All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, center right, runs to the dugout with Gregory Polanco, left, Aramis Ramirez, center left, and Andrew McCutchen, right, after hitting a grand slam off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Keyvius Sampson during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    King Kang hits first MLB grand slam, continues hot streak

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho hit a towering shot over the left field wall against Cincinnati Reds starter Keyvius Sampson for his first career major league grand slam on Wednesday. It was his 15th home...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • Houses are flooded due to heavy rain in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Heavy rain is pummeling Japan for a second straight day, overflowing rivers and causing landslides and localized flooding in the eastern part of the country. (Kyodo News via AP Photo)
    Heavy rain in Japan overflows rivers, floods homes

    OKYO (AP) — Heavy rain is pummeling Japan for a second straight day, overflowing rivers and causing landslides and localized flooding in the eastern part of the country. Tokyo was drenched overnight, but the hardest-hit area Thursday...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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    Michelle Wie grabs attention with rainbow hair

    Park Inbee can achieve a career ‘Super Grand Slam’ in golf by winning the Evian Championship starting on Thursday near the French Alps, but people seem to be more fascinated by Michelle Wie’s hair.

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • A group of newly-hired flight attendants puts on lipstick during a makeup training session at an office of Jeju Air Co., South Korea's top budget carrier, in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2015. The session is part of a training program that new employees are required to go through. (Yonhap)
    New flight attendants get training on applying makeup

    The most viewed Yonhap News Agency photo for Wednesday  

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • California Heat
    California scorched and drenched by heat, storms

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California had record-breaking heat on Wednesday as triple-digit heat struck inland areas even as lightning closed beaches and mountains and deserts were drenched by fierce, fast-moving storms. The sweltering but erratic weather was...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • Remains of man killed in Korean War return to Massachusetts

    READING, Mass. (AP) — The remains of a Massachusetts man who died in the Korean War have been returned home. Army Sgt. Christopher Vars was reported missing Nov. 29, 1950. His remains were found in the 1990s...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • Renouncing a U.S. citizenship just got more costly at $2,350. (Photo courtesy of Beatrice Murch via Flickr/Creative Commons)
    Renouncing US citizenship just got 5x pricier at $2,350

    On Sept. 12, the U.S. State Department will permanently raise the cost of renouncing citizenship to $2,350 despite public opposition. Technically the price was raised from $450 a year ago, but up until now the price hike...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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