• 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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  California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday green-lighted a plan that would create the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation of $15 an hour by 2022. The proposal now moves on to the state...

  • Posted March 31, 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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  LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action

  RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Yonhap) — Last year’s U.S. Women’s Open champion Chun In-gee said Tuesday she is happy to be back after an injury kept her out for a month, as she eyes a solid return at the...

  • Posted March 30, 2016
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  S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will not get one of the No. 1 seeds in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, as their international ranking next month is expected to be lower...

  • Posted March 30, 2016
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  US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics

  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The United States failed to qualify for consecutive Olympic men’s soccer tournaments for the first time in a half century, a collapse players found hard to address on analyze. Roger Martinez scored twice,...

  • Posted March 30, 2016
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  US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — American soccer fans fretted for four days: If the United States lost to Guatemala once again, the U.S. would have little chance to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Their worries quickly vanished...

  • Posted March 30, 2016
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