• 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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  More than 1,300 quarantined in S. Korea to stop MERS

  By Kim Se-jeong More than 1,300 people have been quarantined in their homes or at hospitals and medical facilities after coming into contact with confirmed or suspected sufferers of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This is 500...

  • Posted June 3, 2015
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  Travel concerns over MERS hits LA Korean American community

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff As the number of confirmed MERS cases in South Korea grows to 30, travel concerns have hit the Los Angeles Korean American community. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak has...

  • Posted June 3, 2015
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  Vet reunites with Obama on DC golf course

  On Saturday afternoon at TPC Potomac golf club near Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama appeared on the field manning a golf cart. With an outstretched hand, Obama offered a hello to war veteran Jason Pak, 24, who...

  • Posted June 2, 2015
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  Up to 209 schools closed to prevent spread of MERS

    UPDATED (Yonhap) — Up to 209 schools in South Korea are either closed or plan to shut down temporarily to prevent the spread of a deadly virus that has killed two South Koreans, officials said Tuesday....

  • Posted June 2, 2015
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  ‘A-Town Boyz’ producer explores Asian American masculinity through gang life

  By Brian Han Producer Grace Jung and director Eunice Lau had a specific end goal in mind for their latest project, a film titled “A-Town Boyz.” The feature length documentary touches upon a social issue that is...

  • Posted June 1, 2015
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  S. Korea to ban people exposed to MERS from leaving country

  SEOUL/SEJONG, June 1 (Yonhap) — The South Korean government is moving to place a temporary ban on people exposed to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from leaving the country, officials said Monday, as part of efforts...

  • Posted June 1, 2015
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  S. Korea, US complete Women’s World Cup prep with 0-0 tie

  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The United States wrapped up its World Cup warmup matches with a listless 0-0 draw against South Korea on Saturday, a result that highlighted the Americans’ struggle to regain top form going into...

  • Posted May 30, 2015
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