• 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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  Former US defense chief calls for THAAD deployment to S. Korea

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen has called for deploying the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s nuclear test. “I would hope also that we would...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?

  DALLAS (AP) — The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right? Even after trending down for a year and a half, U.S. crude has fallen another 17 percent since...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Don’t get suckered: Last year’s fund winners often go bad

  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s tempting to look at which mutual funds did best in 2015 and just invest in those. Winners win, right? Not in the investing world. It’s tough for funds to stay on top,...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  N. Korea threatens to strike US with H-bombs

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Tuesday that it is ready to detonate hydrogen bombs capable of wiping out the United States “all at once,” claiming that it has succeeded in developing miniaturized nuclear weapons. North Korea’s...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa loses nat’l team eligibility

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa, who recently lost her national team eligibility after skipping a national competition, pleaded for a reprieve to no avail on Tuesday. Lee, the two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Suicide bomber kills 10 in Istanbul tourist area, one S. Korean escapes with minor injury

  ISTANBUL (AP) — A suicide bomber affiliated with the Islamic State group detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists Tuesday morning, killing at least 10 people — nine of them German tourists...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Driverless taxi on Seoul campus offers glimpse of future

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport. Seo Seung-Woo, director...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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