• 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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  S. Korea holds N. Korea to 1-1 draw in women’s Olympic soccer qualifier

  OSAKA/SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea held favored North Korea to a 1-1 draw at the final Asian women’s Olympic football qualifying tournament Monday in Japan, a decent start to the quest for their maiden Summer Games appearance....

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  It’s drink for success in South Korea!

  By Choi Sung-jin “If you are a good drinker, your work life will become much easier,” said 70 percent of salaried people in a recent survey by Saramin, a job portal. In the multiple-response opinion poll, 74.6...

  • Posted February 26, 2016
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  For some turned-off GOP voters, grudging acceptance of Trump

  MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (AP) — Sheila Covert is worried about Donald Trump. A loyal Republican voter from swing state Virginia, Covert calls the businessman “bombastic” and says there’s “just no substance” in his boastful campaign rhetoric. But if...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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  Nearly 8 out of 10 Koreans wish to emigrate

  47.9 percent of those who said they wished to emigrate were already preparing to leave. By The Korea Times Seoul staff Eight out of 10 Koreans wish to emigrate, leaving “Hell Joseon,” a newly coined term referring...

  • Posted February 22, 2016
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  After South Carolina, GOP race becomes Trump’s to lose

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Yes, Donald Trump could really be the Republican nominee. The blunt-talking billionaire posted his second straight victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary Saturday, ending any lingering doubts that he could transform his passionate...

  • Posted February 21, 2016
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  South Korea’s leader warns of North Korea collapse

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president warned Tuesday that rival North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear bomb program, an unusually strong broadside that will likely infuriate Pyongyang. President Park Geun-hye, in...

  • Posted February 15, 2016
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  Trump aiming for New Hampshire win, rivals aim to survive

  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Encouraged by Marco Rubio’s stumbles, the Republicans’ second-tier candidates are seeing fresh hope for survival as they sprint to the finish line in New Hampshire. The Democrats’ Clinton-Sanders duel is veering into gender...

  • Posted February 8, 2016
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