• 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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  Queens kindergarten accused of dividing classes by race

  By Ham Ji-ha, Tae Hong Did a public school in Queens, N.Y., divide its kindergarten classes based on race? It’s the accusation being thrown at P.S. 159 by parents, who are demanding to know why one kindergarten...

  • Posted September 9, 2014
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  Nishikori denied, Cilic wins first Grand Slam title at U.S. Open

  NEW YORK (AP) — The 14th-seeded Marin Cilic prevented the 10th-seeded Kei Nishikori from becoming the first man from Asia to win a major singles championship. Unable to play in the U.S. Open a year ago because of...

  • Posted September 8, 2014
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  Ladies’ Code: RiSe to be laid to rest in Japan following funeral services

  Kwon RiSe, clad in a traditional Korean hanbok, greeted mourners Sunday from a portrait at her wake. “Her mother requested this photo, saying RiSe was prettiest in hanbok,” a Polaris Entertainment representative told Yonhap. The 23-year-old Ladies’...

  • Posted September 8, 2014
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  With new coach watching, S. Korea falls to Uruguay in football friendly

  GOYANG, South Korea (Yonhap) — With its new head coach looking on from the stands, South Korea fell to Uruguay 1-0 in their football friendly on Monday. Uli Stielike, an ex-German international appointed as the South Korea...

  • Posted September 8, 2014
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  U.S. launches airstrikes targeting ISIS

  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the...

  • Posted September 7, 2014
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  Ladies’ Code member RiSe also passes away

  (UPDATED) Ladies’ Code member Kwon RiSe unfortunately did not pull through. She passed away around 10:10 a.m. Sunday in Korea, Newsis reported. She was 23. Kwon, who incurred severe head injuries in the car accident four days...

  • Posted September 6, 2014
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  Nishikori becomes the first man from Asia to reach Grand Slam tennis final

  Stuns top-ranked Djokovic 3-1 at U.S. Open  NEW YORK (AP)  – Japan’s Kei Nishikori became the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam final, stunning top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in stifling heat Saturday at the...

  • Posted September 6, 2014
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