• 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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  2014 Miss Korea: second runner-up here is second runner-up there

  Sarah Lee, the 2014 Miss Korea USA’s second runner-up from Los Angeles, went on to take the same honor in Korea on Tuesday. The 23-year-old student was selected as one of the four second runner-ups of the 2014 Miss...

  • Posted July 15, 2014
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  Queens seeks a Koreatown of its own with “Korea Way”

  Plans are underway to name a section of Northern Blvd. in Flushing, N.Y., “Korea Way,” the Korean American Association of Queens said Friday. The association said it sent an official construction proposal to the office of City...

  • Posted July 15, 2014
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  Suicide leading cause of death for younger Koreans for sixth straight year

  According to Statistics Korea (Yonhap) — Suicide was the No. 1 cause of death for younger Koreans in 2012, with more youths thinking about taking their own lives due to stress from study and economic difficulties, a...

  • Posted July 14, 2014
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  Germany wins fourth World Cup

  Germany won its fourth World Cup title, another one at the expense of Argentina, as Mario Gotze’s extra-time winner sank the resilient South American side led by Lionel Messi. The final at Estadio Maracana seemed destined for...

  • Posted July 14, 2014
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  Linsanity coming to L.A.

  By Lee Kyutae ‘Linsanity’ is coming to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired the 25-year-old Harvard grad point guard from the Houston Rockets Friday, according to ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman. For taking on Lin’s $14 million...

  • Posted July 11, 2014
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  Cosplay is serious business for Korea’s Spiral Cats

  By Tae Hong When it comes to cosplay in South Korea, the Spiral Cats are the team you need to know. “We’re the top team,” Tasha, its leader, joked. “There’s lots of cosplayers running after us, so...

  • Posted July 11, 2014
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  Korean businesses in Manhattan closing doors as rent climbs

  In Midtown Manhattan, a Korean deli conceded defeat to rising rent prices after standing its ground through a recession. What had been $10,000 a month in rent money 10 years ago had grown to $45,000. It was...

  • Posted July 10, 2014
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