• 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

All posts tagged "topstories"

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  Unanswered questions in ferry sinking

  By Tae Hong A week has gone by since the sinking of the ferry boat Sewol, taking with it more than 150 lives — a number that continues to rise with ongoing rescue efforts. South Koreans mourn...

  • Posted April 23, 2014
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  $100K donators’ group

  Cha Seung-won, Ha Ji-won, Kim Yuna, K.J. Choi join Ryu Hyun-jin and Song Seung-hun By Lee Kyutae Actors Song Seung-hun, Cha Seung-won and Ha Ji-won, figure skater Kim Yuna and golfer K.J. Choi gave big to aid...

  • Posted April 23, 2014
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  Yellow ribbon campaign unites S. Korea in hope

  By Kim Se-jeong As the search and rescue operation entered its eighth day on Wednesday, a growing number of people are joining a “yellow ribbon” campaign, an expression of the nation’s hope of finding survivors. So far,...

  • Posted April 23, 2014
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  Top Gun: Female fighter pilot Pyun Bo-ra

  Major Pyun Bo-ra says she is not just the first female fighter pilot. By Kang Seung-woo Maj. Pyun Bo-ra is always tagged as the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot. She was one of 20 female cadets...

  • Posted April 21, 2014
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  Wasted “golden hour” doomed passengers, transcript reveals

  By Nam Hyun-woo The transcript of radio communications between the sunken ferry Sewol and a maritime operator on Jindo Island shows that crewmembers on the ill-fated ship wasted the critical early phase of the disaster, known to...

  • Posted April 21, 2014
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  Time running out as death toll rises to 87

  The death toll following the sinking of the ferry boat Sewol near Jindo island last Wednesday has reached 87 as hopes of finding survivors diminishes by the hour. The number rescued remains at 174, while 215 are...

  • Posted April 21, 2014
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  Death toll rises to 56

  (Yonhap) Rescue divers combed the sunken ferry Sewol off southwestern coast Sunday in Korea after retrieving more than a dozen bodies from inside the underwater wreck for the first time since the sinking, as hopes fade for...

  • Posted April 20, 2014
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