea threat compels security steps China won’t like

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that if North Korea keeps advancing its weapons programs, the U.S. will be compelled to take defensive measures that China will not like. Deputy Secretary of State Antony...

  • Posted March 29, 2016
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  Could ‘Descendants of the Sun’ dethrone ‘Moon Embracing the Sun’?

  By Park Sojung SEOUL (Yonhap) — Anticipation is growing after the South Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun” achieved what has been perceived as near impossible here with the rise of cable channels recently: a terrestrial drama...

  • Posted March 25, 2016
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